Am I healing?
Back in June I had what was my first fissure. I don't think I drank enough water the previous day bc the pain was like passing glass. It was horrendous... I didn't even know this could happen! I've always had a good diet and hydration.. I'm a vegetarian so all we eat is legumes, beans, nuts, oats, vegetables and a ton of fruit. I drink more than 65 oz a day of water. I don't smoke or drink alcohol. I don't drink anything but water. I don't take stool softeners because I don't need to as my diet and hydration keeps my stool soft (I believe I just didn't drink enough water that day)..I also take physllium husk powder in the morning with my vitamins. I also have 2-3 BM every morning. My husband and I are pretty regular when it comes to that.
I was on nitroglycerin for about 6+ weeks. He also gave me hydrocortisone suppositoties that I used for about a week. The pain gradually got better to where it was just burning right at the beginning of my BM as opposed to being in pain all day in the beginning. Two weeks ago I went back to my GI and he said I was 90% healed. I was not in any pain during BM and no bleeding. Every now and then I feel a bit of irritation around my skin tag (from a previous hemmoroid). I also have been lubing the area up before my morning BMs and it seems to help.. my GI also said I could use butt paste if it gets irritated so I have also been using my daughters cream. It's been 2 weeks and just minor spots of blood when it's irritated but no pain. Am I healing?