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Liquid Paraffin Isn't Sold in Wales

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This isn't usually the type of story that's usually discussed on SW however I feel Wales is being wronged and people I know are being treated badly, I had a friend of mine that died of bowel cancer aged 54 years old he blamed it on the fact that he wasn't able to purchase Liquid paraffin over the counter at any of his local chemists.

I know of two young women who have had to undergo Colostomies as a result of not being able to purchase liquid paraffin they both have Stoma bags their lives have changed and are naturally angry about the Welsh NHS.

I know having visited London a few times that Liquid paraffin is available in Chemists over the counters in London what a stupid part of the world I live in.

If your travelling to Wales for a holiday or on a business trip and suffer from constipation be warned you won't be able to buy any liquid paraffin in Wales, I have considered writing to the World Health Organisation about this disgrace personally I think it's a violation of citizens human rights.

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Lauren19 · 26-30, F

What's it for? Getting a difficult stool out?

senghenydd · M

@Lauren19 It's for softening your stool it's a really effective treatment.

Lauren19 · 26-30, F

@senghenydd Shame you can't get it then. Try natural alternatives maybe? Prunes, high fibre stuff? Vindaloo? Lol.

senghenydd · M

@Lauren19 I eat a high fibre diet and sometimes take Sunflower oil used for frying chips it does help.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@senghenydd Boron supplements is very good too.

senghenydd · M

@cherokeepatti No those are vitamins Liquid paraffin is a oil based liquid to soften your stool when you are constipated it's freely available in London but not nowadays available in Wales- [b][u][c=BF0000]We have funny Doctors in my locality.[/c][/u][/b]

senghenydd · M

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@senghenydd can you order from Amazon?

senghenydd · M

@cherokeepatti Purchasing is usually done from On-line Chemists nowadays, Chemists in my locality haven't sold it over the counter in years in London it's still sold over the counter.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@senghenydd that’s terrible to withhold something healing

senghenydd · M

@cherokeepatti Yes it is terrible to with hold medicine, I struggle I hardly eat any bread and always eat a cereal for breakfast I get by no thanks to local Chemists.