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Lisa, I truly feel for you as I have had episodes of awfuls fissures. Here are a few suggestions that have helped me.

This may sound goofy, but Tinactin helped me(yes, the foot cream). Here is a link of a few people who had success with it. http://www.boardsailor.com/jack/af/patient_32.htm

Another thing I would do is take a small amount of Nature's Way Bone, Flesh and Cartilage cream and mix that with a drop of wheatgerm oil (prick a capsule and squeeze out a drop).

Right before having a bowel movement put a gob of vaseline up in the anal canal as this will help the stool to slide out without further tearing. I would also do sitz baths and have the bath water ready to get into right after a BM in order to help relax the muscles and help with the pain. I would also use ice packs to help numb the area throughout the day.

Have you tried Natural Calm. It is a magnesium powder that you can add to tea at night. It helps to keep the stool soft as the last thing you want to do is strain when you have fissures.

I hope you can find something to help as I know how painful this can be.

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