Hello everyone,
I have been posting on this board on and off for a few months now. Although my story doesn't seem as bad as others, we all know this problem can be frustrating, depressing and embarassing. I've been really lucky in that I have mostly been able to heal my fissure. But it seems like every few weeks I have a small retear. And I know I only have myself to blame as once I start feeling "normal" again I start being more careless about what I eat and less disciplined about all my routines. It seems like even a slightly hard poop causes a retear again. Based on what I've read on this board some people are just more prone to tearing, and like a lot of us have concluded, healing is a life long process as a single meal can cause a problem for us.
My question is, how does one keep motivated for so long? even when the pain and symptoms are gone? Does this happen to some of you? When I am having pain and issues I swear that I will forever be careful with what I eat and I won't let this happen to me again. But then after a few weeks of being pain free it's so easy to fall off the wagon and forget. What motivates some of you? What keeps those of you that have healed for long periods of time to keep being careful? I am also interested in some of the foods, self care routines that those of you who have healed still follow.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks :)