@sweety 78 grammar is the least of concern for anyone over here what we want is to help each other so that we all tackle anal fissure with more vigor
i admit that it's completely shattering for anyone to be diagnosed with AF (i have one chronic at the age of 22) and iam leaving with it.
what i would advice u is to take every efforts to keep ur stools soft (it's not that easy) but it's the way to heal AF
even i felt devastated for weeks. but believe me if u tune ur mind in positive way it would definitely help in healing.

Thank you Andrew. I feel very optimistic today after finding this site on the net. It the most helpful I read or known regarding this illness. Even our local GP couldn't have all the information this forum provide,so very thankful to find these. So full of kind and caring people even if we are all are strangers. Thank you. I appreciate you encouraging words and advice Andrew. I just feel so smashed out of these fissures and it's pulling me down more each day. Here at my location..none of my closed families or friends ever heard of this health issue. All these time,hubby and I thought it is internal hemorrhoids that causing all these pain. As I found out yesterday..this is much greater pain than that. I am having second thought of agreeing to do the LIS due to what I have read in the net. But there is no other way to cure and cope w/ this right? And just now I read that milk,pasta and any dairy product are an absolute no-no if you have fissure coz it can cause constipation? Is that true? Thanks again.

ya i agree that some times even doctors diagnose AF wrongly and provide medications for hemorrhoids. It's good that u went to a surgeon.
SINCE U TALKED ABOUT "hydrocortisone oitment (Xyloproct)" I WOULD LIKE U TO CONSIDERE any one of THIS TWO OINMENTS to repace it
now i would like to talk about two oinments
1)Glyceryl trinitrate oinmnets 0.2%-----------: (NITROGESIC AND RECTOGESIC) they are used in primary treatment of anal fissure
they have possible side effect of headache and only be taken under prescription from doctor.
2)Diltiazem2% -----:(DILTIGESIC)
BOTH THE ABOVE OINMENT RELAXES THE ANAL MUSCLE AND HELP IN PROMOTING THE AF BUT THEY BOTH HAVE TO BE TAKEN ONLY AFTER CONSULTATION WITH UR DOCTOR OR SURGEON
THIS IS A LINK OF A PDF FILE I FOUND OVER INTERNET
zuberi.net/published/JCPSP-9-410.pdf
U CAN FURTHER SEARCH ABOUT THESE ABOVE MENTIONED OINTMENTS OVER INTERNET AND FIND DETAILS.
LASTLY BE OPTIMISTIC AND POSITIVE

Hi Sweety,
sorry you're suffering so much, but please dont fear the LIS, it has helped many, many people, myself included, to get their life back. Done by a skilled CRS, there is very little chance of incontinence.
The creams you need to help you are indeed Diltiazem or Rectogesic, as creams for piles are likely to make things worse. Hydrocortisone thins the skin, which is the last thing you need at the moment.
As for milk, dairy and pasta, yes, they can change the consistency of stools, but with the right dosage of stool softener, it needn't be a problem, although you can avoid them if you wish to. It's a bit of trial and error with diet - too much fibre can also be a problem if you dont drink enough.

I had LIS surgery three months ago, and it was the best decision I have ever made. I suffered with a chronic fissure for well over two years, but I was afraid of surgery. Now that it's out of the way, I feel like a fool for waiting as long as I did! Do not be afraid of the surgery.

Hi Guys, I am so fed up and I really need some support. When I finally confessed to my partner he laughed. He does not understand how serious it is, or how horrible. I have been hiding away, terrified, alone and struggling for about a year. I wen't through a period of terrible constipation, which i believe caused a fissure.
That healed but I then tore in a different location. About six months ago I had a rectal exam at the doctors and was given Rectogesic. It gave me such bad headaches and made me feel like I was on some sort of drug, so I was only able to use it for two days. I called the doctor and was told that unless I wen't to the hospital for tests the doctors were not able to prescribe anything else for me.
I wen't to the doctors today and I have been referred to a specialist at the hospital. She also requested blood tests to be taken this week. She mentioned that I had prevoiusly had a Grade 3 neoplasia removed from my cervix. She has made me so scared because I know what she is thinking. It's all I can think about myself now. I no longer know If I have an anal fissure, or if it is anal cancer. I have read that there is no connection between fissures and anal cancer, but I have also read that anal cancer can mimic fissures. I am so scared, I feel like I am going to break down all the time, I can't sleep and I am in such a state I can't take much more of this anymore. Please help!

I too had grade 3 CIN when I was 19, and had laser treatment for it. I also have had fissures, abcesses and fistulas. I don't really think there is any connection between those and the cervical issues. Anal fissures mimic anal cancer because of blood in the stool. If you have other symptoms of a fissure - pain with bm, passing glass feeling with bm, spasms, ect., then it is probably unlikely to be anything else. All doctors have to err on the side of caution. My hubby's gp sends nearly everyone for a blood test, no matter what their symptoms are!
Don't worry too much - stress makes fissures worse.
Could you ask to try diltiazem? It shouldn't give you such a headache. Or, the rectogesic headache gets less the more you use it. And you could take a painkiller half hour before you use it.