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How do i heal this fissure when nothing is working?

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Cici2012
Cici2012

I've been struggling with a fissure since July, and I've developed hemorrhoids along with it...oddly one in the anal area beneath my tail bone, and one in the opening. I went to the doctor and came away from the exam with even more pain. I was prescribed nifedipine (sp?). The nifedipine started to heal the fissure, but then it began to cause swelling in the tissue down there. It swelled up so badly that it hurt to walk or sit, and it literally felt like my insides were protruding outward. It also caused a dull, chronic ache inside my lower intestines that went away both times I stopped using it. Unfortunately the swelling made the fissure worse.

I began using zinc oxide instead, and even a little manuka honey in an effort to keep the area clean. I take two warm baths a day, and reapply medication twice a day. But the fissure, or what I suspect is more than one now, given the pain, will not heal. I'm taking miralax in the morning, but my stool is never the same. I can't seem to regulate it, which I'm sure is exacerbating the problem. I've just transitioned to a gluten free diet after we realized gluten was making me sick, so I'm trying to fumble my way through that as well.

I know increasing blood flow to the area aids healing, and without the nifedipine to help with that, I tried taking slow walks around the apartment complex, but again, it causes incredibly uncomfortable swelling. I've done So much research, but I just don't know what to do. So, at the moment I am sitting on a heating pad at work, and hoping no one asks me why! I would love some advice...I'm at the point where going to the bathroom makes me anxious, because I know how much it will hurt.

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  • mm86525
    mm86525 Cici2012

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    Dear  mmarcus151910

    Thanks for your post . I had Sphincterotomy and Fissurectomy at Nov-16 .My post surgery pain was not too bad .Doctor gave me percoset but my pharmecy gave me Oxycodone , So I took only 2 Oxycodone that night . next day I went to the bathroom  for 1st BM . I did it with out pain just little discomfort with small blood . Thats all . Its now 20 days and Im feeling better .only the thing is each  after BM there is a very little blood on toilet paper . I called  my doctor office and another doctor gave me answer due to my doctor was out of the office ,So when I asked that doctor about the blood ,He told me its normal for 3/4 weeks .

    Any way Im little worry about this . Hoping soon everything will be ok . I have post surgery appiontment with my doctor next week Dec-10 .Maybe doctor will remove the stitch .

    1more thing is my skin tag was removed and I saw the small blood coming from that site ,So i dont know how long do I need to feel normal .

    So any 1 has any experience about bleeding after 2/3 weeks post surgery?

    Again Thanks for all reply . 

  • zedong70718
    zedong70718 Cici2012

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    It's so simple but for some reason so many people don't get it... You heal a chronic fissure by drinking 3-4 Liters of water a day, going STRICTLY gluten and dairy free. Avoid bananas, red meats, and sugar too. Basically eat chicken and veggies everyday, or beans and lentils. And DO NOT strain when on the toilet. If you do all these things for 4-5 months your fissure will go away on its own with NO meds, NO surgery, and NO pain killers. That's all it is. Doctors will NEVER tell you this because it costs NO MONEY... You'll start noticing improvements after just 3-4 weeks and you'll know what I'm talking about.
    • caroline27124
      caroline27124 zedong70718

      Posted

      Hi,

      I am glad that your strategy is helping you. Unfortunately I tried that way and it did not work. I think like with everything, not everything works with everyone. I think the water intake is universally important, no matter whether you are dealing with an issue or not! I think it is important to go and see a doctor when a fissure appears, only if it is to ensure nothing else is causing it.

      This site has been invaluable to me in so far as aside from the huge variety of information and advice that is given, I cannot tell you how nice it has been to see that I am not completely mad by being driven to misery by something so small. It doesn't matter how tough you consider yourself, this fissure issue could bring down the strongest of humans. I do not believe in wallowing in self pity, and by seeing that other people have recovered throughout several different methods is encouraging.

      I am still holding off from surgery. I do not have any problems with it for other people, but it is something I would prefer to avoid. I am seeing a specialist next month to discuss what should be done, but I know over here surgery is a last resort. Botox has been mentioned several times, and if I continue to suffer to this level, it may be something I concede to having done.

      I hope everyone is okay, not suffering too badly. I would say this: I will never change my diet for this beast of a problem. I will not give my life over to it not for that. I do not eat much anyway, and when I do, I will enjoy it come hell or high water. smile

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