Hello! Any advice/insight is greatly appreciated :). I spoke with a couple advice nurses and a doctor over the phone, but neither had much to say other than I should eat more fiber/fruits and it's not really much of a concern.
About 4 days ago, I basically pooped a baseball. It was the most strenuous/painful BM I've ever had, and my bum's been sore ever since (though surprisingly, there was no blood). A day and a half later, after a lot of fiber and water, I had another painfully difficult BM; this time, I was dripping blood. It was still bloody when I checked like 6 hours afterwards (though fainter, and not dripping).
This morning, I passed a very soft BM that didn't take long, but it still felt like I was crapping glass--and it was still bloody. I checked an hour ago, and the area is still bloody. I have no idea how it's ever going to heal, because every time I poop it gets bloody/painful again!
I guess I mostly want to know whether or not constant bleeding is normal for a fissure. Like I said, it's not like I'm dripping blood when I'm not having a BM, but there is still blood on the tissue (I don't wipe hard or anything). Heck, I don't even know if I have a fissure or a hemorrhoid, because this is the first time I've experienced a rectal problem. If I drink plenty of water and eat a softer diet, when should I expect the fissure to go away? Is there anything I can do to speed up the healing process/make it less ungodly painful? I bought some anti-constipation thing, but I realized it's not a stool softener--I'm hesitant to take it because I don't want to poop any sooner than I have to.
It's surprisingly stressful having to constantly watch what you eat and dreading something so simple as a bowel movement :/. I've heard that, once you get an anal fissure, you're much more likely to get them again . Is there a good chance that I'll be having these problems again in the future?