Hi all. So glad to find this group.
I'm pretty sure that I've had a fissure since shortly after giving birth to my now 17-month old. The dr. originally said I had a small hemorrhoid, but the description of how I feel always matched fissures. At any rate, I went to my pcp this week and she couldn't feel anything with a digital exam. She said it's probably a fissure, gave me Anucort and orders to get a colonoscopy. A few questions for you guys:
1 I really haven't been loving the Anucort suppositories. They made me feel gassy and bloated and haven't helped at all after three days. Is this normal? Should I keep going?
2. I am really nervous about getting a colonoscopy. Is it really necessary to diagnose fissures or are there other ways? Should I make an appt. with a Gastro doctor to get things checked before I schedule a full colonoscopy?
3. For the past year and a half, I would have really painful BMs probably once a month that would seem to get better and then after a few weeks relapse again. But it's happening more and more frequently now, and I've had two instances of LOTS of bright red blood. One time, after a very painful BM, I still had a little blood coming out the next time I peed (even with no bm). I'm feeling really scared. Is this normal for a fissure?
Any reassurance would be helpful. I'm so nervous!