Hello all,
I have had my fissure for about 7 weeks. I had some oral surgery in February and in the crazy
post-surgery liquid and squishy food diet, I passed two very large and hard stools. Wish I could take that mashed potato and protein.. drink diet back, but alas. Unfortunately it took me
about a week to get to my doctor who simply didn't see or think fissure, told me I might have
and internal hem. and sent me on my way with some suppositories. Well, that pain increased
tenfold the first time I used one of the suppositories. I managed to get an appointment with
a gastro doc a few weeks later who immediately knew what was up and got me on some nifedipine cream.
I'm still hopeful that I am healing. I feel better everyday that I follow the regimen, but if I stray....oh boy. By the way, my pain usually is not too bad during a bm, it is for hours afterward...sometimes the whole day until I wake up next a.m. But, each day that I follow
the nifed. cream, fiber, sitz bath, miralax, good diet protocol, I feel a little better. The biggest factor
for me is keeping things soft, soft, soft, soft....especially since I usually go twice and sometimes three times a day.
Sadly, exercise seems to irritate me. Is that true for everyone else with an AF?