Anal Fissure Support Forum

Hey Dawn - yes , I did have spasms after my second LIS and a few extra (6) cuts in all ; ) The only thing that worked for me was Valium - ask for it !!!! My CRS and my GP had no problem prescribing it to me and it was a life-saver !!!!!! I see that you had your surgery !!!! Congrats on your new &quo...

You can not do it "standing" NO WAY LOL ! The whole purpose of a "squat" is to fully relax your pelvic floor and making a natural "push" without straining. If you can not make a full squat it defeats the purpose. BUT - you are already having a good results with whatever...

Since sphincter becomes relaxed and somewhat "stretched" during the surgery it allows bigger BMs to pass. Over time, sphincter will regain some strength (or all in my case LOL) and your poop will get smaller in size. ; ) If you suffer from constipation, I would advise you to stay on some k...

There are 2 kinds of fiber - soluble and insoluble. Insoluble fiber tends to make poop more bulky and soluble more soft. Metamucil made my poop more bulky than Benfiber, for example. Unfortunately, Benefiber upset my stomach, for some reason : (((, and I was not able to use it. If one tolerates Meta...

It is practically impossible for you to get "too much iron" from food !!!!! Taking Iron supplements is another story and one has to be very careful not to exceed recommended amount since it is highly toxic. Olive oil - can do you only good , no matter how much you take internally. I use on...

OH _ what a wonderful news http://r15.imgfast.net/users/1514/24/56/02/smiles/th_k010.gif !!!! I chose the right day to "log-in" , I guess :D !!!!!! That is fantastic Steve http://r15.imgfast.net/users/1514/24/56/02/smiles/551761.gif !!!! And yes, unfortunately the amount of discomfort is n...

I was never constipated to begin with , so I did not need to be on any supplements for long after either LIS :roll: After second LIS I used Colace for 2 weeks , I think :roll: BUT - I am exception and IMO you should stay on fiber or softeners for life if you tend to constipate since otherwise you wi...

Yeap - no harm in using it : ))) ! It can only get less effective, but can not "spoil" in 6 mos . : ))) ! Glad to hear it is still "working"

I had 2 LIS surgeries and I have no incontinence of any kind. I just want to say that you HAVE to regulate your BMs more successfully since it would be optimal for your butt to have BM at least once a day :roll: If you continue to have irregular BMs - it will be hard to heal your fissure even with L...

The thing with the "healing nicely" is that it has no real meaning in relation to "healing forever" http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_cry.gif . Wishing you complete and forever healing though - there are patients who actually are able to stay healed after healing chronic fissur...