Anal Fissure Support Forum

This has been a huge issue for me. I've seen it referred to as the "plug effect" on here. It's those first small, hard pieces that always result in my retears. ...

... and family... I'm also becoming more increasingly aware of the "plug effect" which I have seen mentioned on here. That first piece can be quite hard but is ...

... juice before bed the problem is is that even if I take heaps I get the plug effect hard plug followed by what ever sometimes perfect stool follows the plug sometimes if ...

... as if it s normal amount, it pushes by itself out. I still think the plug effect is your tight muscles. I dont know the mechanosm, but I had it too from time to time ...

Just wanted to say I drink only one coffee a day an then I drink 2ltrs of water no other fluids so I don't think for some people anyway that coffee or water is the cause I eat healthy too but I get the dam plug an I'm to scared to try different foods to add or remove any

I'm another that would strongly recommend Miralax. I'm currently pregnant and it worked well enough to cure my severe constipation. I'm now managing with diet alone, but I was almost 100% pain free with Miralax no matter when I went. Unfortunately, I still have beem unable to heal without further me...

i thought id add my two cents here: ive not experienced the plug effect in about 5months now, after daily occurences of it for years. while away from home and away ...

Hi guys, I haven't had the plug effect as they call it for a few months now after I started drinking a 16 oz cup of warm water first thing ...

... If the pain is gone you’re unlikely to have spasms. It won’t have much effect on the actual healing I think. - Zinc cream I used this whenever I ... effect. Don’t’ spend any money on this. Anal Dilation I bought a butt plug to dilate my sphincter (4-5cm diameter). I did this for a few weeks ...

... is a company in Germany that sells a device, basically a small butt plug. The company is called Tordynex. Their website is all in German, the ... within a few days. I was amazed, because none of the creams had had any effect. After three months my fissure was gone. It came back though because ...