I read somewhere that anal massage can be beneficial for healing a fissure. I don't know if there's any science behind it, but I tend to try and massage the area briefly when I apply the GTN ointment, I figure it can't do any harm, and it makes sense that it would stimulate blood flow.
Just wondering if anyone else has noticed any benefits from anal massage?
Thanks

Never heard of that but people try all kind of things to promote healing, I guess :roll:
I would not however use nitro cream for massage since you can induce side-effects with rapid absorption of medication into mucosa !!!
If you want to massage the area, use Vaseline cream (since it is inert substance - means "does not absorb" ) . After you are done, gently wipe off excess of it and THAN apply medicated cream at the end.

How do you massage it? like around the anus ? Please help me! I would anything to get rid off the feeling that I want to push!

use organic virgin unrefined coconut oil! u can put it inside anus too. its a natural anti inflamatory. can buy it at grocery store or health food store. and u can put a little chunk in fridge for five min if its too soft to insert in your booty. it melts with the warmth of skin.and your butt will smell like coconuts lol. i use it in morning right before my morning poop. it helps stuff come out.

i dont believe in suppository steroids and nitro creams... people need to research more natural remedies and theres nothing wrong with seeing a doctor and specialist. just use surgery as las resort. i might need a colonoscapy though since i still get re tears. gonna put me in debt, but gotta get r done

Yes, massage definitely helps. After a painful bowel movement, when my fissure starts to really hurt, I tend to massage it a little from time to time, it really helps.

Today, I used coconut oil and gently massaged the sphincter muscle opposite of the area in which I have a fissure. After a few minutes, the whole sphincter relaxed. I'm hoping that this will be a part of my solution. I'll let you know in a few weeks if it works. I do know, however,that you shouldn't be massaging the area of the fissure. You'll just cause more spasming. And never massage without oil or force your finger in.

btw - when I wrote that ^, I had diarrhea that was brought on by a migraine (caused by Rectiv. ) So I was not thinking clearly because of the pain in my head and also not in so much butt pain because I wasn't having any stools to cause it. That massage thing is a bad, bad idea. Its not even possible with my sphincter the way it is right now. Bad idea. Seriously, I wish I could tell you I was on drugs when I wrote that.

Actually, massage has been very beneficial for me. Been doing it for a year. It takes a lot of care, experimenting, and patience to figure it out, but it is really helpful for me.

I should have said that it was a bad idea FOR ME. I'm glad its working for you.