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Posted 11/30/2015 11:05 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone else here have issues with ongoing fissures? I think mine is always on the same spot. It will almost heal and then reopen. I use calmoseptine, nitro ointment and then canasa. It's so frustrating. I'm pretty sure I had it a year before my diagnosis. I always just thought it was a hemorrhoid. Has anyone had surgery or successfully healed one? I read that some people use coconut oil. It would be great if I could at least get this to resolve. Is it just part of UC and they reoccur with the disease?
Posted 12/1/2015 12:02 AM (GMT 0)
I have had them. They are the worst. They hurt like hell too. I got mine to heal by not wiping hard and also hot sitz baths. I bet a handheld bidet would help. Have you tried hydrocort supps?
Posted 12/1/2015 4:35 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't tried the hydrocortisone supp but I will ask for those. Thanks!
Posted 12/1/2015 10:14 AM (GMT 0)
I used hydrocortisone suppositories as well for mine. I'm surprised your GI has not mentioned them to you.
Posted 12/1/2015 2:19 PM (GMT 0)
my years of fissue (in the same spot) turned into a fistula with an absess and I had to have surgery. Antibiotics only help me. The antibiotics calmed my gut down. I got a fissure from going to the bathroom too much and too much pressure/cramping when I was going.

Cipro/Flagyl at the same times helped, Rafaximin finished up the healing .

If I eat bread, sugar, dairy of  any kind whatsoever my symptoms are a ALOT WORSE.

Sugar and Bread are a NO NO for me. I'm not perfect so that tells you I cheat and I pay for it :(

Also I was DX with UC for 10 years and went to Mayo they said because of my history with fissures and fistula they dx with Perianal fistualizing Chrons disease.

Really though, is there much difference? I don't have small bowel ulcers or anything, just all in my Large colon, rectum

Best of luck.

Posted 12/1/2015 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
I had a fistula for 11 years that just kept reinfecting, and in 2013 had a fistulectomy. Very uncomfortable for a few weeks after, but I am so glad I had it stripped out. Obviously I have been left with a nasty looking scar, but it's so much better than the horrendous pain from the fistula.

When it was really bad I used a sitz bath, but during the day when it was worse due to moving around I would place Duoderm over it, it provided a lot of relief - that's how I lasted 11 years without surgery!
Posted Yesterday 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
Aimz,

Any issues with incontinence after the surgery? I've read that can be a side effect.
Posted Yesterday 8:24 AM (GMT 0)
Hi countrymusic,

No, nothing at all. For around three months I was very cautious, I used to shower after every bm, I didn't go to work and was worried about going too far from home, so I would only venture to the local corner shop and back, but no incontinence at all, not even immediately following surgery. I had read awful stories about it which is a factor as to why I waited so long, but I'd not change a thing now!
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