Anal Fissure Support Forum

Hi everyone, I am new here after having analabscess drained on 01 december 2021 and told that I have a fistula need operation. I am happy to find this forum as I read alot of stories and encouragement as I was reading google information previously which can be depressing. ...

Hi I have a fistula surgery in a few weeks and I am nervous and wondering if I should go through with it. It was identified by a CRS and then the MRI results said it is an inter sphincter fistula about 1/2 centimeter wide. It does ...

I'm a 51 yo male, fit and in good health. I'm here to share my personal fistula story, a successful one, with the forum in order to give something back, since the contributions here were a big help in the process, both in terms of encouragement and information. ...

... a DUMB stupid idea, listening to people on the internet was the dumbest thing I could ever do" Thing got infected, turned into asbcess and fistula and nearly died. Noway to get surgery or anything even antibiotics was useless. Took his advice did sitzbath 3 times a day for 4 months straight ...

So as of November 11th, I've had a fistula. This is part of a domino effect from an ongoing issue I have with anal fissures. Here's how it went for me. Back in August or so, I had yet another anal fissure. The bowel movement wasn't even that ...

... surgically. Took only 5 days to completely heal up. In July, there was a small hard lump formed, and the surgeon said he think it has formed a fistula, very shallow and simple at 6 oclock. So he scheduled me for a fistulotomy. I had it on July 23rd. The first 2 weeks I healed up very well. ...

Me again, thought I'd post this separately instead of including with my food query!! So, typically, my period is due around the same time as my fistula surgery is scheduled. I'm a bit bothered about this as I can't use tampons and I'm worried about keeping the area clean. Do you keep the fistula ...

Hello Hoping for some advice, please. After waiting months to see a specialist I've finally had my fistula diagnosed and had gone on the waiting list for an operation. The surgeon said I could be waiting up to 6 months anyway but now with coronavirus and non urgent operations ...

... of healing it would seem, plus the soreness and weeping was really getting to me. I was surprised when she said she thought it might be a fistula- I'd read about these before but they seem to be usually associated with an abscess- I thought. I don't recall having an abscess ever so now ...

Hey Gang, Long time since I posted here. I thought all my issues were resolved last Feb 2018 after my last round of GTN as I hadn't had a fissure or abscess since. 30y, male, history of fissures since 2013, an abscess at the end of 2017. Last fissure was healed in Feb 2018 and been fine since. Last ...