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by jsqu99 1207 days ago
i had an anal fissure for some time (6 weeks) and it was also unbearable. opiods didn't help at all. the drs told me something about them not working in that part of the body. hot baths several times a day. they wanted me to insert some cream up there using my pinky, which just make the pain worse by re-aggravating the area. I'm still not sure how it eventually healed, but I really started to understand why people in chronic pain would consider suicide.
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Been there and can sympathise. After a couple of weeks you literally wonder if this is your entire life now and if you want to live like it.

The worst bit though was how I got the fissure. I had a nearly completely obstructed anus. The human body will clear that if you like it or not, with or without medical intervention and it will do damage on the way out. Ugh.

Eat more fibre and drink more water!

Been there and that took like over a year to fully become normal again.