I've had af now since giving birth to my son 4 months ago. The pain is excruciating for at least 5 hours after a bm. I take extra strength Tylenol and that barely helps. I saw a colorectal surgeon who prescribed me nifedipine .03% along with lidocaine that I have to take 3x daily. It's been about 5 days now. When would I start to feel relief?
She also told me to take fiber (benefiber) and I feel that makes it worse bc it bulks up my stool. I was taking stool softener but I would go more than once a day and couldn't imagine being in pain more than I already am.
Any advice would be appreciated.