Anal Fissure Support Forum

... these months and nothing we have tried has done anything. Even doctors are perplexed. :( I am so frustrated. The one thing I have not tried was Manuka honey. Thoughts?

... compiled the following list of applications to try for the irritation, which I will be trying out: Coconut oil (pure) Olive oil, Basil oil and Manuka Honey Zinc Oxide cream Aloe Vera

... along. Are you doing the aloe vera again? Lots of people here have found it helpful. As well as other things like virgin coconut oil, lanolin, and manuka honey. But really, regular soft stools it the key. Please search around the site. Lots of helpful ideas here. hope this helps, and welcome to ...

... one of the ointments , do I still have a chance of healing as it's already been almost 6 months since this fissure started? Also I started using manuka honey 2 days I ago, does it have to be applied internally for it to work? Thanks

... it take for you to notice that the honey was working? Did you insert it into the rectum or just on the surface? I ordered Medihoney today, it has Manuka honey in it. Also I was wondering what does UMF mean? Thanks

thank you, Chibilink and Tuberose for your positive stories and suggestions.
Tuberose, what is manuka honey?

I found manuka honey helped heal my AF quickly. It's very good for open wounds and is anti bacterial. They use it in hospitals for deep wounds so u can imagine how potent it is ...use pure new zealand manuka honey, the higher the UMF the better, UMF20+ is what I use but it can go up to 40

... years, and occasional hemorrhoids, internal and external, for 6. I have tried diltiazem, nifedepine, and a Botox injection. (I just started trying Manuka honey, but that was just a few days ago so I don't have anything to report about that yet). Each seems to have provided some temporary assistance, ...

... from it though. The aloe straight from the leaf seems to be a more effective pain killer than the aloe vera gels you buy at the store. I have manuka honey, and it does seems to help too. But again, not a cure. But you know these things seem to be different for each person. I (IMO) think it ...

... had to warm it up a bit to use it. I've also used neosporin (don't know it that one would be good to use for more than a few days though). I have manuka honey too. Anything made for the nipples of breastfeeding mom's will work well for AFs too. And of course, Aloe vera gel. Basically I have my ...