Do you know there are a few ailments people hesitate to undergo
treatment due to embarrassment?
Among those ailments, piles (haemorrhoids), diarrhoea, worms
and thrush top the list. These potentially serious conditions are left
untreated just because of the embarrassment.
Here are a few
findings based on survey conducted in the UK:
- Two thirds of Brits with constipation or diarrhoea do not seek medical help
- One in five suffer from urine incontinence and more than 54% leave it untreated
- Approximately half of UK people suffering from piles and worms suffer in silence
- People also hesitated to consult GP for warts, verrucae, thrush, cystitis (bladder infection) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Warts, constipation and urine incontinence are among the
serious conditions there were widely ignored.
According to a national survey of 2,000 UK adults, many people
were not addressing these serious illnesses, as they are too embarrassed to
consult a GP or pharmacist.
The most common ailments constipation and diarrhoea were
greatly ignored by two thirds of people, which is nearly equivalent to an
estimation of 21.35 million people in the UK.
More than half of Britons who have history of piles and worms
did not seek medical attention – the estimation goes around 3.14 million adults
in UK.
List of conditions
that patients were leaving untreated:
- Constipation and diarrhoea (66%)
- Incontinence (54%)
- Worms (51%)
- Acne (49%)
- Piles (46%)
- Warts and verrucae (42%)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (41%)
- Thrush (32%)
- Cystitis (31%)
Overall, it is found that roughly 5.54 million people are
suffering from embarrassing illnesses in the UK, which is one of the major
factors when it comes to healthcare.
A renowned pharmacy professional, Hitesh Dodhia,
commissioned the study and found some worrying factors. He is a superintendent
pharmacist at Pharmacy Outlet. He explains that these ailments, if left
untreated, can lead to serious complications.
He further suggests that Brits should avoid suffering in
silence just because of embarrassment. They should consult a GP or pharmacist
to find effective ways to overcome such embarrassing illnesses.
Health conditions such as piles, constipation, incontinence
and worms are very common and one should not feel embarrassed about them.
GPs and pharmacists are well trained and have unprejudiced
conversations with patients having sensitive problems.
Embarrassing illnesses can be easily treated. If a patient
hesitates to speak to a pharmacist, pharmacies usually offer private
consultation through an online doctor service such as PharmaDoctor.
Pharmacy
Outlet is a UK’s registered online pharmacy that closely works in association
with PharmaDoctor to help you overcome embarrassing illnesses.