marg6043 wrote:J-Fissure wrote:Wow. Tried vaseline. Not perfect (but that would be impossible), but wow today is going to be a good day. Wish I had tried that sooner -- I will start using it from now on. ty for the encouragement.
J
Hello there J-Fissure Vaseline is one of the first things I tell people to use when they are suffering with the pain and irritation of a fissure, stools are very irritating so you can imagine what happens when they pass over an open and raw fissure.
Another good day using vaseline! I would say that there are two parts that contribute to pain. First the anus has to stretch and second the stool passes over the fissure. For the stretching part, I think vaseline can only do so much. This stretching pain is not overwhelming for me and is really just mildly uncomfortable. When the stool passes over the fissure... I can only describe this as mind-piercing pain. I think the vaseline lubricates and acts as a barrier. I also believe it prevents me from ripping open my fissure with every BM which I have been doing for around 2 years now! Anyway, I hope I can rack up a bunch of good days like this and maybe have some healing. Thanks!!
J