Anal Fissures and Abscesses

Olivia-Micro-Colitis · Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:42 pm

Has anyone ever gotten one of these?

Joefnh · Post by **Joefnh** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:00 pm

No and it sounds like its painful.

How are you doing with your VA GI doc?

--Joe

Olivia-Micro-Colitis · Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:27 pm

hey Joe, so my GI wants to do another colonoscopy in a couple of weeks and start me on Imuran. I went to the san diego county fair last friday with my husband and i hate 1 lil fried twinkie and tried to drink 1 beer and i was in and out of the bath room! I don't think all the rides really helped my guts out either. But i was in a lot of pain! but i still had a good time. I'm nervous about trying the imuran tho.... How are you doing? havent gotten on here to much lately been very busy. my squadron is at RIMPAC.
-Olivia

Joefnh · Post by **Joefnh** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:53 pm

Olivia I know the feeling, I cannot even think of drinking a beer, I used to love a good cold one especially in the summer, now its a sentence to pain and misery.

A few weeks back I mistakenly tried a half of a bagel and to say the least will not try that again. I also have another colonoscopy scheduled for later this summer, and I am not looking forward to that. Overall I am feeling better on the entocort and a fairly strict diet, but am concerned at how I will do off of the entocort.

I am not sure what to say about the Imuran as I personally do not like the idea, but it has been mentioned as a possibility to treat the crohns disease and MC that I am dealing with. It is one of the big guns, and as Tex pointed out it is designed to suppress the immune system somewhat.

Are there other options that you could try first?

--Joe

Stanz · Post by **Stanz** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:54 pm

OLIVIA!

There is no such thing as 1 lil fried twinkie and part of a beer for someone as sick as you are. Respect yourself.

Post by **tex** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:01 pm

Olivia,

Both the twinkie and the beer probably contained gluten, and even if you sought out gluten-free twinkies and beer, the oil that the twinkie was fried in, was probably cross-contaminated with gluten, since that same oil was almost certainly used to fry other foods that contained gluten.

Several members have reported problems with fissures. Here are a couple of examples that I was able to find - there are others, that I couldn't locate.

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... e&start=15

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... t=fissures

If you are prone to abscesses, Imuran will almost surely make that problem worse, since it will slowly deactivate your immune system, so that your body will no longer be able to fight infections in a normal manner. That can turn a simple abscess into a life-threatening situation, due to the increased risk of sepsis.

Tex

ant · Post by **ant** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:42 am

Dear Olivia

I agree with Tex on the immune system....

About 12 years ago, after a fall on my behind in a game football I developed an internal abscess near my rectum, which was treated with antibiotics 3 times over about two months before being conquered. Initially the antibiotics were oral and where not enough to knock it out. But the last treatment was a strong antibiotic cocktail administered intravenously over about three sessions. It worked and this avoided a hit or miss surgical procedure. (No fistula had developed so it would have been difficult to locate in surgery).

A years and a half ago, after chronic D had arrived and before MC dx, I developed a large abscess on my forehead, following an insect bite. It had to be treated with antibiotics, topical steroids and removed under the knife.

10 months ago I developed another abscess this time on my figure tip after accidentally burning on a naked flame. It also would only go away after draining the puss and antibiotic injections and topical steroids.

All this can, I believe, be put down to a weakened immune system stemming from malabsorbiton (thus low vitamins and minerals) as well as dealing with gut inflammation.

I now take vitamins and minerals intravenously, to build back my vitamins and mitigate any possible effect of Entocort.

Hope this info helps in some way, Best Ant

Faerenach · Post by **Faerenach** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:57 pm

Just came back from my GI, who told me that what I thought was bad hemorrhoids was actually an anal fissure. Holy crap, these things are painful/uncomfortable/full of misery! I'm using topical diltiazem to try and get some blood flow helping it heal.

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:06 am

Welcome Back Olivia,

I go along with the twinkie and beer thing - not a good idea for your system. No experience with fissures but have read others comment on them and they sound waaaay painful.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Love, Maggie

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:02 am

Hi Faerenech,

You have lots of sympathy from me as I had an anal fissure that just refused to heal many years ago. Ouch, ouch, ouch - way worse than hemorrhoids. Incidentally, I also thought it was hemorrhoids until I finally went to see the doc and got a proper diagnosis. Once I got the diagnosis and a topical ointment (can't remember the name), it did not take very long to heal, so I wish the same for you

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Love,
Kari

Faerenach · Post by **Faerenach** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:03 pm

Thanks Kari! My butt hopes for a speedy recovery too, and you've given me faith that it won't take forever!