Bizarre Medical Devices That Were Used During Medieval Times (9 pics)
Hot iron to treat hemorrhoids: During Medieval times, physicians used the cautery irons to treat the hemorrhoids. St. Fiacre (an Irish monk in the 7th century) was believed to be the savior of hemorrhoid sufferers. Peasants had to pray him. If not, the victims of hemorrhoids would be sent to the monks who'd press their anuses with a red hot iron. The disease was often called "St. Fiacre's curse."
