Every time I go to have a BM, there's a little bit of pain during and for about 5 minutes after that. I get that.
About 45 minutes after that there's another bout of pain, that's fecal matter moving down and onto the fissure, I get that.
But the real fun starts 2 hours afterwards, that's where I get burning and stinging. I never get any spasms and the feeling is right on the skin of the anal canal. What causes this? I think that there's more fecal matter travelling. And this may last 3 to 6 hours and then goes away.
Can someone explain this better? What's going on and how to manage it? To me that's the worst part about this AF.
My hypothesis is that this is fecal matter and if I open up the wound and clean it with water thoroughly, the symptoms usually go away for about half hour but may return. I clean with warm water, and usually with an assistance of my lovely spouse who must be getting very tired of it.
Any pointers??? Suggestions?