Hi everyone,
As many of you have no doubt found out, a perianal abscess is created when one of the anal glands becomes clogged and thus infected (just like a pimple, only much, much worse). I'm curious if any of you have read anything about how exactly we can keep the anal glands nice and clean. Of course, most of the time there is no problem...but things like diarrhea and excessive pushing of hard stools can lead to this clogging. I had an abscess drained on October 31st, 2014 and I had a fistulotomy at the same spot on January 7th, 2015....I was fully healed by April 10th-11th but some mild pain would come and go for a few months after (it IS a big scar, afterall). Now my main goal is to never let it happen again. I spoke with a very experienced CRS who stated it was "highly unlikely" that I would develop another abscess at a different anal gland, but I'd still like to know what everyone's thoughts are on keeping them from getting clogged. I only use wet wipes during BMs now and I use a bidet once a day as well. In addition, my diet is much more fiber focused and I use Metamucil. I DO NOT have Crohn's or any other bowel issue.