Hi everyone,
I’m 45, F in Australia.
I am in the midst of a really intense chronic fissure journey, and the pain is often off the charts.
I have had little fissures before, but didn’t realise it could get like this. I had ongoing issues with roids as well, and have skin tags, the whole bit.
My job is a really intense one and very busy, and I got into a habit of not drinking much water, and not eating much in the day. That started this cycle of roid/bleeding fissure, and now this chronic and crazy painscape I reside in.
I am on the NG and nifipenidine, a lot of laxatives/stool softeners to make BM less traumatic, however it isn’t helping the spasms at all. I live with a heat pack now and hot bath/shower treatment. Trying more fibre and a lot more water
The pain killers don’t do much. I try to avoid them (constipation) and I also have found that brisk exercise does really help the pain, but a lot of times it’s 3am when the pain comes on and that isn’t feasible.
I’m about to try a fast/liquid diet, even though I have heard it only fixes the fissure and not the spasm.
I am hoping for support, advice, and to hear about how the surgery went. The outcomes sound scary and not that effective for many.
Thanks for reading