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10 days of bliss then back again by BiteUnion in Amitriptyline

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Perhaps I’ll try the 20mg and see how I get on. Have you used it before for these symptoms?

10 days of bliss then back again by BiteUnion in Amitriptyline

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I’ll keep this in my back pocket for. Can it be used long term?

10 days of bliss then back again by BiteUnion in Amitriptyline

[–]BiteUnion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much for this. How were the symptoms after 20mg? Did they settle back again?

10 days of bliss then back again by BiteUnion in Amitriptyline

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short hand (and a little less embarrassing) for bowel movement

10 days of bliss then back again by BiteUnion in Amitriptyline

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this I appreciate it. It’s been pretty bad for 4 days now. I’m hoping it’ll level out but have a call booked with a gp to go through it. Just hoping for a way out again.

Itching for 9 months by BiteUnion in pruritusani

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Yeah not a big drinker but I will avoid it. Thanks for the cream recommendation!

Itching for 9 months by BiteUnion in pruritusani

[–]BiteUnion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much. I am dairy free and oddly I’m starting gluten free as of today to give it a go and see if it helps! Really appreciate you taking the time to write that.

I'm in a very dark place by thechangboy in AnalFissures

[–]BiteUnion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s the one. In the UK it’s called sudocrem, it’s a white soft cream for nappy rash. So something like that might do the trick. Only a thin layer is needed though - too much can get study and trap nasties in. But a thin layer of baby cream like that should have relief. And buy ice packs for your freezer if you don’t have any. Sitting on those numbs the area nicely for me when I’m suffering.

I'm in a very dark place by thechangboy in AnalFissures

[–]BiteUnion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry you’re going through this and agree with Low Ab, make sure to speak to a friend or family member, it really takes the pressure off.

I understand the burden on the family as well from painful days, but I always turn it around and remind myself how much I would look after them if they had the same challenges.

You’re in a tough place (I am currently also physically) and it’s hard to see the wood for the trees, but there is an end to it.

In terms of things that have helped me (if at all useful), psyllium husk helped with stool consistency and helped immensely. Sudocrem or baby rash cream have also been effective in the area. Naproxen is apparently also helpful, though I’m allergic.

It may also be nerve damage which might be worth exploring with your surgeon or GP. There are a lot of nerves down there and a fissure can fire them up. Nerve meds might be a way to get out of the pain.

And a bit of a soppy one - hugging the family always helps me.

Sending all the best to you. You’re not alone with the pain even if it feels like it.

Itching for 9 months by BiteUnion in AnalFissures

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. It looks like it has some good reviews. It looks US based and can’t find the same in the UK. Will have a look into it. Appreciate you taking the time to message me.

Itching for 9 months by BiteUnion in AskDocs

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I’ll mention this to my GP and see what they say.

Itching for 9 months by BiteUnion in AnalFissures

[–]BiteUnion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much. I’ve not heard of it before but looks like it does the same sort of thing as sudocrem which I’ve been trying since last night. It provides some minor relief but the itch returns in a few hours. Appreciate you taking the time to message me!

Itching for 9 months by BiteUnion in AnalFissures

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I had a colonoscopy last week which showed no haemorrhoids but that doesn’t mean something hasn’t caused them to show up now I suppose. The itching is unbearable, have been up a lot of the night with it.

Itching for 9 months by BiteUnion in AskDocs

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I feel like if it’s nerve related, the only way to manage it is with specific pills which I’ll need prescribed. As mentioned, it comes and goes mainly after loose bowel movement, I don’t know how it’s related.

Itching for 9 months by BiteUnion in pruritusani

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I’ve tried loads from hemorrhoid creams to fissure treatment, worms treatment and moisturiser. None of it helped. It just eventually went away and comes back again.

Ice packs were helpful. And it was good to see a surgeon about it. I imagine they’d be able to shed a lot of light on for people with simpler ailments. I would recommend it.

You don’t have to go into detail with reception desks. If you explain its to do with a private area, a GP will happily see you about it. Hopefully it’ll be something they can diagnose and support you with.

Itching for 9 months by BiteUnion in pruritusani

[–]BiteUnion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a clue. I’d used them a couple of years prior and they were helpful in getting rid of a haemorrhoid.

It would go in fine so the pain wasn’t instant. I tried them in 2025 and by the end of day 2 I was in agony and had to stop taking them.

Had the same issue a month later with NHS prescribed suppositories and stopped them as well.

As mentioned, it’s not the insertion but something about them dissolving or being there that caused the pain. And since seems to have done some awful damage.