Those of you who read my last posts, will rememember that I got tremendous relief from my fissure with only using Canesten Cream (used for thrush or athletes foot) and lots of warm baths, along with a good diet, a small brandy and two nurofens at bedtime.
Everything my GP prescribed from steriod bombs to steroid cream, didnt work and only made me worse.
For about 4 weeks now I have hardly suffered any symptoms except maybe an odd scratch when having a BM..............and I also recall some of you saying it will probably COME BACK! lol
Well, a warning to any other newbie 'fissure' sufferers, it does!
This past weekend I was naughty , threw the diet out of the window and opted for spicy chinese chicken with black bean sauce and boiled rice on Friday. I devoured the whole plate full, and thought, well, only once, it surely cant hurt.
Saturday morning came and no usual BM. This is most odd for me, but seeing as it was a busy weekend, I soon forgot about it and got caught up in the whirlwind of watching the Rugby with some friends, and thought no more of it.
Sunday morning came, no BM!! Panic not I told myself, it was only spicy chicken with black beans......peppers.......onions................
I made sure I drank plenty of water that day and had a light lunch of chicken and steamed veggies..............and awaited the outcome.
Sure enough, by Sunday evening, I was slightly constipated, so gave a little push to help it along..............BIG mistake.
I felt myself tear again and the toilet looked as if somebody had slashed their wrists in it afterwards. My poor little bum was yelling at me in distress like a child who had just scalded themselves with hot tea and has since sent me into disgrace for attemtping to ignore my regular diet and think that I could just eat what I want.
Since then I have had 4 baths, am still stinging, and want to slap myself into next year.
So, a word to any newbies who think theyre cured .... NEVER avoid your diet and think its all healed, cos it comes back and pokes you in the bum like the devil, I am living proof and am so cross with myself.
xx