Anal fissures help😭

[Welsh81]

Has anyone tried this Diltiazem cream? Ive been given this by my private doctor as it comes highly recommend..ive been using it for a week and its made no difference what so ever..he said if this doesn't work I will need botox on my anus to help the heeling 🙈... I'm worried about that as ive read that you can have issues in becoming incontinent 🙈

Your advise or opinions will be greatly welcomed I'm at the end of my teather here😭

[Ashweb901]

No, i haven’t, but i see that the problem is tightness or spasms of the anal sphincter. This cream is meant to relax that muscle. I did do physical therapy to relax mine bc i have IBSC that the doc says is caused by muscle incoordination. The PT was very expensive. The purpose of the Botox would be to relax the overly tight sphincter. Have you tried biofeedback?

[Welsh81 in reply to Ashweb901]

No,what's Biofeedback?, i have a hospital appointment the end of the month too as Ive been having stomach problems and loo problems which isn't helping with the anul issue🙈

[Joey01]

It won't work in a week. It could be a month before you see any improvement. Stick with it.

[Ashweb901]

It's where you learn to relax your sphincter and keep it relaxed, via guided coaching and (sometimes) a meter where you can see if you are in fact achieving relaxation. In my case, i hold my entire pelvic floor and rectum tight most of the time during the day, withiut even really noticing anymore, and it causes problems when i need to relax my sphincter because it is "trained" to stay tight. Some good ol' guided meditation for whole body relaxation would possibly help, and for free with an app on your phone.

[Agnes21 in reply to Ashweb901]

Hi My surgeon gave me Diltiazem cream for rectal pain. Told me to useit for 8 weeks. Started to work after about 10 days. Hope you feel better very soon.

[Welsh81 in reply to Agnes21]

Unfortunately this hasn't for me😪,onto the next step now😪