Alyssa,

From what I've learned about it, Turmeric plays a role in many things as it is an antioxidant almost like no other. It's reported to have a positive effect on everything from pain to brain function. I'll say this: My pain level has decreased and I just feel better in a general sense. I think it can help you, too. Hell, it can't hurt.

FYI...I take it with 1,000mg. coconut oil softgels (3-4 daily) and also pepper (mixed in applesauce) because they help to keep the Turmeric in your system, otherwise your body just let's it go.

Let me know what you think, if you try it.

Where can the pills be purchased?

Alyssa,

You can get the Turmeric (Curcumin) capsules and coconut oil softgels at any GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, eVitamins, etc. I have 500mg of Turmeric and 1,000mg of coconut oil.

Best of luck.

Lee

I just got a bottle of Tumeric supplements (thanks to Lee's recommendation) via Amazon.com. I buy New Chapter brand vitamins and got those.

BTW, for the last 3 days, I've cut down my food intake, probably by half. I'm not fasting but I'm eating very modestly as I've been reading that people who fast give their body a chance to heal. Having less to eat seems to be putting less stress on my fissure. My pain has gone from say a level 10 to about a 7 or 8 the last two days. I'm going to keep eating minimally and hope that this trend continues. I know this is a tough battle we're all fighting!

Don't forget to use the coconut oil and pepper with the Turmeric and use it twice daily (morning and night). A pain level of 7-8 is still way too high, but I think the Turmeric will get it much lower. I'm down to 2, 3 or 4 now and more like 2-3 maybe more often than not. I have not changed my eating habits, but use Colace at night with prune juice.

I don't know if I'm healing, but I hope it's better at least. The pain level says it is anyway.

I hope the Turmeric works for all of you.

Yesterday and today I've had much less pain. I've been eating less, drinking lots of water, taking ibuprofen once a day, I added magnesium, tumeric and zinc to my supplements regimen, and I'm hoping this pain reducing trend continues. I know this condition has lots of ups and downs. I've also used Fissure Control essential oils a bit, with some Blistex applications. Not sure what's working for me, but I'm cautiously optimistic.

Good for you, Pained. I hope the improvement continues!

Pained & Alyssa,

What's happening with the two of you? Haven't heard anything lately, so drop a line and let us know how things are going.

Lee

I have been eating more modestly and I also stopped eating big bowls of high fiber cereal, because I was having BMs 2-3 times a day which interfered with trying to heal. I now go 1x a day without pain during but I do have moderate pain for several hours afterwards. I've added magnesium, zinc, turmeric and coconut oil supplements and I use the Fissure Control essential oils a few times a day.

I'm not out of the woods, but I went from excruciating pain several times a day and for hours after to moderate pain after one BM a day. I'd like to fully heal but my condition seems to reoccur, so I don't know if I'll ever be fully heals and I'll have to be vigilant about avoiding constipating foods.

So, I meant to add - WATER is incredibly important to healing and staying regular. It's not easy, but I've been trying to drink the recommended 8 glasses a day. Usually, one glass is apple/prune juice and one is herbal tea, and the rest is regular water. I fell off my routine one or two days and paid a price for it, so I can't say enough how important diet and liquids/water is.