Any information would be greatly appreciated... Ironically i don't believe my fissure to be to bad at least so far. Most of the pain is coming from a hard stool i cannot seem to soften enough to pass...
Little Background Information:
I've recently developed an anal fissure, after attempting to pass a hard stool, even having to stop in the middle of the movement. This bout of constipation came a few weeks after an earlier bout in which i actually had a GI X-ray which showed a moderate amount of stool throughout and what appeared to them to be a "Bone Island" a small 8x8mm object.
Anyway, the last time stool softeners and oral laxatives eventually turned my waste into paste after about 3 days and i was able to pass the remainder with no issue. This time however, it hasn't been so easy. This time i've improved my diet, more water, more fiber, stool softeners, I just started taking miralax 2 days ago but going isn't really my issue.
Now i have a fissure which doesn't bother me until stool hit's the descending colon and makes it route to the rectum. There it sits and attempts to come out but its to large and hard, i already passed one large and hard stool with this fissure and it was the most unbearable pain i had ever suffered in my life, not to mention probably the largest stool. It felt like i had given birth, i was in tears lol.
Like i said my diet is consisting mostly of salads, soups, yogurt, maybe some fish if i really need meat, and lots and lots of water. I'm taking Stool Softeners 100mg Decusate Sodium 2 a day, Benefiber one of those pre-portioned packets a day. And like i said just began taking Miralax but going isn't really my issue, does Miralax help break down the stool as well? as far as i understand it's simply a laxative that makes you need to go.
Is there anything i can do to even just reduce the pain, or further steps to soften the stool? it only hurts when i attempt to pass a bowel movement...