Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Acacia fiber dosage and anal fissure

I have not been on this site for awhile but after what I have just been through I wanted to offer any wisdom I have gained. I am recovering from an anal fissure that I was starting to think was never going to go away. I have also had IBS for as long as I can remember. I thought years ago it was IBS d but now I think it was C with the resultant diarrhea associated with being constipated. Long story short, trying everything under the sun decided to try a new med for IBS which gave me horrendous diarrhea and then a fissure about four months ago. It would start to get better but then re open and was a vicious cycle. I tried nitro, dilt, and all other various creams. I finally saw a colorectal surgeon and had the spincterotomy and fissure repair a week ago. I have hope again! Yes I am sore from the surgery and having someone do surgery on that part of your body is scary but really it is so much better than before. I had so much pain I would be writhing in bed crying. I later learned that I was having spasms and that due to scar tissue my spincter was healing, then reopening, thus making the exit site much smaller. Due to the limited circulation to that part of your body things just don't heal well down there once chronic. Since having the surgery I also have not had any IBS symptoms and having a BM has been more close to normal than I can every remember. I wonder if my IBS was related to that? I am happy to give more details if needed, just don't suffer a day longer. They gave me such good meds and the surgery was over in ten minutes.

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