by jr2 » 16 Apr 2013, 21:40
Have you tried any laxatives or enemas at home? As painful as it is, things are going to be so much worse the longer your stool stays in your colon getting dried out.
I've never tried the suppositories you mention, but they sound like hydrocortisone which might or might not give you much in the way of pain relief.
I've also never had manual removal of stools before, but I think you want to avoid that if at all possible. It will likely deepen the fissure you've got. Getting stools soft through a combination of diet and (for most people) stool softeners like Miralax and/or Colace...or Milk of Magnesia, is essential in fissure healing.
I'm so sorry you're in such a rough place with this right now. We all understand the desperation and the pain. I hope you have better, gentler days to come.