Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and really hoping people out there can help me. I've had an anal fissure for 4 years now and have had 6!!!! Operations but nothing seems to work. Am now on anti depressants and have gained a huge amount of weight so feeling very low. I'm seeing my consultant in 3 weeks and think I'm going to ask him if I can have a stoma bag as I'm sure still using the area every time is not helping. I'm sure I read somewhere that this is done as standard in America but when I asked about it a couple of years ago he said when it was reversed the fissure would just come back. Any advice or help would be very welcome as really don't want any more muscle cut as scared stiff I'll lose control!!
Thanks everyone.