New to this page.. had a run in with antibiotics a few months ago they changed my pop consistency.. would have been fine if that was my only issue :/

Spasms started spontaneously 3 weeks ago.. had one bloody wiping after a bm where I strained a bit prob from taking a fiber supplement.

Now the spasms are so crazy they go all day - moving my foot when sitting can trigger them- CRS saw a fissure yesterday when I went for exam.

Now taking Nifedipine/lidocaine topical cream- any recommendations on dealing with spasms - anyone ever have them super bad? It’s brutal

Had a fistula surgery 3 years ago so not sure what next options are safe for me..

That’s what I’m dealing with right now. I had a bout of diarrhea last night and then the spasms started in my sleep and woke me up. I went diarrhea again this morning and the pain is continuing, I also don’t know how to get them to stop. Heat nor cold seems to help. Nifedipine and lidocaine burn to use right now.

Anyway of getting to the area will help - very hot bath, sitz bath, water bottle, heating pad.

I ended up going in for Botox and tag removal. It’s been 3 weeks. I’m pain free, slight bleeding and a different tag came back, but I feel SOOOO much better. Doc said my fissure was huge, very deep and long! She wasn’t surprised I was in horrific pain. I’ll be going in for a second round of Botox once my time is up on this dosage. She said my fissure will take 4-6 months to heal.

Great to hear you have some relief. Botox seems hit and miss but then people probably only post when things have gone wrong.

Sufferingbadly wrote:I ended up going in for Botox and tag removal. It’s been 3 weeks. I’m pain free, slight bleeding and a different tag came back, but I feel SOOOO much better. Doc said my fissure was huge, very deep and long! She wasn’t surprised I was in horrific pain. I’ll be going in for a second round of Botox once my time is up on this dosage. She said my fissure will take 4-6 months to heal.

Are healed now, I'm having that horrible back pain where my tailbone is and rectum- it came today out of the blue and I am beyond devastated

I had a spasm everytime I would get up from the toilet. It would lock up near the tailbone. I would sit down in a chair and it was excruciating but it would immediately release the spasm. After a while it was like sitting on a golf ball at all times. I couldn’t even sit on the couch like normal!

It’s all tension from the stress of having a BM and/or something else in life. Your spasms and fissure are all from the stress. You will never heal unless you can mentally relax. Otherwise it’s chronic. My stress was related to my job and the spasms went away the week I quit! I didn’t know it was the job until they went away. The fissure remained for years.