Anal Fissure Support Forum

... is not obvious to anyone looking at us because from the outside you appear completely normal. I'm not really sure what to say except that perhaps meditation could be of some use. I find the tracks on this page http://us.macmillan.com/static/fib/you-are-not-your-pain/ to be very helpful when you're ...

... operate without our effort such as the heart or the internal sphincter, I’m considering paying for a cortisol test, although I already do yoga and meditation so without winning the lottery there isn’t much I could do to reduce stress Hopefully as the fissure isn’t chronic then the nitro will help ...

... using a dialtor twice a day for ten minutes each session for about two months to get those muscles down there to relax a little. I am starting a meditation schedule, ten minutes a day, twice a day to start calming my self a bit more. Does anyone here have any recommendations to get those muscles ...

I also forgot that I believe in meditation and mantras. I Use the mantra Om sri Ganesh aya namah. Its suppose to relieve obstacles. I'm of Indian ancestry and I guess you can say that this illness has made me very religious.

... a matter of our survival. So, I have learned how to manage the stress in more productive ways. As wussy as it may sound to some, concentration meditation and rethinking how I see the world via Ajahn Brahm's lecture series has done my life a lot of good these last few years. If you're interested ...

... can find a way of dealing with the pain psychologically, it seems to recede a bit. Counselling/psychotherapy can help with this, and perhaps also meditation of various kinds. Sorry, I know this is not much of a reply, but it's the best I can think of right now. Hope you can find some relief soon ...

... like ointments and surgery are what help it relax better. Of course, stress makes all muscles tense up in the body and can cause fissures too, so meditation can be beneficial for healing.

Thanks for the response! I'm going to try some guided mediatation/relaxation and see how it goes. At the very least, it will be good for me mentally!

Yes, it has helped me a lot. In the beginning when I was in pain it was hard to relax at all. But even then usually after 3PM all pain went away and I used the evening to do progressive relaxation since I was calm. Before you begin any relaxation attempts, focus on your forehead. Is it tense? I find...

... it seems that the ultimate solution to healing is to reduce the pressure of the internal sphincter, I wondered if anybody has had any luck with meditation, yoga, or any other relaxation techniques? Maybe I'm just getting desperate, but the idea at least seems somewhat plausible to me. Anyone ...