Help please? Anal Fissures....

Hello John

Sounds like you need painkillers and fast - like you I had a really nasty fissure which made my life a misery for over 2 years. I had 2 rounds of botox which did nothing for me (in fact 2nd round had me admitted to hospital a week after in totally excruitating agony).

What worked for me was ANOHEAL (Diltiazem) cream - http://www.stmarksfoundation.org/uploads/docs/patientinformationleaflets/PIL%20Diltiazem.pdf - it slowly helped my anus from being in spasm and like a vice which meant trying to go to toilet was VERY difficult.

Sorry for this next part, I took to going to toilet in the bath with shower on - so as I went the water from shower was warmish - this helped go - messy but effective (and yes I disinfected and cleaned thoroughly the bath each time).

Morning trip out of way - it mean bad pain for a few hours afterwards - but my painkillers helped - I was taking Diclofenac, Traumadol and Paracetemol. The other thing that made a big different for me was Macrogol solution to make stools soft (it draws water into the bowels and is very effective) - don't make same mistake as me and take too much senokot or other similar which just speed up process - drink loads of water and take Macrogol solution. If you are in UK these things are all available on NHS.

Get a donut ring to sit on - it will help.

Everybody has different stories and some much worse than others - the thing is to remember that it may take some time to heal and that it WILL heal - as it takes its own course to do this be strong and trust me others know the pain you are in right now.

Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery.

Jeff

Jeff, thank you, I have an appointment at the doctors made, and will mention (once viewed) the medication I would prefer to be on, using yours and others previous experiences when asked. The shower/bath idea sounds great to be honest, yes it sounds messy too, but for now...I need pain relief, and that could work....I don't mind cleaning...worth it in the long run. Thanks again, I'll keep you posted

John

Hello John,

I think the first step is to go and see your GP or ask to be referred to a colon rectal surgeon. I have suffered for nearly 12 months and tried cream such as 2% Diltiazem Hydrochloride cream which did work for a short period of time. I visited a surgeon in March this year and he couldn't examine me due to my pain. The other option discussed was surgery. I have to say that the symptoms came back roughly 6-7 weeks ago. After much thinking and research I decided to have a lateral sphincterotomy last week which fingers crossed appears to have been successful, although appreciate it is early days.

I have had to alter my diet, drinking more water than I used to, eating more fruit and veg and eating prunes and drinking prune juice should all help you.

Nobody understands the pain unless you suffer this terrible condition.

I wish you well and hope something can be done for you.

Hi John, I just read your post because I am a victim of this horrible condition and I am seeking advice.  How has your situation progressed? Better I hope. I am considering the surgery and wondering if you ever did it.

Regina

John, I can relate to you, for I to was in absolute agony, and after seeing three different doctors, and trying everything they prescribed and trying various over the counter meds I stumbled upon a way to at least kill your pain. Someone suggested pure clove oil, for it is well known to kill the pain for a toothache. Your fissure is so painful because of the nerves in the area. Wash the area gently with hydrogen peroxide and let dry. Then apply a very small amount of Neosporin with painreliever with a Qtip or your finger and gently massage into the area. You can also add just a very small amount of Lidocaine Ointment, but it may not be necessary. Then put one drop of clove oil in your palm, and add three drops of pure coconut oil and mix well. Dip the tip of your finger or a Qtip into the mixture and apply. The clove oil will burn for about 2 minutes, and then the nerves then go numb. This relief lasts for about 3 hours and then reapply. I spent as high as $58.00 for the meds advertised on the internet and nothing worked, and in a year I had tried them all. I couldn't set, sleep, or drive, and my life was a living hell, but what I gave you worked, and it only cost me $17.00 for everything. I was able to fall asleep, and after about a week I could set for longer periods of time. I sure hope it helps you my friend.

Hey, I am finally getting around to putting advice on here. I had a bad anal fissures for a while and I have advice on how it went away. Seriously the only cure is changing your diet - I was eating deep fried foods, a lot of dairy, meat, just garbage food and I wasn't exercising. I completely changed my diet to kale smoothies, limited animal products, really healthy food and started exercising and doing a lot of yoga and that is honestly the only thing that made the condition go away because my body became way healthier and could produce way healthier waste which put less stress on my butt! If you are suffering from anal l fissures now I would recommend following a new healthy diet, I know its so hard to do but it is 100% worth it in the end. It's okay to indulge sometimes but when you are in a lot of pain you have to make important life changing choices for yourself. Eventually after eating really well (not dieting - eating fruits, vegetables, etc) your body will go back to normal and take care of itself. I became a vegan and I'm not saying you have to go all out and do that but it really helped me and I haven't had an anal fissures for like two years. So I am living proof that changing your diet helps anal fissures. It only makes sense, where do u think all that bad food goes? Out the other end in a really uncomortable way! Short term relief is Vaseline. Good luck I am sure you can do it!!