by Deleted User 5 » 27 Nov 2007, 16:12
Marvin,
Is there some reason why you can't just eat ordinary fruits and vegetables?
I hope the wheatgrass works, I really do, but I had a fissure for almost a year, and have been on this board for another year.
I have found that for most people with a chronic fissure, it takes lifestyle changes. There aren't any miracle creams out there, none. There just aren't.
1) You have to change your diet. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, less meat, and no junk food. Avoid dairy. Eat soft foods, rather than thing like roasted peanuts. drink adequate amounts of water (no need to drink more than 6-8 glasses a day)
2) Take a hot soaking bath as many times a day as you can. This brings blood to the fissure site and promotes healing. It also relieves the pain a lot.
3) Take a stool softener everyday.
4) see your doctor.
5) There are several types of treatment available than can help heal, or at the very least, lessen your pain.
2% nefedipine or Diltiazem cream, prescribed by a medical practitioner.
.02% nitro cream, also by prescription
Botox injections.
LIS surgery (which cured me)
If you read the posts, you'll see there are many other ways in which different people cope with their fissures. Such as squatting to have a BM, probitotics, macrobitotics, etc.
Good luck!