(I have a chronic anal fissure and 1~2 small herromoids)
Very strangely this itching happens BEFORE the recurrence of my fissure (that is one month ago) and now, when it seems to be healing (no blood, small pain during BM). The point is this itching is MUCH WORSE than the pain and sometime I do believe it's better to deliberatedly get constipated and tear the wound again so I won't be bothered with the itching again.
In the morning, the itching comes back immediately after I wake up, then it is more severe after the BM and it's really difficult not to scratch it. It starts from the inside of the anal and then spreads to the surrounding area. It would go on for around an hour. During the rest of the day it does not come back or just shows itself slightly. Then at around 10 pm it comes back again but starts from the OUTSIDE firstly and somehow spreads to the inside in half an hour. It is almost like clock-work and I can make precise prediction about the time and length of my suffering next day.
I'm only using Zincofax (zinc-oxide) now as there is no bleeding and the doctor said that too much hydrocostine might cause sensation so I stopped using it. Is there anyway to surpress this itching? Does Reactine (antihistamine) work for this kind of itching? Thanks in advance. I'll try to get a surgery but you know it's difficult to get an appointment here in Canada.