5 Weeks extreme pain with fissure

Hello 

I’ve suffered since October however it gets easier ..

Have you been prescribed Rectogesic ? 

This helped me a lot I applied it morning and night and the colorectal surgeon said use it whenever ! 

Sitz bath after you poop or even when you pooping helps - I’ve poop in the sitz bath and it helps - nasty how it sounds but I was desperate and tried everything !! coconut oil and Epsom salts I use the water as hot as I can tolerate without burning ya butt

I also have hundreds of tubes of creams etc however the ones I use are 

Proktis m cream and suppositories 

Forces of nature - fissure control and this may so so bizarre but it truly helps me is 

Burt bees lip balm with bees wax and vitamin E and peppermint 

Crazy I know but it’s for cracked lips and fantastic so hence I used it on my cracked butt ! And it’s great ! I mix it with the forces of nature oil and put it on whenever I think about it - it’s a sensation of icy cold if you know what I mean 

2 x Senna at night

2 x Movicol throughout the day 

Porridge morning 

Soups veggies and smoothies 

Tuna subway is ok for me too 

Aim to keep poop soft I didn’t not believe my surgeon when he said you have to eat daily and poop daily the thought was horrendous however I started eating and pooping daily and doing the above and things have eased 

Hot water  bottle a must ! Lie there with yours creams etc on with the side of water bottle resting between cheeks 

When I first had the fissure the pain was worse than giving birth !

I think I have nail marks embedded it the walls next to the toilet I’m shocked I’d never heard of such a condition. 

What works for me may not work for you but please try - the creams are brill I’ve spent over 100£ on creams etc and the ones above are what is good for me.  Hope a little of this helps are you in Uk? 

Tasha 

Drink plenty of water too ! 

I also haven’t used toilet paper or wipes since my fissure 

I jump onto sitz bath afte pooping for as much as time allows

Sit on a towel - use aloe Vera gel and cotton pads and dab away let it dry then apply the creams - sounds crazy but all helps 

What all have u done?

U may need the ils surgery 😞

Here are some suggestions I have for you to help you through:

1. Try some zinc oxide in the form of calmoseptine which has menthol to soothe the area down there as well. Calmoseptine can be bought at almost any local drugstore and can be bought online too.

2. Try squatting when going on the toilet instead of sitting. This is a much  helathier position and the poop sometimes will just slide out,  no pushing or straining involved.

3. I would definately take a fiber supplement, specifically metamucil  is what I take evveryday,  in ordr to allow your stools to be soft and to allow them to pass thorugh easily. THis being said, with any fiber supplement, you must drink lots of water when using them, or they will not work veffectively. Also, do not take too much as too much fiber can irritate your bowels on the way  out and diarreah actually does worse down there.

4. I would recommend getting a sphicteronomy surgery if htings dont get better. I waited it out, gave up, had the surgery, and was able to heal within about two weeks. I had a chronic fissure, so I knew where you are ocming from with v all the pain and discomfort.

Try listening to music to distract your mind a bit, especially when going to the bathroom. If you are in writing pain, distract yourself with a movie or TV show right after. Also, to prevent myself from screaming and from putting more stress in the area down  there, i bit down on a washcloth in order to make the tensions with my teeth instead of my sphicter muscle.

Hope this helps!!!

Best,

Myles

 

Hi hope you will be fine. If you seen by doctor make sure he or she is specialist, collector surgent. Also if you down the line the ask you to have injection or surgery make sure he or she is specialist. The way you discribing your fissure changing doctors that’s mean you went true hell. I went true this terrible ilnes so understand your situation. Keep healthy diet . Try to relax. Try to walk if you can. Late is know what will be tomorrow’s visit look like . Good luck

Hi hope you will be fine. If you seen by doctor make sure he or she is specialist, collector surgent. Also if you down the line the ask you to have injection or surgery make sure he or she is specialist. The way you discribing your fissure changing doctors that’s mean you went true hell. I went true this terrible ilnes so understand your situation. Keep healthy diet . Try to relax. Try to walk if you can. Late is know what will be tomorrow’s visit look like . Good luck

Hi Connie and anyone else who needs help. Here's my advice. I had my first fissure happen on 12 Feb 17 after a bad bout of constipation.  My diet was shocking and I was suffering stress. I had constipation and a very bad diet for a long time. I should have listened to the warning signs but I didn't! I was having too much alcohol, nuts, crisps, bread, biscuits, chocolate, sweets etc.... Lots of processed food. GTN ointment and Laxid. (Movicol) from GP asap is a must. Drinking plenty of water, fruit and veg are important. Take tablespoon olive oil in morning and teaspoon or two of olive oil. This fissure was higher up and produced a sentinel tag and seemed to heal. I continued with bad eating habits and no exercise and got another fissure in April! It was very painful and miserable time. I invested in a plastic bidet bum bath thing off ebay to wash my bum with after having a bm as couldn't wipe. The less touching the better as it was sore! Olive oil applied to bum area and piles after putting GTN ointment up made it more comfortable to walk. I tried Magnesium citrate but it made bms painful and more bleeding, that is a side effect.  Currently the area is healing and much more comfortable at the mo, thank you God! So good diet and enough water is key, no caffiene drinks or alcohol. Reduce sugar intake as it can delay healing wounds, take the olive oil and movicol stool softners without fail! Take paracetamol but not ibuprofen. Walking is good exercise and swimming. Also, for me dairy was a no no and constipated me and gluten free was best. I did try putting some Manuka honey up on the fissure which seemed to help. A great tip was a heat pack filled with little balls heated and wrapped in pillow case to soothe area after bm. I really hope this can help people like I was helped by these sites. Thank you. P.S any questions just comment or message. I hope you all heal soon.  X