HOW TO CURE ANAL FISSURE QUICKLY...

HI,

I have an anal fissure and I am waiitng to have Botox, but in additional to my anal fissure, I also suffer with IBS so the IBS does not help the anal fissure as I pass more  stouls because of IBS it does make healing of the fissure much longer but I do have good and bad days any help would be welcome  thank you

Thank you so much, the coconut oil was what I was missing in my never ending search for a cure. I recently recovered from accute diverticulitis, had 1/3 of my colon removed, wore a colostomy bag for six months and when i had my reconnection, had to learn how to poop all over again resulting in a debilitating external fissure. If I may add a couple of my own tips as well that may help others. It is sometimes recommended that when you make a movement that you have your knees to your chest but what I have found is that sends a missile straight to the fissure, they are commonly found closest to the tailbone side of the anus, we'll call it 12 o'clock. Sitting up straight, almost leaned back will direct the waste away from the fissure, also putting pressure on the tailbone using the toilet seat. Also, Vicks Vapor Rub, I know it sounds weird but just a small amount to anus is about the only product I have found that will give instant relief and I have tried everything. You can get it in children's which is mild or full strength. Thanks again for the advice, you really helped me cure my problem. I'm not out of the woods yet as I still take laxatives every other day, I'm too scared to let myself pass a hard stool.

Thank you for this great to hear at least it give me and others with this problem something to try, the only problem for me is I have a wet room ( walk in shower )

I created an account to share with you what I found to be helpful.

Aquaphor is a gel like substance similar to the consistency of Vaseline. It's used to heal dry and cracked skin. I place some in my rectum prior to any Bm and then again after Bm.

Aquaphor had made the pain and the cut better. However, if I eat meat the fissure tears.

This is why I try hard to keep my Bm soft. I blend a whole bowl of salad mix and a whole thing of spinach, blue berries, avocados, water, and 1/3 a cup of orange juice. I drink about a whole blender full of this stuff everyday. This makes my Bm soft. The spinach helps. I eat very little meat now because I find meat tears the fissure.

Before the Bm I sit in the sitzbath for 15 minutes. I get up and apply the aquaphor. Then I have my Bm. Then I place more Aquaphor.

I will mix Aquaphor with the coconut oil tomorrow. I'll let you know how that goes.

I read everything on the thread. Thanks for all the advice.

Does anyone have horrible itching??? Once I start scratching or rubbing it all I can do to stop cause it is such a relief but then I bleed and it never heals. I've had mine for at least a year (I have seen a doc) but don't want surgery. Help!

I have too suffered with anal fissures! It is pure agony. After weeks of suffering I was at witts end I was willing to try anything. This forum definitely helped with my issue. I suffer from constipation and ended up with a severe fissure. Ive been taking coconut oil every day (2-3tbsp daily) along with stool softeners. I've found that the coconut oil helps digestion and softens stools. The only thing that helped with my bowel movement was using hemmroid cream before and after each bm. That and taking an eposom salt bath right after. It's important to keep stools as soft as possible to allow the fissure to heal. Ive increased my daily fiber intake and increased drinking water daily. It has definitely helped! There's hope yet! The coconut oil has been a lifesaver!

Hello Morris,

I have started your regiment last night starting with the docolax. My first movement was still painful but the coconut oil bath helped alot. I had 2 other sit downs and they were not hard and didnt cause pain. One problem I think I had was over doing it on the fiber suppliments. I didnt dilute the metimusal enough so I believe it caused very bulky stools. Tonight I have no pain and hope this will continue. By the way the coconut oil feels really good on my skin as well. I just dont know if the fissure will ever completely go away. Any idea about that?

Thanks for posting your comments about the problem you experienced. I found your comments online by typing in "how to naturally heal anal fissures." Although I found your recommendations informative, I didn't everything you recommended to work for me. Of course, everyone heals different and responds to pain differently. My experience was much different, so I wanted to share.

First, I am currently 5 weeks into my rectal fissure problem. I would say I'm about 95% improved overall. Thank god, because that was no fun at all. I would say I had about 3 weeks of pretty intense pain followed by a slow and gradual improvement over the next 2 weeks. I say I'm 95% and not 100%, because there is still mild discomfor on occasion, but for the most part it is healed and gone.

So here is what I found with regard to your (morris72638) comments:

1. Dulcolax - I went and bought it and used it. The problem is, Dulcolax is a laxative and it causes intense contractiors of the rectal muscles. That's not something one wants, because it is intense contraction that caused a tear in the first place. What I recommend is a stool softener if you are going to use a medication like this. Stool softeners to not stimulate the bowels to contract and cause a bowel movement. Instead, they just soften the stools. I found a stool softener much better. However, I didn't use a stool softener for too long either, because (for me) it still stimulated a small contraction, which still resulted in a spastic tightening of the lower rectum. That's a big part of what prolongs the healing of the injury and increases pain.

2. Ibuprofen - Yes! That worked great to take the edge off, and it worked great to shorten the amount of time the rectum stayed locked in spasm after a bowel movement.

3. Coconut Oil - It seemed to work a little, but I didn't think it brought me much relief.

4. Anusol - Again, it helped just a little bit, but not much for me. I guess you are looking for anything with lidocain in it to provide some numbing effect. 

5. Hot Baths - HUGE! This is spot on. Take a lot of hot baths. It really does calm the rectum down and brings relief. However, I found that once I got out of the bathtub, the relief didn't last long and I had to go right back to ibuprofen. Again, the ibuprofen was probably the best relief I could have.

Here is what I would add and some comments:

A. **This is very very important** When you go to the bathroom to have a bowel movement, you have to teach yourself how to have a bowel movement and completely relax your bowels. NO PUSHING! Pushing only causes a more severe tightening of the rectal muscles, and prolongs the pain. It also slows down the healing of the fissure. That fissure needs to heal. It's a tear in soft tissue and muscle. When you push to eliminate the bowels, you can further tear a fissure that is already in the process of healing. You tear the tear even more. You don't want that. Teach yourself to relax completely. Let gravity do the work. Let it fall out. NO PUSHING!

B. Keep your rectum very clean. Do not scrape the toilet tissue against your rectum. Dab it. Literally take your fingers with the tissue at the tips, and push into your rectum just slightly. Not way up there, but with moderate pressure. OH! And make sure the tissue is wet. Use warm water from the tap. If you have to use cold water to make the tissue damp, it's far better than dry tissue. Dry tissue causes an already irritated rectum to get raw and tender. As a matter of fact, I dont' even recommend using tissue. Get directly off the toilet and go straight to the bathtub and squat and clean your rectum with warm water. Kind of like you would with a bidet. Clean clean clean. The cleaner you keep the area, the quicker it can heal, because poop has a lot of bacteria and impedes healing.

C. This is an even better way to have a bowel movement and it was recommended by a doctor - Fill up a warm bath (I liked it on the slightly hotter side) and have your bowel movement in the tub. YES...I know! That sounds crazy and gross. Just try it. I was apprehensive myself, but when i had to go, and I was dreading another painful movement, I finally tired it and it really helped. Don't be grossed out by it. Just do it, then let the tub water drain and the poo will god down the drain. It's actually a cleaner process than it seems. The warm water keeps your rectum relaxed; don't push; just let the bowel stuff fall out until complete; then empty the tub. It all drains out quite cleanly. Believe me. This one helped a lot when I was dreading my next movement. I didn't do it everytime I had a movement, but I did it enough times to bring relief when I really felt I needed it.

D. Continue to take ibuprofin. You will need it. I did. Whatever the recommended daily doses on the bottle were seemed to work. I might have taken one or two more tablets over a 24 hour period. I exceeded the recommended daily dose by a very small amount and I didn't have any adverse effects.

E. You have torn rectal muscle - A musce tear/injury of this type on anywhere in the body would be a 4-8 week healing process. That's just how long it takes for a muscle injury to heal. So, expect that amount of healing time. I am currently at 5 weeks, and I am 95%. That's pretty good. I followed this plan vigorously and it has seemed to work. 

I thank morris72638 for sharing his plan with us. Some of it helped me. I think if you don't resolve in the 3 days it took him, then add my plan to his plan too.

Be patient. This might take awhile. If you keep it clean and completely relax when you have a bowel movement, you will heal and have no need for surgery. If it doesn't heal after about 8 weeks, and you are still in a lot of discomfort, you should probably see your doctor and discuss surgical options. A friend of mine who helped me through this with his recommendations eventually got surgery and he's never had an issue since. I just didn't want to go the surgical route and was willing to go the full 8 weeks before considering that next step.

All the best to you. I feel for you. It sucked for me. It was one of the most painful experiences of my life. Especially because I had to deal with it for so long. I conquered it and so can you. Good luck

WHat kind of coconut oil should i use? Can I use the same kind you buy to cook with?

Hello all!

Well here I am in the same boat as you. About 4 weeks ago I had four hemorrhoids banded. Since then the pain I’ve been in is incredible. I can barely function at times. The Dr referred me to another specialist who after a quick external exam found the fissure. So here I am on the compound cream for treating heart patients, warm baths, lots of fiber, water, etc. Still in severe pain! If I take one bm a day its manageable but if two happen to come along, well you know the rest.

I have made an appointment for an exam and possibly a procedure under anesthesia for next Friday. I found this forum and am intrigued with the coconut oil treatment. So I plopped some in the tub for about 15 minutes. This was my first time so not much to report so far.

I’ll keep you posted on my status. And oh yeah, great forum and info!

Thanks, Chris