I've been looking at posts for the last year or so, but now I feel ready to share my own experience.
I'm a 22 year old female who has had an anal fissure for two years now. Since then it has re-torn multiple times and I always feel like I'm going back to square one. One minute it seems like it's healing and the next it is at its worst again. I'm just getting really fed up. I've been to the doctors twice and I am looking to go again. The first time they just told me to take fibregel every day , which just didn't seem to work (maybe because I wasn't persistent enough) and the second time they said the same thing but said if it didn't get better they would give me some cream (can't remember the name but it's meant to give you really bad headaches).
Anyway , fast forward to now, it's been over a year since I went to the doctors. The pain only really lasts when I go to the toilet , and maybe 5-10 minutes after if it's a bad day. Sometimes there is a bit of bright , red blood but not always. Most of the time I just have a sharp pain but no bleeding and it always seems to re tear when it's that time of the month (anyone else have this problem?)
I'm just looking for advice really , should I get this cream or give fibre gel another go? I do believe partly the reason it hasn't healed yet is due to my lack of persistence with eating a good amount of fibre every day , and not drinking enough water. Any help appreciated because I'm starting to get paranoid it's something more serious (I'm sure you hyperchondriacs out there can relate)
EDIT: just been reading posts about organic virgin coconut oil. Has this worked for anyone/ would you recommend it ?