Blood in the stool due to constipation, magnesium might've helped for relief

Last year I was diagnosed with anal fissure, it was okay after two months of pain when i took benefiber and started adding it into my drinks twice a day. It was all okay after that but then after 3-4 months the problem came back again, I saw a bit of blood on my toilet paper when I wiped.The thing is that I only get blood on my toilet paper when my stools are hard so I just really thought that to avoid blood and pain I needed to change my diet, I added more fiber in my diet, drank lots of water daily, along with still taking benefiber and also stool softener to help an easier bowel movement. it worked for a few weeks but then i started to become constipated again and couldnt do a bowel movement for 3-4 days until i did one day with a hard stool and with a lot more blood than i usually get. I consider myself healthy as I exercise quite regularly so everything just made me really confused and stressed and it really wasn't helping that I also had my exams during that time. I did a little more digging and found out about magnesium supplement helping with constipation. so I threw out my stool softener and I'm now taking cenovis magnesium tablets while also taking in more fiber in my diet, more water and my stools have become softer and a lot more easier to pass and no blood on my toilet paper, im just not sure if taking these tablets are healthy long term as I dont want my body to become dependent on it. So I would like to know if anyone has had experience with taking magnesium for long term? 

I've seen a discussion on here talking about drinking milk with olive oil on an empty stomach I'm thinking of trying that since that sounds more natural with treating a constipation.

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