i've had a fissure for about two months now with excruciating pain. i even had to take a few days off work because of how bad the pain was. i went to the doctor and asked me to start taking fiber with every meal. the fiber definitely helped with speeding up the bowel movements and reduced the spasms somewhat, but it wasn't working fast enough and the pain was still there.
the next day after the doctor visit, i thought of using olive oil enemas to lubricate my bowel movements and hopefully reduce the pain. i did this with a rectal syringe, and used the equivalent of around 4-5 tablespoons of olive oil per enema. i did the enema at least 2-3 hours before my next bowel movement. now i don't know if this a coincidence or not, but my second bowel movement after i started using the enema was completely painless and without any spasms. it's only been 5 days since i started doing this, but my bowel movements have all been painless so far. if it really is the olive oil working, then i have no idea how it's able to give me pain free bowel movements. my hope is that each painless bowel movement brings me closer to healing this up.
anyway, i'm wondering if any of you are also curious enough to try this out and let me know if it works for you as well. that way at least it'll be certain that it isn't just a coincidence on my part. if you do manage to gather up the courage to try this, just remember three things: 1) olive oil doesn't get absorbed into the colon, it just sits there in your rectum until you empty it out, so never try to pass wind unless you want an unholy mess in your pants, and 2) use liquid soap to clean up after your bowel movements because oil is messy, and lastly 3) smear on plenty of vaseline/lubricant onto the tip of the rectal syringe or enema nozzle to make the insertion less painful.
let us know how it goes! i'll also try to keep you guys updated with my own progress.