by bryony » 23 Mar 2018, 08:40
Hello, been reading these posts on and off for a while and I just wanted to give my experience of having a fissure and being pregnant. I know very well how unhelpful doctors, nurses and non-specialists are when treating a fissure, especially when pregnant. I unfortunately haven't been able to see a specialist yet, although I think it will be happening quite soon. I got my first fissure before getting pregnant with my first child and needless to say, when I did get pregnant, I had to live with it for the entire pregnancy, using all the creams possible, taking metamucil, magnesium, sometimes colace, not being sure whether I could take miralax/movicol but trying it anyway....The pain was unbearable as we all know and like anyone pregnant with a fissure, was dreading the birth. I wanted a natural birth, but the thought of it ripping the fissure open even more scared the life out of me. So, when I did give birth, everything went fine...the fissure was surprisingly tolerable afterwards. It was like the weight of baby was no longer there and so seemed to help a little. I battled with it for a few months, what with the breastfeeding, and then gradually it went away. I didn't change anything I did before the birth, just metamucil, magnesium and trying to eat well. I did have nitroglycerin but was told not to take that. However, I did use it ever so often when I had flare ups. This was last year and now I am pregnant with baby number 2...had a thrombosed hemorrhoid and voilà, either my old fissure opened up or a new one formed...back to square one. I am obviously worried about the birth, but if all goes like last time, this thing will heal and I will continue my old habits, which I never gave up anyway. That's pregnancy for you I guess.