I've had my fissure for 6 weeks as a result of chronic diarrhea that I've had since May. Usually I am able to function OK at work, however the last week has been horrible. I have pain when I move/sit/stand/walk/everything. Thankfully, I am able to sleep.
One thing I've noticed, is that diarrhea has become the kiss of death for me. As my gasto specialist said, it's much harder on my anus than a formed stool. If I have a day with a lot of diarrhea, I will be in debilitating pain for several days afterward. When the pain starts to subside, I will have another day of bad diarrhea, and it starts all over again.
Today I noticed that my pain is slightly more tolerable than it has been over the last week (I could actually put equal weight on both butt cheeks when sitting in the bath) and sure enough, I had diarrhea this morning. I decided to "nip it in the bud" and immediately took half of an anti-diarrhea pill (a whole pill makes me constipated).
I get slight pain relief from the ointments I got from the doctor, from using my hot water bottle, and swimming. I also take zinc and vitamin B6 (as of 2 days ago).
I have also cut my diet in half, in the hopes that I will stop having diarrhea, and stop having so many bowel movements. So I kind of worries me that I still had diarrhea this morning in spite of the fact that I am barely eating anything.
I am really hopeful that I can go to a Greenday concert tonight; I was able to sit in the tub and also sit at my kitchen table. It's not super comfortable, but not impossible. I really don't want this fissure to take over my social life!