Hi everyone, I recently finally found out that I have "multiple" fissures which has been causing the irritation around the anal area on and off for probably 10 months. The strange part is, I have no pain during the bowel movements. I only have irritation and discomfort in the anal area after BM and when i have been on my feet/walking for a extended period of time.
It seems to me that I may have gotten the fissures from the variety of different antibiotics that i have been on in the past year. I was diagnosed with nonbacterial Prostatitis in which urologist attributed to my perineal and anal discomfort. Nobody figured I would have a fissure until i went to a GI and he felt and saw them. The reason I think antibiotics caused them was because i wasnt really having too much discomfort down there until i got off my most recent week long dosage of antibiotics.
Either that or maybe muscles down there arent relaxing which has lead to straining / fissures. I dont recall having any hard stools that would rip the area
Anyway, my GI doc, told me I have multiple fissures. He didn't tell me where they were or how many. Which is really stupid now that i think about it. He just gave me nitroglycerin and told me to apply it and sent me on my way. I still have yet to figure out where my fissures are when applying the ointment. Will definitely be looking for a new GI.
So, it seems like its not very common to have multiple fissures. Anytime I hear my intestines making noise or anything I get scared to death i might be developing something like Crohn's(since multiple fissures are a sign of crohn's). But my GI never mentioned anything like that, whatever
Anyway thanks for listening to my ramble. I'm just a guy searching for answers like many of you. Let me know if you have any knowledge on any of these assumptions i have...