Leaving well enough alone?

I have rectal issues. Every time I go #2 it hurts, from just a little bit to about a level 4 out of 10. This is down from the level 25 pain it was before Remicade when I had a fissure/fistula (jury still out on that one). Other than the immedaite pain I go on about my life and am very active. However, the pain is enough that I get up early enough so that I can sit in the bath for awhile. Plus, if I ever needed to go poop during the day at work I'd hold it because the discomfort would be tough to live with at work.

I don't have the fissure anymore.I think I have some inflammation that is up and down depending on whatever I ate.

My question is, since I'm dealing with the pain and it's nothing like what it once was, I'm being treated with Remicade, should I just leave well enough alone? My options are getting many more painful probes and probably being given the choice for upping my dosage or some macabre surgery.

My GI says never compare my pain with someone else, but I kind of feel like since I'm nowhere near as bad off as a lot of y'all that I should just chill, be thankful and just keep dealing with it as I have. But that little voice keeps telling me I'm so darned close to normal, what could be done to make me 100 percent?

Your ideas? Thanks.

I think rectal meds would be a good option, my favorite is cortifoam, flagyl never helped me, but it does for many others...either way, rectal meds is what I'd probably try...you should talk with your doc about this, don't leave it if it's causing you grief.

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If pain is affecting your daily life it should be discussed with your doctor and treated-I agree with the others that rectal meds are probably your best option.
Sj

Pain says to me that you have either a continuing infection from the fistula/fissure or a stricture. One possible thing you could try is a suppository containing propolis. It is used in healing burns and is known for its antibiotic action and its ability to minimize scars. It is also used in suppositories, but I can't find any online except from Europe - Russia, Germany, Roumania. You could try a cream containing propolis, but I don't know how far up the origin of the pain is. It is a fairly harmless idea and it would cost less than most medical intervention.

Have you tried Hydrocortisone suppositories/creams? (Prescription strength.)

When I woke up this morning (kind of musical...) I remembered seeing a product advertised on Jini Patel Thompson's web page called Fissure Heal. It is found here: http://www.imixnaturals.com/