I've been having anal fissures on and off for probably a year now. I just hoped and prayed that it would go away on it's own. I mean I'm still afraid of it, but I guess I should at least talk about it, instead of rolling up in a ball and hiding in the corner.

So for a week or two, my #2 in the washroom was soft so it didn't tear anything, and my bottom was very happy.

But today, lo and behold, I went to the washroom, and oh my freaking God, I pushed so hard it hurt my bum, there was a blood on the toilet paper, and then I looked at the stool and it was hard and dry that it could have been a brick.

My stomach also felt in pain, but I'm not sure if it's just because I feel stressed out by the situation, or it's because it's just cramping from pushing a freaking brick out of it. I was scared, and I guess I spent some time alone in there wondering what to do.

When I left the washroom, I just bee lined straight to the computer.

I visited the doctor the like a month ago (in May) about it, and he set me up with a bowel specialist, but the appointment wasn't until September till I get a chance to see the specialist, but by then, it seemed like it healed by itself, so I decided it was best to cancel the appointment.

But then it returned today. My sad and itchy bum can't take this anymore!

Why must pooping be so difficult? All humans do is eat, sleep, and poop. Why can't life be as simple as this?


I'll eat things to soften the stool and see if that works.

Have you tried a stool softener daily?

I hear you....I pooped normally my whole life, over 40 years, sure I had occasional constipation and such like we all do, but my ass never hurt and I never had to think about it.

Once the evil reared its ugly head.....I spend at least a few hours each day tending to my rear, it used to be 2 minutes.

So just a little update. I went back to the doctors, and he prescribed me metamucil. It has been working and I am not getting any more tears fortunately, but I still get abdominal pain, but that's probably due to me eating and then sleeping without letting food digest properly (but I've been so sleepy that I just auto-sleep lately, and my eyes just "shut down" on me). I am still carefully paying attention to my washroom breaks to make sure everything is okay, and so far I seem to be alright.

I wish you guys good luck on your bathroom endeavors. :)

Thanks for the update. Glad to hear that you are doing better and that the metamucil is working for you. Let us know how things go for you.