Hi all!
I have been a regular 'lurker' of this forum since 2013 when I first got a fissure after the birth of my son. I gained loads of good advice and thankfully the fissure healed up but has come back several times since but only minor and I've been able to sort it with fybrogel and coconut oil. However, it has been back with a vengeance for the last 6 weeks or so and I am at my wits end (literally, suicide is looking like a good option to finally end this pain!!)
So, when it first came back I tried my usual fixes but no joy. I've been to the doctors (twice) and they have given me rectalgeisic (had to stop using it due to crippling headaches) and for the last 10 days I've been using Eumovate steroid cream which they gave as an alternative. I haven't improved at all and I'm now desperate!! In addition to the prescribed creams I've also tried:
- coconut oil
- sudocrem (stings - ouch!)
- Vaseline
- Germaloids (if only for the pain relief)
I've also switched from Fybrogel to 4x dulcoease as I can't seem to get my stools soft enough so they just slip out (sorry!!)
Just feel I am going round in round in circles and I'm tired of this constant agony in my backside. I'm horrible to my kids and hubby and I'm really not pulling my weight at home or work.
Just wondered if there's anything else I've missed. What do people find works best for softening the stools? I've also used Lactulose but I found it makes me go 4-5 times a day which doesn't help!
Need to go back to the docs on Thursday for a review - is there anything else I can ask for? Maybe I'm making the issue worse by over medicating it?
Thank you for reading - sorry the post is so long!