Hard than soft stool

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does anyone have experience with stool that start off hard and than get soft? the first hard bit aggravates the fissure. Let me know if anyone had this experience and how to deal with it.

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    yes me, started to take stool softener and eating lots of vegetables. but the first bit its always hard like a rock, the rest the follows its very soft and slide away very easy. don't know why. went to a chemist and he gave me a laxative. but I stopped using it. because I don't need it.

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    hi yes i use to sometimes get this things that i found helped was dulcoease stool softners lots of water and veg plus if u can insert alot of vasaline in your anus this helps it slip out better rather than dry against dry

    im due surgery fir my fissure in a few days ive had this nightmare for year n half now and enough is enough

    good luck

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