Hi guys. I have had an anal fissure for over a month now. Just saw my doc a few days ago and have now been put on nitro.
Aside from the enormous pain I have been going through, I do have one question for those who have used nitro in the past: does it sting like a bloody b*tch when you put it on? I'm on my third day on it and I put it on after BM's and before I go to bed and it stings all mighty hell for the first 2 minutes on and gradually gets better in the next hour. It makes me squirm and cringe and want to grab onto something and rip it lol...
As far as I know, the pain of the AF HAS subsided with the use of nitro but that stinging scares me. It does go away after a while but I'm scared it may be aggravating it? Please let me know!!

I have been using nitro for months, and it still stings every time for like 1min, even though I'm healing.. I was worried it might be aggrevating it too! I have an appt with my CRS this week and this was one of the many questions I was going to ask.... I'll let you know!

bbmz, to the Forum!

What is the percentage nitro that you are using? The usual is 0.2%, but sometimes doctors prescribe too high a dosage. It should not sting too badly, so if you find that it continues and leads to a rash or anything, I suggest you mention it to your doctor. You could use Diltiazem or Nifedipine ointment/cream as alternatives.

ouchie25 wrote:I have been using nitro for months, and it still stings every time for like 1min, even though I'm healing.. I was worried it might be aggrevating it too! I have an appt with my CRS this week and this was one of the many questions I was going to ask.... I'll let you know!

Hmm then I'll just have to deal with it until I'm healed, I suppose

Savaici wrote:bbmz, to the Forum!

What is the percentage nitro that you are using? The usual is 0.2%, but sometimes doctors prescribe too high a dosage. It should not sting too badly, so if you find that it continues and leads to a rash or anything, I suggest you mention it to your doctor. You could use Diltiazem or Nifedipine ointment/cream as alternatives.

Thanks for the greeting!!

It's 0.4% and it says CMPD before the Nitro on the bottle so I assume that's a compound but I can't remember what it's with?!

And I tried both Diltiazem and Nif and they both gave me rashes so Nitro is my last chance

I remember someone on the forum saying they itched, and so they 'cut' the nitro with a little Vaseline. I googled this:

http://www.google.com/search?q=nitro+wi ... ent=safari

Savaici wrote:I remember someone on the forum saying they itched, and so they 'cut' the nitro with a little Vaseline. I googled this:

http://www.google.com/search?q=nitro+wi ... ent=safari

Thanks for the link! The stinging has seemed to calm down and the nitro still seems to be relaxing so I'm hoping that's good now. Still burns a bit, usually after BM but it goes away quicker now

Welcome to the Forum!!

I think I've just used too much down there and any creams sting now even honey!

the only thing left that doesn't hurt is Sudocrem which is a life saver for me. I remember one night I applied GTN and it made me pass out with the burning pain. Some people are just more sensitive than others and nitro can be quite strong. Keep us posted!!

FF