fissures
#251822 - 03/12/06 02:32 PM
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zoe85
Reged: 03/12/06
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hi all,
i have ibs-c and i have developed a fissure (small cut) in my rectum. It won't heal and this is just making everything even more unpleasant than it was before! Has this ever happened to anyone before and do you have any hints on what I could do to help heal this thing!
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I'm not sure if I have any advice you haven't heard before. I just mainly wanted to let you know that you are not alone and it will eventually heal and get better. After having my son, my IBS started. I'm really an IBS-A, alternating between C and D. I developed a fissure, and man does that hurt! And seeing blood after going to the bathroom definitely doesn't make you feel any better about your condition! Who knew a little cut could sting so bad and cause such a scene! My doctor of course said to do anything I could to make my stools softer: take a fiber supplement, eat more fiber, drink more water. I take the Acacia fiber supplement multiple times a day (obviously I started slow and built up my dose). I also try to incorporate a little IF when I can, like eating 1 or 2 strawberries after a meal. And I also drink TONS of water. I don't drink while eating since that can affect digestion, but between meals I guzzle water and tea! I'm also nursing my son now which really takes a lot of your "liquids" from you, but by following these few simple measures, my fissure has healed! Knock on wood, but I think it's been healed for at least 6 months now, so I hope that means it won't come back. I know how horrible the fissure can be, pain wise and all. Mine use to heal and then break open again all the time...this is first time I've gone so long w/ it being healed! So trust me, once your body starts stablizing it will get better.
HOpefully I've helped a little and I hope it isn't too painful for you.
Take care,
Amber
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thank you so much, your comments were helpful! I appreciate the quick response...I'm sorry you had a fissure too, but it is nice to know that other people know how unpleasant they can be.
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I have never had one, but to deal with the pain could you use one of those sprays for hemmorhoids(sp) or sunburns? They have some sort of "caine" ending meaning that they are topical pain relievers. Just a thought.
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... a couple of years ago, so I DEFINITELY feel your pain! It was just awful, I remember lying on the couch all curled up and crying from the pain.
I got mine from being so IBS-D for ages, then was suddenly C.. I think that's what caused it anyway. I saw a couple of doctors in England, and was given topical creams for it but didn't have a whole lot of success with it.
When I came back home (to Canada), my GP sent me to a surgeon. He said that as it was a "chronic fissure" (At this time, I had probably had the thing for close to a year) that I would have to do something about it. He said that I could either have surgery (I can't remember the name of the surgery) where they basically cut a little bit of the muscle of the sphincter (sp) so that the fissure can heal and not be pulled apart every time you have a BM. The thought of this was too much for me at the time, so I went for the other option which was to have Botox injected into there, have it cease up the muscle for about 3 months to allow the fissure to heal.
So that's what I did and although getting the needles weren't pleasant, it was pretty quick and it did help a lot. The fissure took a while to heal completely, but eventually it did.. Sometimes I still get a little bit of pain there (very, very rarely) like when I had my colonoscopy prep or go from very D for a long time, to C.. or something, but NEVER as bad as it was.
I would say doing little things like using baby wipes, which are more soothing and using a hemmorhoid cream might help with the discomfort. Warm baths with epsom salts are good too.
I would ask your doctor about what your treatment options are, and see what he/she suggests.
I know my sister got one after she gave birth and she (who has no bowel problems, mind you) took a lot of fiber to make her poops really soft until the fissure healed itself. That's probably not an option for you, but maybe just seeing if there is anything you can adjust in your diet to make things a bit "smoother".
Good luck, hope this helps a bit!
--Steph
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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
IBS-D,pain.
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HELLO WERE U TALKING TO ME
DOT
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Hi Dott,
You seem a bit confused about how to use the message boards.. You have been replying to other people's posts, rather than creating your own.
When you go to the boards, click on "Post" at the top of the page to make your own post.
If you click reply in a post that someone else has written, you should be replying to what they have already written and not starting a new topic that isn't related.. this gets a little confusing for people trying to respond. This post, for example, you can see is someone asking a question about fissures.
Also, try not typing all your posts in caps lock as they are more difficult to read if you go through quite a few posts.
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
--Steph
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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
IBS-D,pain.
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