Almost 3 weeks without bleeding or glass pain, am I healing?
It’s been almost 3 weeks since I last had the sharp “glass” pain during bowel movements, and I haven’t had any bleeding during that time either.
I’ve been keeping my stools extremely soft with stool softeners, fiber, plenty of water, and being careful with my diet. I still get anxious every time I have to go because of how bad the pain used to be, but so far everything has stayed soft and pain-free.
For those of you whose fissures healed without surgery:
Did you reach a point where the pain and bleeding just never came back?
How long did you continue stool softeners or fiber after you felt better?
Were you eventually able to eat normally again without worrying about reopening the fissure?
I’m cautiously optimistic, but I’m still scared it’s going to come back.