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Haemorrhoids (Piles)
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet on Haemorrhoids.
Embarrassing Problems
Straight-talking advice from a UK doctor on a number of problems. Includes advice on piles.
Understanding Piles
Fact sheet available from CORE (previously known as the Digestive Disorders Foundation)
Vascular and General Surgery Patient Information
Website with patient information written by a consultant surgeon in the UK. Includes information about haemorrhoids.
Haemorrhoid - stapled haemorroidopexy
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Haemorrhoid - stapled haemorroidopexy .
Piles advice bureau
Information site sponsored by the makers of a popular ointment for piles.
All About PPH
Advice and information about haemorrhoids. Provides answers to frequently asked questions about haemorrhoids and, specifically, about a new surgical procedure PPH (Procedure for Prolapsed Haemorrhoids), for the treatment of severe cases.
Haemorrhoids
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Haemorrhoidectomy
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Banding of Haemorrhoids
St Mark's Hospital and academic institute from The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust produce a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Your Haemorrhoid Operation
St Mark's Hospital and academic institute from The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust produce a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Medicine Guide for Haemorrhoids
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Haemorrhoids (piles)
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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