So like 5 years ago I had a thrombosed hem fixed at a kindly older surgeons office, we had mutual friends, got along very well. He was happy to help.

Maybe 3 weeks ago, I visited him for the same thing, easy in and out. Healed nicely, but needed to call him about the pressure I was feeling. He told me to get in the bath, hot as I could stand, stay there for how long I cant remember, and repeat 3 times a day. I did abide. After a week or so I made another appointment to check in and to have him have a look at the stingy, itchy, strange
pimple-like protrusion about a third of the way into my anus.

So for a solid two weeks, I have had a fissure, and I am working hard to keep it from getting out of hand. I have screwed off so much at work, reading testimonials, diets, formulas, complications, and failures. There are only a few things that everyone agrees are forbidden...other than that, smear some honey, Absorbine Jr., sage oil, olive oil, oil oil, window sealant, super glue, whatever on your bum.

I am pleased to have AFSF as a resource. I will help in whatever way I can, but I am wanting to not allow this to go any farther...ie: RX drugs, knives, etc.

I have an appt. for 2 weeks from now to see a CRS, but it would be neat to be able to skip it, and really change the way I eat and live.

Thanks for reading,

Chas.

Pain seems to be the one motivator that changed my diet - Miralax, fiber, and lots of water. That and nitro kept me out of the surgery.

Hi Chas,
Diltiazem was my life saviour, along with hot baths after every BM, my RDA of fibre (and no more) incorporating lots of fruits (purees)/ soft veggies/ salads/ beans/ brown everything - rice, pasta bread and loads of water (including a large glass of water after every meal)/ chewing well/ swapping from "sitting" to squatting on the toilet / eliminating straining in any form from my BMs/ eliminating toilet paper & using a hand-held shower to "clean-up"/ using Lactulose, Olive Oil & then a Magnesium supplement for soft stools/ pre-lubing with Vaseline prior to every BM and staying as positive as possible using meditation & a lot of positive affirmations & self-chat!!! ....This is pretty much how I changed my ways to get through and beat the fissure without surgery but it didn't happen overnight unfortunately! Healing naturally seems to take a long time if your fissure becomes chronic..........