Hi everyone. I have been reading many posts on here the past few weeks, and thank you because the most information I seem to obtain was from fellow sufferers.
I have been suffering with this pain for almost two months, first I thought it was a hemmorroid, but after a " crying fest" to my mommy ( I am 43 years old) she made me promise to go to the GI doc- who diagnosed the fissure and put me on nifedipine. He pretty much just said take stool softeners, high fiber, and try not to take Advil. To make it even more stressful, I just started a new job, which I had to take 6 days off from already from the pain.
I was wondering if anyone on here is gluten free? A few years ago I saw a nutritionist ( for other stomach issues) and she told me to follow a gluten free, dairy free diet. I was pretty strict for a bit and they were the best bowel moveents of my life :) But little by little I strayed.. RecentlyI have been getting most of my fiber from 12 grain bread, simply because I just dont want to eat ( lost 8 lbs in 10 days ) but I am wondering if there are people on here who notice if there is a difference in their movements without gluten? I am thinking that the bread is causing my hard stools..I have been eating at least the recommended amount of fiber, taking 3 Ducolax and not only are the still hard-they don't come out at once! It's like I have to go in a series of attempts, which makes the pain so much worse. Tonight I am going to try Miralax- I see a lot of positive info on here about it. I have been taking Advil ( usually only two a day), and some people say that cause constipation. But I don't know what to do, I need to get through the day..any tips would be appreciated!