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Postby pdt935 » 08 Jul 2016, 21:14

This board has helped me a lot, so first off I would like to thank everyone.

Skip to the middle if you just want to hear about what I'm doing this week to heal a fissure I've had for 4 months.

Background:
I'm a 25 year old male who has had minor fissures (bothersome, but would heal in 2-7 days with no major lifestyle changes) for a few years until this most recent episode. For about 4 months I've been dealing with a fissure that just won't heal, and it's really taken it's toll on me. I am 5'10, and was 165 pounds (gym [weightlifting] almost every day, hockey, squash,etc.) prior to this recent fissure.

I am now 135 pounds, and the last 4 months have been hard. Not being able to do things with friends, diet changes, doctor visits, time off work...I want to get back to normal and am feeling confident I can make a lot of progress this week.

First doctor visit (family doctor): Said they were hems, told me to take Miralax to keep the stools soft, and after no improvement I went to a specialist at the hospital (Anorectal) about 2.5 months ago. He also told me to keep my stools soft, and to add metamucil+even more fibre, and that it would heal. I also was prescribed diltiazem to relieve spasms.

Pain was lessened, but it still would not completely heal and was preventing me from doing a lot of things. I went back 2 weeks ago and he said the same things, but advised against using Miralax for a long time. Looking into it myself, it looks like you lose control of the muscle down there by using laxatives and actually can prevent healing.

I felt better once I was off them, but metamucil and fibre only made things worse even with plenty of water. I had stools that were bulky and very sharp (especially at the start of the BM), and would set me back. Things definitely got better after I cut back on the fibre, but ran into a problem I'm still not 100% sure what the cause was. I think my passage got inflamed and it was causing a blockage, where I feel like I would have to go but the stool was impacted. It would take 15-20 minutes and multiple attempts to get out, and it would open the fissure again every time. I would go to the bathroom every 2 days, so maybe this was just general constipation?

I took/ate anti-inflammatories, and also stopped using diltiazem. After 2 days or so I was back to being regular. My guess is that I was using the diltiazem for too long, and maybe it caused inflammation? Would like some advice on this please!

Healing
I've taken two weeks so far off of work, but with the possible inflammation and not being able to sleep well recently I'm going to consider yesterday (July 7th) as my first "let's get serious" recovery day.

I received my Wedderspoon (Kfactor 16+) raw manuka honey yesterday, and just got my Pure03 ozonated olive oil today.

Constants every day:
-2-4 baths (going to start using epsom salts tomorrow)
-under 7-10g of fibre to prevent bulky stools
-manuka honey and oz olive oil applied when I wake up so BM is lubricated, after BM, and before bed)
-coconut oil a few times a day (keeps the muscle lubricated)
-30-60 minutes of yoga. I use a YouTube channel called "Yoga with Tim"
-10-30 minutes of walking/slow jog
-meditation. I'm using an app called Headspace (10 days free) for the mind-body-healing connection, and to stay positive and accept what's happening!
-hot water bottle a few times a day
-not sitting down at all!
-bed by 11pm, up by 10am

Day 1:

Food: portabella mushrooms, 2 eggs, rice pasta and shrimp (may cut pasta because of carbs), rice pasta and tuna
BM=4/10. Sharp tip of the stool, overall not great as I had popcorn/almonds the day before (I was experimenting with a little fibre)
Pain=4/10 had intermittent pain throughout the day, even with the above.
Overall: Felt okay with the manuka honey, but not great overall. May have done too much strength yoga the day before (I want my muscles back! haha). I also may have aggravated the fissure by pushing the honey up too far.

Day 2:
Food: portabella mushrooms (no eggs), rice pasta with tuna, salmon and lettuce wraps. I need some snacks...
BM-2.5/10. Soft-ish overall, not very large
Pain-1/10. No spasms, but crediting this to not sitting and baths. I lay down in bed with my computer most of the day and also tried to get more comfortable (less pressure on the stomach seems to help).
Overall: Good day. Mixed a little manuka honey two times with the ozonated olive oil and was careful to apply it just up the inside and around the anus. Felt good, no pain! Not saying it was the main factor it because I didn't do much throughout the day to trigger and spasms/pain.

Thanks for reading everyone, I hope this helps. I would love ANY ADVICE so I can turn this into a success story! Especially regarding the possible diltiazem inflammation and food I can eat so I stop losing weight.

I'll keep this updated! Hang in there and I will too.
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Re: Low Fibre, Oz Olive Oil, Manuka Honey, Yoga, Meditation.

Postby pdt935 » 10 Jul 2016, 12:25

Day 3: food bm pain overall

Food: portabella mushrooms, salmon and shrimp tacos, blueberries
BM: No BM today...which was weird. Going to attribute it to a stressful night and not enough sleep, maybe eating too late in the night.
Pain: 0/10 as there was no BM
Overall: a little worried about the no BM, but meditation and other constants are helping keep me calm. I think stress is a huge factor and I'm trying to eliminate it.
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Postby pdt935 » 12 Jul 2016, 18:51

Day 4
food: same as day before
BM: 7/10, was slightly impacted and am back to square 1
P: 5/10
overall: not good, constipation made things hard and I am back to the start. Took a little mineral oil.
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Postby Healingthroughdiet » 12 Jul 2016, 19:35

I feel your pain and am struggling a bit myself. I tried for a bit doing this the natural way but I don't think I could get my stool soft without the help of colace, magnesium and miralax. I use all three despite having turned vegan and being pretty much a fruitarian with occasional soups since my fissure turned bad.
I also recently had Botox and that has helped though far from helping I have not taken off work as much and an also planning a vacation. Life is far from normal and I have told myself to appreciate simple joys , stay disciplined and be patient.
Sound like you have a problem with stool that's not yet very soft, look up Bristol scale for stool - it helps me most when my stool is w Bristol 5 .
Most of all hang in there friend, we feel your pain.
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Postby pdt935 » 13 Jul 2016, 17:03

Thanks for the reply! I'm using some mineral oil and I'm almost hitting the sweet spot, just still dealing with some pain. However I'm about to have a naturopath appointment (in the lobby now) and am feeling pretty good! Will update and you hang in there too.
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Postby Healingthroughdiet » 13 Jul 2016, 18:33

Naturopathy sounds like something I would totally believe in. Is it the focus on yoga and diet? Glad the pain is better. One thing I have learned to control is my expectations - if I have a day of pain when I expected the morning to be seamless then the pain hits worse. So I wake up each morning expecting pain and of course a pain free day is a bonus
I don't know most of these but read that the following yogas are good for fissures
I try to do the simplest of them on most days and a couple others when pain free
I also meditate
Take care
Best
HTD
Dhanurasana
Ardha halasana
Tadasana
Pawanmuktasana
Vajrasana
Gomukhasana
Paschimottansana
Kati chakrasana
Virbhadrasana
Utkatasana
Padahastasana
Anuloma Pranayama
Viloma Pranayama
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Re: Low Fibre, Oz Olive Oil, Manuka Honey, Yoga, Meditation.

Postby randyyang » 14 Jul 2016, 01:12

Hi
My situation is quite similar to yours, I have this major fissure 3 months now, if you read my previous post, I was pain free for a month and two weeks with strict diet, but last week i have a little set back with some blood but no pain or spams like before, but this time seems really hard to settle down even my diet are the same, the BM are very soft and thin, still scraped the wound a bit every time it passed by,,,, i was plan to start to use Mamuka honey since i got one, how was it? is that sting or any discomfort after applied it? I tried olive and coconut oil, it always made the area so itchy and irritated so i stopped using them,,,

my suggestion is, try to have bm at least a day, its so easy to get constipated to do it every other day...
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