I have been lurking this forum for a while but never really joined as I havent had incredible issues with my fissure. I got a skin tag a few years back and another the first week of college this year (Wonderful food right?). But my fissure never really hurts at all.. only if I eat incredibly poorly. The only issue I have is the sentinel piles which is what I have looked to get rid of. They decrease now and again but usually stay about the same. I decided to post after I saw a recent post about anal sex, and this is where it gets interesting (and a bit wierd for the feint of heart). I started anal play a little while after my AF, never with a guy but I really enjoy buttplugs. Recently I have gotten to using progressively larger plugs for an increased amount of time (hour or two up to a whole night). I started two big and bled a little a year ago so since then ive worked up gradually and despite a few times of soreness I actually feel great. I have had absolutly no issues with BM and I think this is because of the stretching of the anus gradually rather than instantly in a BM. I am not using big plugs, stuff any begginner could try.

It was a bit accidental line up of events but I think it helped me a lot. Havent seen a post specific to this so sorry for the long text but thats my two cents. Would love to hear reaponses?

Thanks - Cran

Hi Cranberry. Glad to hear things are improving for you and thank you for joining to share your insight. This, indeed, has been discussed on here, referred to as 'anal dilation.' There have been some who have improved their fissure with this treatment and it is apparently used more in Europe for precisely that. It is also something I am hoping to progress to soon. Just like any muscle I suppose, the sphincter can tighten up if not stretched. Do you have a certain brand you use? What size have you progressed to?

Hope things continue to improve for you!

It makes sense, those of us who who suffer are pooping through an opening that is too small.....something's gotta give, yup, the exit blows up, ouch

I'm interested in using butt plugs, I can't find any medical dilators in NZ. The butt plugs all seem to start quite large and being tapered it would be tricky to go to the same thickness each time if you were building up the the full girth. I need to read more on anal dilation on this site but wondering if doing the dilation post BM then as it is healing again will it heal stretched.

Cran I have the same questions as msimon, what size did you start with?

It's a locked topic and you can find it here: self-dilation-t4261.html#p68751