Anal Fissure Support Forum

Its out to get me, that's for sure!
The nurse said there was a hole. Does this mean I've got a fissure again? Or are abcesses different and heal up pretty quick?

I don't use fibre supplements as they keep me in the bathroom all day! I have aloe vera and flaxseed oil in the morning with pure fruit juice mixed with boiling water,then muesli and rice milk. For luch its a slice of wholegrain toast with peanut butter, then dinner is watercress, spinach and rocket...

Thank you so much! You're too modest Kim, you DO all know more than the doctors here. I've got good news about it though- I saw a really nice nurse who actually knew about fissures ect., and she told me I had a hole where it was and that hopefully that was the end of it and that all that blood was b...

thats interesting, Lecia, its actually quite releiving to know that extra water isn't necessary. I don't know if anyone has experienced this, but since downing all this extra water a day, all it actually does is make me pee more and I end up feeling dehydrated and thirsty, which never happened when ...

Its only 5 40pm here in the UK! They're open til 6pm then we have emergency doctors, but to be honest they're all bloody useless ! All of you on the forum are much more helpful and knowledgable!

I've just made an appointment for about an hours time with the GP, I hope its a different one from the useless one I saw the other night! I 'm totally freaked out by blood and nearly fainted when I saw it, you'd think I'd be used to it after the fissure, but I only bled from the fissure after going ...

I've been on antibiotics since friday for an abcess-just now I had a lot of bleeding for no reason whatsoever. Is this normal for an abcess to do that, or is it a symptom of something else?
Thanks,
Val :(

We're with HSA and they pay for consultations. Apparently its a good way of jumping the queue because the private specialist refers you to the NHS and the appointment comes through within 6 weeks! I've seen manuka honey. Do you mean eat it or put it on the abcess? I've been on the antibiotics since ...

Thanks BG and Lecia, its so nice to have someone to talk to that knows what you're going through, although I didn't mean its nice for you to have the problems, I wish you both well again, and pray that we can all be better soon. I just mean no-one else seems to understand the total misery and the co...

Sorry to be so stupid! but does EVERY abcess have to be operated on, or can they just clear up? Are you still on the AF diet and supplements etc? That doctor told me not to put any creams on it, but wouldn't something like an antiseptic cream such as bettadine be useful, or is she right?I got prescr...