Hi everyone
I am new here but have been browsing the forum for some time and have found all the tips so helpful and the stories so relatable. After months of pain and meds and guesswork, I was finally diagnosed yesterday with having 2 anal fissures. It was a relief in a way, because I had been guessing the worst.
I wonder if anyone has tried drinking hot water every morning. I was reminded of this, after reading a post where a few people recommended holding a hot towel against their anal area to soften impacted stools. My Grandma used to drink a cup of hot water with a squeeze of lemon in it. Lemon for her skin and hot water for her bowels, she used to say. I thought it made sense really , getting the stools warm and soft on the inside as well as outside.

I find hot water helps things get moving in the morning if they're a bit sluggish. But hot tea helps too.