by Luka » 09 Jul 2016, 13:58
Thank you mypoorbutt for the quick reply. Do you use a shower head with a hose (where you can spray any area) or do you just use a regular shower head? I only have a regular shower head, not a detachable one. I think I will just end up using the tub, even though it's in my mom's bathroom and not my own. It's inconvenient, but I don't have any other choice and it looks like most sitz baths are not made any wider than the one I have.
I did try Metamucil for a bit, but found it didn't help the loose stool issue and made me a bit constipated in the mornings. So, I stopped using it. I tend to fluctuate sometimes between harder stools in the morning and loose stools later in the morning (I usually always go twice a day). I've never had issues with going 10/20 times a day. That must have been horrible with a fissure. : ( There's no rhyme or reason to why I sometimes get harder, smaller, harder to pass stolols in the mornings sometimes. It just seems to randomly happen, although it does happen a lot during my period, which is what landed me in this last week (harder stools and had to push a lot, so must have retorn : (). Right now, I just have very loose stools, though, probably due to all the horrible stress I'm under. Neither extreme is good, but I just can't find the right balance, especially now when I'm so upset. My diet is all veggies, whole grains, and lots of water. That's it. So lost.
I do have some GTN, but it's expired by one month (expired last month on the 1st). I never used it because I was afraid of the headaches, but now I just don't care and now I can't really take advantage of it because it's expired. : ( I also have Diltiazem ointment, but it's also expired and I eventually developed a rash after taking it for so long.
At this point, I just want the LIS surgery over and done with. I've suffered with this on and off for 3+ years and I can't take it anymore! I just want to crawl into a hole and die sometimes.
Thank you for the encouragement and advice, though. I will try to hang in there the best I can.
January 2013 - Diagnosed with fissure. Eventually turned chronic.
History of IBS and anxiety disorder, along with fear of using bathrooms other than my own caused it.
Tried Diltiazem, but eventually developed a rash.
LIS surgery scheduled August 26th.