conistipation and possible fissure..can u relate?

[lily'ssleeve 0]

The last five days was painful like hell..am starting to get depressed..I am 7 weeks out and I have severe conistipation since the surgery..my doctor is strongly suggesting that i have anal fissure n i might need surgery..I cant go through another surgery this soon so I am trying conservative management..I dont sleep at night unless i have an injection to kill the pain..sad n depressed and I really need some hope..did any of u experience something like that??when?n what did u do??

[smkeller 3]

Dear Lily, I am so sorry to hear of your pain and suffering. Are you seeing your regular doctor and/or a specialist too about this? I hope so.

I will, however, pass along to you my own practice of flushing out my lower intestine opening area (trying to be nice) with an influx of warm Water from a pressure hose, which I have found to be very beneficial.

I presently use - and have for the last two or three years, a twenty dollar Wal-mart pet washing nozzle with a plastic hose that connects at the shower head with a button to toggle to regular shower use.

I started this because as I became heavier and heavier, I simply could not reach 'down and under' enough the get clean. Sometimes, in public places on a hot day, I would be embarrassingly reminded of that failure. Also, with any needed repeated cleaning from illness' causing diarrhea or sores, or what ever, that area became RAW, itchy, then sweat gets down there and - UGH, just nothing that makes for a good day.

So... one day after I had done my number two, I dutifully climbed into an available shower because showering after going #2 had become my practice by that time, I noticed that this shower had a really nice metal hand-held nozzle on a hose. An idea occured to me to try and clean myself by jamming the head of the nozzle up against my... you know, rear gateway, and force a stream of warm Water up in there. Well, not only did it feel somewhat sinfully good, but it loosened a considerable amount of matter that would be just sitting in those tubes for up to a whole twenty-four hours. It made something of a mess on the floor, but it was a shower, and there was soap, so it did all go down the drain eventually. After a while this completely eliminated the need for abrasive paper use and the feeling that half of it was still "up there"

It has became addictive, and I do it to this day; usually after morning coffee. Amazing how little Charmin you have to buy. I don't know if this will help you, but it is a lot cheaper and easier than surgery if if does.

Love and best wishes, and please don't tell anyone I told you about this. Not even my wife knows.

The last five days was painful like hell..am starting to get depressed..I am 7 weeks out and I have severe conistipation since the surgery..my doctor is strongly suggesting that i have anal fissure n i might need surgery..I cant go through another surgery this soon so I am trying conservative management..I dont sleep at night unless i have an injection to kill the pain..sad n depressed and I really need some hope..did any of u experience something like that??when?n what did u do??

[Foxbins 625]

Miralax helped me. Worked the morning after. No fissures, thankfully. And drinking lots of Water, at least 64 oz, more if you can.

[KellyL 173]

Miralax or benefiber added to drink or food helps, as well as lots of Water. Also till you get past the rough time, perhaps stool softners? I hope you feel better soon!