Hello Everyone,
My story...
Had really bad BMs for the past year. Maybe once a month or so and usually after a hard night dringking or eating a huge Ribeye. I thought I might have hems so I would just use some hem cream and a few days later it would clear up. About 2 mos ago, My BMs started hurting again and never quit. 2 weeks ago they got a little worse and i tried some Prep H Suppositories. This didn't help. Then on Monday (5 days ago), hard a horrible BM and I thought uhoh, something is wrong. Lot sof blood. On Tuesday morning it was unbearable. I was left trembling and shaking and blood vessels had poped on my forehead from the strain. I called up my docotr and got an appt that morning. Described my symptoms and he said it was hems, but gave me a referral to a CRS if it got worse. I couldn't handle it and called the CRS and got an appt that afternoon.
CRS told me I had a fissure. He prescribed me Diltiazem cream and Colace pills and a high fiber diet. Said I had a 50/50 chance of getting better.
I went home and found this site and have been reading it ever since.
I started taking Miralax yesterday afternoon because I didn't have a BM yesterday morning and got scared.
Finally had a BM this morning. Hard and scary at first and softer towards the end.
I am lost on what to eat. Since Tuesday afternoon, I have been eating peeled apples, bananas, pears, and Fibre One cereal with a little milk. Does anyone have any advice on food?
Thanks you all for this forum. It is so nice to know I am not alone.