Hi all,
I've just joined after months of reading your posts and benefiting from your advice!
I developed an anal fissure in November of last year - so only 4 months, but it has been 4 months of agony. I don't think I can cope with the pain of another BM.
I have been taking about 20 - 25ml of lactulose every day, but stools can still be quite hard. Even if they are soft, the first bit is hard which is enough for the fissure to tear again. My GP has advised taking laxido alongside lactulose - I only started this yesterday, so far no change but may take a day or 2 to kick in. I was also given anusol ointment (GP said best not use a suppository as it is so tight up there she can hardly examine me!!) which I started yesterday and really hope that helps.
I have also read somewhere vitamin E is a good thing to take as it aids skin healing, so again I have started that recently.
It is absolute agony, and I'm sorry for everyone here that has had to go through that pain, but looking forward to helping each other through it.
:)