by JHH » 09 Apr 2014, 14:55
Guess its about time for an update...
Im still doing good. Pretty much back to normal with the occational soreness, usually after running. Its really nothing, and goes away within an hour, so I use it as a reminder to keep my guards up :)
I no longer take psylium husk or lactulose. I managed to come off both a month or two ago with no issues. Yes, my BM are sometimes a little pluggy, but its not a problem now the fissure has healed.
There is however a few things I still do to keep fissures away in the future. I still prelube with vaseline, I still squat, never push, and I take 500mg magnesia a day. Besides that, Im watching my diet. Im keeping the fiber up, and hardly eat wheat anymore.
These minor lifestyle changes seems to work fine for me, and as a bonus I havnt had any hemorrhoid trouble since I healed my fissure. In the old days they would come back about every half year to give me a week in hell before they went away, but hopefully not anymore.
Just wanted to let you know, that there really IS light in the end of the tunnel, and as a bonus, we could come through this with healthier lifestyles.
Big hugs to you all!
/J
- Fissure developed in Jan '13
- Started rectogesic in Feb '13 and diltiazem Apr '13.
- Got botox Jun '13
- Healed by Okt '13, although I still had some irritation for about a year.
- New fissure April '22, healed June 2022
- New fissure 24. December 2023