Fissure - please help!

There is a prescription ointment your doctor can prescribe for you that will numb the area and give you relief. I forget the name, but I'm sure if you call your doctor he/she will know.

In the meantime sitz baths 3-4 times a day worked great for me. I just sat in hot water with some epsom salts for about 15 minutes at a time. It took a little while for the fissures to heal, but they eventually did.

Nifedipine 2% gel is what I use on my reoccurring fissure my doctor at Mayo prescribed it a year ago and said it was relativity new and I have to go to a special pharmacy for it because they have to make it there. I also take Epsom salt baths everyday. Tucks and other hemorrhoid ointments can help. Your doctor can also prescribe Ansul cream but the Nifedipine works much better for me. It also helps to use wet wipes instead of regular toilet paper. Don't be afraid to ask for pain medication either besides helping with the pain it slows things down and gives the fissure a little more time to heal between BMs. I had a kidney stone and the fissure at the same time and told my doctor the fissure pain was at least twice as bad the the kidney stone pain they hurt and are very frustrating had mine for over a year on and off now.

Hi. My name is Patti. I have had the horrible fissures you talk about. Mine felt like I was passing broken glass. I keep, on hand, lidocaine ointment. The doctor prescribed it for me. I use it before I go - insert some into your bottom...gently. Then I use the wet wipes. I also sat in the tub alot. Hope this advice helps. And keep the lidocaine with you. It's a god send.