by BarrieCov » 17 Mar 2019, 13:17
Hi all.
I was just diagnosed with an AF. I have had IBS-D for year, but finally had it under control. I had one difficult bowel movement, which tore me and here I am.
The CRS I saw gave me the standard lines about fiber, water, sitz baths, etc. He also gave me a calcium-blocker cream (I think I'm allergic to it actually, so had to stop).
My issue is that I've been increasing the fiber, which has only resulted in multiple bouts of diarrhea, which is irritating the AF even more. I'm afraid to cut back too much, since I don't want to get constipated. I was using Colace, which was useless, so tried magnesium, which gave me more diarrhea.
I've been doing the sitz baths, using Calmo-4 at night, putting coconut oil mixed with turmeric on the tear. It seemed to be getting a little better until all of the fiber kicked in and now it's bleeding again.
As you all know firsthand, this is miserable. I can't seem to strike the right balance, so that I can still go comfortably, but not multiple times and also start to heal the fissure.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Barrie