I had a fissure a few months ago, seems to be better now, knock on wood. I had to change my diet & make a conscious effort to temper "risky" foods for constipation with lots of fruits, veggies, water, etc. I also began taking one 500 mg Magnesium every morning, & two tablets 100 mg each of non-stimulant Colace stool softeners every night. I now typically have 1-2 small to medium sized bowel movements everyday, & usually they are passable & soft. I normally eat a normal breakfast, bacon, eggs, biscuit, or cereal, poptarts...For lunch, either fast food, salad, for dinner, whatever I want..The trick is I temper every meal with a half or whole cucumber, beans, or fresh veggies, and I eat two
apples (no skin) every day. If I eat something like pizza that in the past has been a problem for bulky stools, I drink more water or eat more beans or skinless fruits with it.
I am a slender guy, always have been. Most of my weight is usually belly fat, that's just the way I'm built. My heaviest was about 174, now I'm around 164. My question is, I really don't want to risk aggravating the fissure again..So is it safe for me to keep taking 1-2 Colace non laxative stool softeners every night?