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warren89
warren89

Having read the fourum called' fissure help' I would love to hear from any of the people who responded or anyone else who have suffered with this condition to find out if it ever returns to normal.

I too had what I thought was a very bad dose of piles  and went to my doctor basically for a stronger cream as all the over the counter  creams were not doing anything for it.

I tried about 3 different prescribed creams all were best described as like putting raw  chillies on an open wound

I was in agony for 4 or5 hours after going to the toilet and could not even sit upright after that for the rest of the day.

My doctor prescribed Rectogesic cream which helped a bit and sent me off to the specialist over the next couple of months they did all the colon exams etc and all was clear but I was still left with piles which were much improved and fissures inside my anus and still this incredible pain

The consultant said these were the cause of the pain  and he would see me again in 6 weeks

This was now 5 months after it started when I went back to see him and after examining me said the fissures were healing nicely and that the piles had gone and I was now left with skin tabs inside my anus

Moving on now it is over 12 months I still get pain after going to the toilet and I have great trouble cleaning myself after going I can use a load of wetwipes  for inside and out and an hour later I'm dirty again and still get some pain even though I am on a strong painkiller for a bad back problem . I am still using the cream when necessary When I wipe myself  the lining of my rectum feels raw and the tissue feels like sandpaper this is  also the case when I wash down there with the shower

What I would love to know from others who have had the same problem is does it ever return to normal

My pain is reduced now but can be really uncomfortable even with the creams and painkillers

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  • natasha54195
    natasha54195 warren89

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    Hi

    I was diagnosed with an anal fissure October 2017 and I’m healed however it was a hard slog 

    Sitz baths with coconut oil , Epsom salts and two drops of peppermint oil twice a day was a true help even now I do sitz baths 

    I still take laxido x2 daily as was left with internal piles and still feel them 

    I don’t wipe at all I jump onto the sitz bath after having a BM then straight onto a towel 

    Little tricky if your not at home 

    I still use retogestic at least twice a week 

    If I have pain after a BM I take 1 x 30mg zapain and fiss the trick 

    Life is bum, poo constantly and watch what I eat, I dread every  BM

    Proktis m cream and suppositries were brill !

    Hope you can take something out of what I posted 

    BTW 

    Bert bees lip balm with peppermint oil was a lifesaver ! Just a little was magic ! Don’t ask me why but someone posted and I tried and it worked x

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