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How I healed my fissure

Postby mountainman » 27 Jun 2012, 14:21

I just wanted to write a post about my journey of pain over the past 4 years.
In Oct 2008 I went to the Doctor's for a prostate check up and due to rough handed doctor who didn't use enough lube I was left with a fissure. Within a day it was agony.
After trying lots of different things waiting for the specialist I finally saw him in the Mar of 2009 who diagnosed an acute fissure at 6 o'clock (towards the back). He gave me nifedipine 0.5%.
I used this and admit maybe only a few times a day as it was difficult to apply 4 times a day being on the road, in meetings etc. This helped a bit with the bleeding, spasms, general painfulness but never cleared it up totally and would often re appear with the smallest of increases in the size of the b/m.
After lots of research I decided to change my whole lifestyle in an attempt to finally clear this thing up. Here are some of the things I did that helped with the pain.
* Eat a healthy diet with high fibre, brown bread, rice etc, stopped bread
* Drink 2 liters of water a day at least
* Started applying nifedipine 4 times daily religiously
* Started drinking coffee to assist with b/m
* Started taking Zinc and magensium which softens the stools
* Cut back on alcohol
* Took more regular sitz baths
* Drank liquid wheat grass and even when most desperate used it as a topical
Off all the above I have to say when I took the zinc and magensium I saw the best results purely because my b/m were so soft, it was such a relief.
Anyways - I went back to the specialist in Feb and he said it was the nicest bum he had seen in a long time lol. It had totally healed, however he said it may be possible to return under the right conditions.
Now all I do is apply nifedipine once at night and touch wood its been 4 months since an episode. I feel like a different person. I am scared to stop the nifedipine but will eventually do it once I get up the courage.
If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask away :-)
If I had to choose my top 3 things to do I would say:
1) Drink drink drink lots of water
2) Apply nifedipine 4 times a day and especially just before a b/m
3) Try zinc and magnesium before bed to soften stools
And dont put off going! Its the worst thing you can do no matter what the pain - I know I've been there.
Good luck everyone :-)
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Re: How I healed my fissure

Postby dan2012 » 27 Jun 2012, 18:22

Mountainman, TERRIFIC news! Congratulations on your success! I hope you never get this again, and it seems that you won't...
Regarding your zinc and magnesium tip, what exactly did you take? Regular Magnesium+zinc "pill" supplement?
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Re: How I healed my fissure

Postby mountainman » 28 Jun 2012, 08:50

Hi Dan2012
The actual product I used was called ZMA from GNC. I believe its Zinc, Magnesium and Vitamin A. I took 3 on an empty stomach about 45 min before bed. Not only did it help with sleeping but the next day the b/m was so soft without the cramping or discomfort.
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Re: How I healed my fissure

Postby ragini » 30 Jun 2012, 10:47

u are a super organised man....and so you are so successfull in beating up the heat....i thougth mens like this exist only in flims ....all the best .....
ur small sisiter or daugther like something :)
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