Hi all
I'm hoping someone out there can help me. I've been suffering from discomfort for over a year now following a small hemorhoid which healed ages ago. I've visited the Dr's several times now, and seen two specialists, and although I can feel pain/discomfort in my anus, the Dr's can't see anything wrong. The last specialist speculated that the area could be sensitive now due to the trauma of the hemorhoid and possible past fissure, and that I somehow aggregate it now and again which causes the pain to flare up. I'm really at my wits end now. I've tried all sorts of lotions including Rectogesic, I eat lots of fibre, take Fybogel twice a day etc, and yet somehow I get these reoccurring flare ups which can last weeks I can't even really describe the pain. It doesn't feel like a burning / stabbing pain, it's just this nagging discomfort that makes me feel awful. At times it almost feels like someone is stretching the muscle down there - like arubber band that is waiting to snap. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this pain, and how/why it flares up from time to time? Also is it possible that the medication is aggravating things?
Thanks