by Sunflower3 » 04 Jul 2022, 16:28
I have consulted this forum many times over the past year but have never posted until now when I realized that the recent success I've had might be helpful to others. I am an ovarian cancer survivor who had major surgery which included removing two-thirds of my colon; the result has been frequent BMs and the development of a very painful AF over a year ago. I have been on nifedipine suppositories and ointment (as well as nitroglycerin) but with little relief. I have been told by three colo-rectal specialists that it would not heal as long as I was on continued chemotherapy. A couple of months ago, a relative of a friend who is a wound care nurse offered a suggestion that has proven to be very helpful. She said that in addition to the nifedipine, it is important that there is always a barrier cream in the anus. She recommended a combination of Desitin Daily Defense Cream (this is not the ointment you buy in the store; it comes in a 16 oz. container and is ordered online) with generic bacitracin ointment. The proportion is supposed to be half and half, but I think I have used more cream than bacitracin. It is important to make sure this is inserted into the anus BEFORE every BM (I use a finger). After a few weeks, I no longer had the severe pain with BMs or the terrible pain afterwards. My fissure is still there but it is tolerable with this remedy. I have also had a break from chemo which I think has helped but I am convinced that this concoction has made the biggest difference. Hope it can help some of you!