by GilmoreGirl » 04 Dec 2016, 18:35
Sorry to hear you're suffering - no fun at all.
I used a couple of over the counter creams with both an acute fissure I healed about two years ago and my current chronic fissure which is on the mend:
- baby wipes! Very soothing. I also have wipes with witch hazel which are very cooling, or you can buy witch hazel in other forms
- triple antibiotic polysporin (in Canada) with 5% lidocaine - the lidocaine is soothing and inreally found the polysporin to be healing
- zincofax or other zinc oxide cream - this is messy and i used only at night. It is a protective barrier cream. I would put on the polysporin and wait 10 min then add a blob of this on top and go to bed.
- sitz bath with Epsom salts and coconut oil, especially after a bowel movement
And as others have said fibre (maybe psyllium husk!) and water, and a stool softener like miralax if you find you need it. Hope that helps!