Anal Fissure Support Forum

Dealing with AF, thrombosed hemorrhoid, and now tight sphincter after BM this morning. . . I can tell muscle spasms are next.

What can I do to prevent this? Add heat? Expand manually?

... healing and was no longer red and angry. At the 4 week mark CRS said it was healing and internal sphincter could no longer be seen. I haven't had spasms or real pain for almost 2 weeks now. I've only been uncomfortable enough to remind me I have this fissure. I also do PT twice a week. All of ...

For those who look for answers regarding fissures, spasms, constipation etc, I wish I can explain in a few words, how I managed to keep it away on my own for more than 2 years now without LIS/Botox etc, after 14 years of ongoing suffering from fissures ...

... felt confident enough to start taking Vyvanse, an ADD med that I had thought may have caused previous fissures. Today, I had an okay BM with light spasms, then a watery BM (which I sometimes have anyways) and immediately dealt with the old familiar pain. What I realized though is that the doctors ...

Summary: There are several treatments for Levator syndrome (anal sphincter spasms) which *may* work for you and which are either free or low cost and have few-to-no side effects. Most revolve around learning how to relax and specifically relax the anal sphincter. ...

... and compassionate responses given by everyone on the board. I feel like i have searched for this and while there are a lot of posts related to spasms this is one thing (of many) that i haven't been able to figure out. I can't figure out what is responsible for spasms that last 8 hours after ...

... one step back kind of deal. My question is about the Nifedipine. On good days, I find I don't use it as often as I am not experiencing muscle spasms. But I wonder if it's important to keep up on it no matter what, as a preventive? Thoughts? One more thing - I've seen posts where folks talk ...

Hi all

Do anal spasms come and go?

Yesterday I had 3 bowel movements! Today I am struggling with one although the urge to go is there. Has anyone found this or are your symptoms fairly consistent?

Shania

Is it ok to use an ice pack? Heat seems to make me worse.

... too excited because this has happened before and I've relapsed for no apparent reason, but anyway I find even when pain-free I still experience spasms down there but there's no pain. It's an uncomfortable feeling, though. If I'm feeling anxious I really notice it, like it's opening and closing ...