Hi, so my anal fissure has changed my life!
I have had the odd good day, over the last 4 months but have also had some aweful days where I've been bed bound in pain. Those days are less often now, I'm living with my fissure and it's tiring! I never know one day to the next how I'll be.
Things I've tried
Rectogesic GT ointment, I don't get headaches, I'm not sure if this is working but I'll carry on as it has good reviews.
Coconut oil, oral and anal (homemade supposatries)
They work well to lubricator but haven't healed my fissure.
Sitz baths these are the best! They feel like heaven and help healing, everuone with a fissure should do these.
Lavender oil in sitz bath, this was gorgeous but made my butt sting like mad, took a while to figure out it was the lavender oil.
Tumeric, I have used it on my butt, but it dried the tear out making it sore. I do take tumeric tablets now with coconut oil as it needs oil to digest. This has helped lots as I'm not as inflamed down there and is good for health so I'll continue.
Garlic, I cooked everuthing in garlic for anti inflammatory, I found it iterated My fissure.
Stool softener, it's a must! But I found out that too runny hurts, so
I've yet to find my right dose, but I'm experimenting.
Oh and I've even been having healing! Yes I got desperate and I am trying everything!!!
Not sure if it's helping but it's relaxing so that must do something.
I also sometimes take a herbal sleeping tablet with valarium extract in, this helps me relax so I sleep but also my muscles feel more relaxed which include my Spincer muscle, if I'm having a very bad day I take these, I can get up so I just take it as a chill day, stay in bed and relax as much as I can.
I eat soft vegetables, soft fruit, prune juice, whole meal bread and pasta although not too often, sometimes I just need actual food that's not mushy! I'm always hungry, I'm fed up of soft food, I crave pizza and going out for dinner or lunch with friends as I used to. I miss sweet corn, crunchy salads and crusty bread, Takeaways! I miss being able to sit comfortably, I MISS MY OLD LIFE basicly!!!!!
The good bit....
I eat healthier
I get more than my five a day!
I drink more water
I've saved lots of money by not socialising ( I'd rather socialise)
No cakes, takeaway Indian/Chinese
Less alcohol
Today I ordered an infered lamp so that's my next big hope for a cure or at least help the pain.
I want to keep this diary to look back on when I'm healed X so I never take for granted that I'm fissure free, as I believe I will always have to be careful what I eat and look after my bowel health.
Today is an average day, I've had a sitz bath, I have soreness like my butt hole is sore and swollen, inside hurts to sit, It sucks that this is actually an average day, as I am grateful for average days where I am not in bed writhing in agony! The pain can be unreal, But today it's bearable, thank goodness for these days!