Been lurking on here for a while and thought it was about time I introduced myself.
My name's bumholepain and I have an anal fissure.
About 5 years ago is when I first experienced it. BM time was a terrifying experience, where the toilet bowl would end up looking like a murder scene. Glyceral trinitrate helped at first, but it kept reoccuring so I saw a surgeon and had an anal surgical stretch, which worked almost immediately.
Within the last couple of years, it's reared it's ugly head once again. This time around I've learned how to manage it, which is by sitting in a warm bath after a bm, occasionally applying glyceral trinitrate, but most effectively by drastically reducing my food intake so that I reduce the frequency of going to the toilet. On top of that I tend to limit my diet to mostly fruit/vegetables and take regular fibre supplements.
Last weekend, I cut myself again really badly and was in so much pain that I couldn't sleep all night. I've been managing it in my usual way since then, so it's not hurting too badly now (though still bleeds every time I got to the toilet).
Anyway, this time the re-occurance got me worried for the first time and I really don't know what I should do next
Should I just give in to the fact that this is with me forever? Is there anything more sinister that could happen to me as a result? Should I go back to the surgeon? Any words of advice or encouragement would be much appreciated.
Thanks for reading.
bhp