Hello everyone,
I've suffered from my anal fissure for almost two years now and, since I'm now finally recovering, wanted to share some thinks which worked like a miracle for me. I don't need to mention wholegrain-bread, drinking large quantities of water or tea and chewing very thoroughly, since most of you probably already now this.
So what finally helped me get rid of the pain, was a blend of two salves, a lot of "Sauerkraut" and figs, and a homeopathic medicine (though I only took this for a couple of days, so if you're not a friend of homeopathy - which helped me a lot, not only with my fissure -, just leave it out and see how it works.) I'm not sure whether it is possible to buy Sauerkraut in countries other than Germany, I can imagine it is way harder to get. However, when I started eating four forks of Sauerkraut before every meal and ate dried figs (Chewing is incredibly important!) inbetween, the consistency of my stool was extremly soft, which helped the fissure to heal up to a point where it could finally start recovering.
In addition, I found it incredibly helpful to "stretch" when applying the salves. I realize that this is painful at first but I think it is the only way the fissure doesn't rip open every time you visit the toilet. The salves I used were the "Calendula wound salve" from Weleda and a salve called "Hametum". Its main ingredient is Hamamelis, so I think any salve with Hamamelis as a main ingredient will do.
I just wanted to share this knowledge. Maybe it helps someone out there. I know how extremly painful fissures are, I've been dealing with them for a long time now and I was glad for every little piece of advice I could find. I've almost no pain anymore at this moment - Let us hope it stays that way! :)
Edit: The homeopathic medicine was called "Grafites C30". A befriended doctor of mine told me to take three globuli each day, but cease taking them as soon as I feel improvement, which was only two days after my first intake.
All the best to you!