Balneol sounds like it'd be so helpful for me, but I don't think it's available in Canada. Will potentially be going down South tomorrow with a girlfriend to shop a bit (even though the exchange rate is ridiculous right now)... So I am hoping to pick some up. Hopefully it'll be at Rite-Aid because I don't know if there is a Walgreens near the Bellingham mall! I need to stock up on my Miralax too :o
I've started using diltiazem again so I will definitely need something that sooths the burn/itch. Hopefully balneol will help.

Sunshine - I hope it will help, although if Dilitazem is causing your itch, I am afraid it might not . But - one never knows !!!
Best of luck !!!
Pinky - what confused you ???

Fissy-i cant see the new posts unless i post.i see someone has posted but i cant see the new post.is it happening to anyone else or is it my computer?
My sis finally found balneol.wasnt easy to find.thanks for the description.
do i use it after BMs?can i put it on tp and slide to clean?should i wash it off?
im thinking of not eating any solids and only liquids on the day of travel so that i wont have to poop in the flight or take movicol.i hope i can travel.

Sorry Pinky for your posting troubles - I do not have any idea what is going on "on your side" , I do not have any problems posting . If you describe your problem to our ADMIN team, I am sure they would know what is going on. Send the PMs.
I use B. after I wash myself after BM. I put some on Q-tip and apply it. If I am not home I put it on a TP directly and than wipe my butt once. Than take one dry TP and collect what is left of the cream on my butt. Than I repeat the process until TP comes clean and white as the snow off my butt LOL ! Do not wash it off. You have to eat something Pinky, at least have some protein shakes with fiber - you do not want to collapse somewhere alone with the baby . Just keep it soft. Even I went pooping in the plain before my second LIS even though I have phobia of public toilets !!! Once you go through "fissure initiation" nothing is complicated any more - all gets completely new meaning and priorities. Now I do not give a damn if anybody "is waiting" outside, or if anybody would hear anything - I just remind myself that my butt is more important than all of that !!!
You can do it

Fiss,
I think that is where I might have run into trouble with the Balneol. I left it on after using it, and I thought it was causing redness/irritation, so I stopped using it after many months.
Thought--the doctors cannot possibly know all of the nuances of butt and digestive issues that we know as I am certain they do not discuss all of the minute details that we discuss!! We should be the docs and make lots of $$$, instead of them!! (But we haven't been formally trained, so we could not dispense meds nor do surgery!!)
Cheryl

Everyone is different with the balneol. It irritates my bootychops for some reason. But I have heard from others and CRSs that it really does help.
Has anyone heard of Domboro? It is used in the tub to help with butt pain. I think it has some astringent properties so probably would or could cause stinging.
If pooping when traveling is a problem maybe putting on a set of earbuds with a mp3 player could make you feel more private.

mp3 or a "Ipod shuffle" is a lifesaver for me now LOL !!! Oh boy- I wish I thought about all of those tricks before I actually did such horrible damage to my poor butt
No , I never heard of Domboro ? Does it have Boric acid inside ???