by Vault_Dweller » 19 Dec 2013, 15:37
Hi,
I'm new to the forum (finally registered after reading stories) and my situation is as follows; I started suffering from AF back in 2011, I had no idea what it was and as many other I thought it was Rroids. After visiting my Gastro he decided to perform a colonoscopy to confirm it wasn't rroids and in fact I had a AF. He said it was very small, and nothing to worry about as long as I change my diet, increase water and fiber intake, exercise and keep a steady and healthy life. At the time, I started taking some fiber supplements since it's really hard for a full time worker and dad to be able to prepare meals high in fiber that the whole family can eat. The trick did seem to help at the time.
After a couple of months, life-changing situations made my stress levels rise up a lot, I got constipated (effects of being stressed on me) so my AF came back REALLY BAD, this time, it seemed like something else was bothering me. I went back to a strict diet, fiber supplements and doubling the water intake but the pain sometimes was extremely bad. After a while, the pain stopped, and the bleeding went to zero in about a month.
in 2013 another life-changing event occurred (moved thousands of miles away, new job, new life, etc) my stress levels seem to have taken another chance to revive my constipation and my AF. Now this time, I have done some research about all of this, and it seems like my rear end is way too tight and in combination of the hard/dry stools I can that's the culprit of the recurring AF. At this point of my life I'm stressed all the time due to career, family, etc so I feel like my constipation is always present and the only thing that helps maintain my stools soft and moist is a tea from Yogi (Get Regular) which I've been taking but it says that it can't be taken for too long. Even then, the second BM of the day usually makes my bum feel like burn and there might be a very tiny spot of blood which means the AF is not healing.
I've read about Chronic Idiopathic Constipation, and I wonder if I have that...anyways I have several problems here and is driving me crazy! I'm seeing my CRS on the 30th I guess to talk about the LIS, Im scared of a surgery down there!