Hi guys, just an update to let you know how i am getting on, and thanks to all you lovely people and your comments, they are a huge help in these sore times.
I did visit my GP, who confirmed that I had 2 fissures plus a sentinel pile, a horrid pea shaped thing that pops out of my rear end at certain times when it wants tosay hello, and then pops back in again when it gets bored.
At times it can be very sore, but just looks like a normal skin coloured bump, my GP advises me that it is there to protect one of the fissures, so your advice on that was indeed right, thankyou.
Having had 3 x baths a day for the last month, watching my diet and being very careful, I am now back on the road to recovery, and feel heaps better. My GP suggested I use Preparation H externally and internally if i could so I purchased some of this from the chemist as it was cheaper that way than having a prescription for it.
Preparation H Clear Gel contains the gentle and cooling Hamamelis Water (witch hazel) which is 100% natural.
Witch hazel is an astringent that can tighten and harden tissues. It is proven for its ability to relieve itchy or irritated skin and to shrink swollen skin tissues. It also has soothing and anti-inflammatory properties
For more details look on
http://www.preparationh.co.uk/products/products.htmI know some of you had stated that it was not wise to use witch hazel on a fissure, and as I applied it I wondered if it would make it worse, and yes, it stang like buggery for the first few days, although I stuck with it and after a few days the soreness and swelling had gone down, and the dreaded 'healing itch' returned, which is a good sign for any fissure sufferer.
Looks like I am going to have a pain free christmas if this continues, and would suggest that you try Preparation H if everything else has failed.
Take care everybody
xxx