Piles, fissures and rectal med.

Mad Martha

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Joined : Apr 2012

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Posted 7/13/2016 1:49 PM (GMT -5)

I feel like I have had one too many things stuck up my bum to the extent now that I am really sore and am sure together with my colitis I now have piles and/or fissures. I have had loads of blood on the tp when going which is not normal for my colitis symptoms so that why I think I have these. It feels like I have shards of glass in there. I think this is because of using the enemas for so long that I may have caused some sort of trauma.

The thing is what to do about it. I haven't used an enema for two days now but feel worried about stopping these.

I have some asacol sups, anusol sups with and without steroid, anusol cream and steroid cream. Which should I use? I am also taking 4800mg of lialda and 25mg of pred. Is it correct that steroid cream can cause problems if used for too long. I have used it for three days up to now.

Help!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for listening

sherbear46

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Joined : Jun 2011

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Posted 7/13/2016 5:25 PM (GMT -5)

Yes steroid rectal meds should not be used long term. I have rectal steroid supps and my GI doesn't want me using for more than two weeks at a time.

If you have that much pain you probably do have a fissure which I've been told bleed a lot. I would have your GI take a look see. I don't believe doing rectal meds should cause any kind of "trauma" unless they aren't being inserted correctly. I use the steroid supps when I am having hemi pain etc. They help a lot more but I only use a few days at a time.

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