Hello All! I'm 18 and my 19th birthday is this coming Tuesday. I have been suffering from an anal fissure since last Saturday, diagnosed on Monday. I was prescribed an oral numb agent (to be inserted via rectum), a hydrocort suppository, stool softner, and told to buy tucks wipes for cleaning. I also had an internal hemorrhoid, but that hasn't been causing me any pain since about Friday. I had very few bowel movements that were minuscule up until Thursday afternoon when I had a proper one that hurt like hell and a little blood came out. Strangely I felt much better. I had another proper bowel movement yesterday that hurt a little less, and one that basically didn't hurt too much (during or after) today. There has been no spotting or blood in my bowel movements since the one I mentioned that happened Thursday.
Do you think this is a sign that I'm healing? I've changed my diet to include water and only fiber-y materials like apples, and have (begrudgingly) cut coffee, tea, soda, and other sources of caffeine out of my diet. I'm hoping to be all good by my birthday, and I was wondering if any of you acute anal fissure sufferers would have any time frames of when it... stopped bothering you so much.
Thanks!
(I listed the medicines that I was prescribed as they seem to help, and it may be useful information for future anal fissure sufferers who happen to peruse my thread)