Need help had an anal fissure for 2 months and my country has no Nitroglycerine ointment

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Hi there I am a active 33 year old male who recently lost a lot of weight and am down to 215lb now about 2 months ago I took a very hard s**t I was constipated and I forced it dunno why I did that.

I am only getting GTN in the form of tablets or a SPRAY. Can I use the spray if I can't get the cream?

Anyways when I had this constipation it caused a bad tear and have had fissures in the past that healed quickly but not this one, this is my 4th one in 2 years. This one doesn't seem to want to go away, after I take a s**t there is this insane lancing spasm that has brought me to near suicide on 2 occasions this week. Luckily I took an 800mb ibuprofen and this worked like MAGIC. I only need to take 1 in the morning it seems and I am fine for the entire day.

The only success I have had was eating just 1 cup of blended oats and chia seed with soy milk and straw berry in the morning and eating nothing for the rest of the day, then I applied Zinc Oxide 40% inside the anus and this made me feel perfect for 4 days.

Then I thought I was cured so I ate a big slice of watermelon Sunday, this was a huge mistake. The added amount of fiber made the s**t massive that tore my asshole apart. Something to note by doing this I only get a bowel movement once every 2 days due to how little amount of food this is. This seems to be the key to healing my fissure. I think I will get coconut oil and put it in the fridge to solidify and insert the solids and see if it will also help. One thing I notice it itches like crazy with the Zinc Oxide 40% this is a sign that it is healing because healing wounds always itch like mad.

I no longer getting any blood so maybe this is some progress? but the throbbing pain after the bowel movement is insane. Especially as I ride a bicycle to work 6 miles. I nearly killed myself yesterday by drinking poison due to how bad the pain was then my driver whom I work with gave me a 800mg ibuprofen and this stopped the insane pain within half an hour.

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    Hi john5220

    We note from a recent post which you have made to our forum that you may be experiencing thoughts around self-harm. If we have misinterpreted your comments then we apologies for contacting you directly. But if you are having such thoughts then please note that you are not alone in this, and there are people out there that can help.

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    mate, i think u need take stool softeners also hot bath before and after. the best thing for pain relief is sitting on a hot wheat bag. i cant stress how this has SAVED MY LIFE!! Also can you wash your bum instead of wiping? your next step might require surgery with i had last year. still i constant pain but have a life back!! good luck. some drugs create more spasms so be careful.

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      I use docusate p10 and do sitz bath hot and it does not help. Dunno what else to do short of shooting myself the only reason I am still alive is cause I dont have access to a gun

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      ive been there mate. u will win. have you tried a hot wheat bag? its better than a bath maybe cause it just heats your arse. try it. but i think u need surgery asap even try BOTOX injections. i cant believe there is support groups for drug addicts and alcoholics , but fk all for this s**t!!! get some medical help mate

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      hi friend I have not tried a hot wheat bag I will look into getting one. A girl here recommended Robaxacet but I am waiting to see if she responds and tell me how to apply it. she says it is a muscle relaxant so maybe this will be my hope. I can't even imagine doing surgery and if its even done free here

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    It sounds very bad story I had two acute fissure healed within one week or 10 days. But now I have chronic one started 4 months ago I passed by almost same experience. I had all kinds of pain. First try to relax and remember it is benign disease despite severe pain I lost 15 kg in 2 months because I stopped eating and laxatives. starvation was not a solution I trying to reduce bowel motions as much as I can but this not good. any how I had fissurectomy 1 month ago but still I had pain post BM to lesser extent I think it didn't heal yet. I had botox injections, GTN and all kinds of creams. Any how first I would advise you to improve you bowel motions I am eating cornflakes , bran and muslly with milk in the morning in lunch I am taking big salad or boiled veg some brown bread piece of meat or chicken at night light youghert or orange or any fruits I drink alot of fluids.plus taking movicol sachets two to 3 per day depending on how soft is stool first is so hard then it is getting better. For fissure do hot bathing twice with GTN and anousol if you didn't find GTN check for diltiazem cream or nifidipine cream they are not pleasant becoz of itchy you can continue on ibuprofen or diclofenac in severe pain but take car of your stomach. They most golden advice do not push your stool never ever let stool come on it is own. Visit general surgeon or Colorectal do basic blood test like FBC Crp and esr rft if your are losing too much at just to make sure and I think so.

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    Keep taking your 600-800 mg of Ibuprofen to help with swelling and pain. please have something to eat before you take them to prevent stomach ulcers. You can also coat your stomach with anti acid. As hot as you can take a sitz bath. I use a heating pad that I put under me in bed then elevate my legs and back enough that heat is hitting that painful spot. I cant imagine working or even riding to work on a bike but God Bless and give you healing as soon as possible. I know it's not easy unless you have someone to help you through difficult times. Thank you for sharing with us.

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      I wish I knew other than seeing a Colorectal surgeon who specializes in Anal massage to stop the spasms. it takes a few treatments but you still have to do sitz bath, pain meds, heating pad. there's no quick solution I can think of. takes me a few hours sometimes a day or 2 to get some relief. Possible nerve block medications. spasms need to be treated with heat and massaging it out, look it up on google while applying a medication or using water base lubricant. Other than that its beyond my knowledge. I hope this helps.

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      be careful taking drugs they can create more spasms its best to punch through it or u wont heal mate

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      Thank you daz, I only take pain meds when I really need them. If I have a series of bad bowel movements. otherwise I use hot sitz bath and heating pad. My BM is always changing. sometimes worse with stool softeners but that's me. I dont expect anyone here to do what I do but since we are looking for help I dont mind giving what works. Your advice has been very helpful. the shower sprayer on my sink faucet best thing I can do after a BM.

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    I find using Robaxacet which is an OTC here in Canada works better than just ibuprofen. It contains a muscle relaxant.

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      thank you kathy I will see if my local pharmacy here has it

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      kathy how do I use the Robaxacet?

      do I shove it up my ass? this is a cream right?

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      it's a pill you swallow, it's meant for back pain relief, or muscle pain and spasms. You most likely can buy on Ebay or local pharmacy should have similar products.

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      thanks Whistler I will have a look at any similar muscle spasm tablets my local pharmacies have thanks a lot again

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      Happy to help, I just wish we all were born with indestructible buttholes lol I never heard of Anal fissure until the first Colorectal Surgeon diagnosed me smh

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      hello again friend I checked my local pharmacy and the medicine they have available are

      muzzle do

      and

      meftal spas

      which should I get?

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      meftal spas, is for stomach cramps not the same as Muscle pain and spasms. If you're looking for similar products like roboaxcet then you need to get something just like that. Doans, or another brand with muscle relaxant in it.

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      Ooh so basically I can get a substitute that has the key ingredient Methocarbamol?

      I have money in my Amazon account so it wouldn't cost me anything besides extra shipping to get it to the Caribbean if I can find something on Amazon.

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      I found Doans on Amazon so I will go ahead and order it, the warnings are a bit scary but if it will relax the sphincter muscle which will heal the fissure for sure then I have nothing to lose.

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