by Mae » 22 Oct 2016, 20:02
Thank you. Yes I believe I have been fortunate because it always heals on its own, no ointments or surgery needed. I just keep it very clean & dry and practice deep breathing and relaxation of my muscles throughout the day because when I'm not having anxiety attacks it heals SO MUCH faster than when I am (the first few times it tore, way back in 2014, I was a depressed mess and that was why I had spasms. No spasms in years now, thanks to managing my anxiety.) This forum is honestly the best thing that's happened to me as far as managing my fissure anxiety cuz nobody else quite understands the struggle and even my husband doesn't 100% get it, because how could he. Only we AF sufferers know what it'says like to have fear and anxiety from the simplest of body functions. It can be so isolating at times so I'm so glad I have this forum.
I just wish I could go a whole year without retearing. When I get stressed I forget to drink enough water. I've found I need 80 oz a day to keep my stools soft.. and it needs to be drank in little bits throughout the day, like I can't go 5 hours without drinking and "make up for it" later because a period of 5 hours without hydrating is enough to make the next day's stool hard.
● Fissure first appeared Nov '14
● Cycle of healing and reappearing
● Using conservative methods (metamucil, managing anxiety)