Hey there guys, so as most of you know, I'm still in an early phase of my fissure battle, and will likely decide on botox or LIS as the next step within the next couple of weeks here. But I just wanted to share a diet I've been using lately that's at least given me some temporary relief (not full relief but a noticeable reduction in pain and spasms) this week. It basically goes as follows:
BREAKFAST:
1-2 cups of Fiber One cereal (I usually go with the cardboard-tasting bran version) with a few cups of water. This gets my bowels moving.
LUNCH:
Veggie soup (boiled broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots) OR sushi (with brown rice if I can find it).
DINNER:
More veggie soup, but with small portions of boiled chicken and boiled fish, OR crab meat on the side (I use king crab legs or fresh local whole crabs). If I'm still hungry then I eat soy beans or more cereal until I feel full.
LAXATIVES:
I take a full dose of Miralax everyday. Half a dose after lunch, and half a dose after dinner.
MEDICATIONS:
Before a BM, I take one 5 mg Valium, and if there's time (the poos happen pretty urgently most of the time), I apply nifedipine or nitroglycerin ointment (I have both and use one every other day) and dibucaine (Nupercainal) to the anal area. After a BM, I take one moer 5 mg Valium and apply a bit more nifedipine or nitroglycerin. I don't think Valium is commonly used for fissures, but I honestly think it's the one single thing that's done the most for my spasms.
I know this regimen probably isn't very nutritionally balanced, as I'm still losing weight on it, but it's given me the most easy to pass poops I've had since the fissure started. Usually I feel pain when the bowels first open (probably the sphincter stretching), but after that the rest of it usually exits without too much commotion. And of course there's still some pain and discomfort for a while after the BM is over and done with. Anyhow, I won't claim to be cured, and I won't claim that I'm even making any real progress (I know how setbacks can happen so easily), but just wanted to share this in case it gives other in desperate shape something else to try. So take it for what it's worth, from a fissure suffer who was on his knees before and is now trying to get up off of them.
Cheers and happy Friday everyone!