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Childbirth

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Anyone give birth with a chronic anal fissure?

4 replies

BobBeans · 25/10/2023 05:40

Hello mamas
It’s my second pregnancy and my fissures came back. I got them three months postpartum with my first, battled them for two years breastfeeding, as soon as I stopped breastfeeding they went away, had no trouble with them for a year. Three months into my second pregnancy they came back and now I’m managing them. I’m really nervous about delivering with active fissures. Anyone have a vaginal delivery with active anal fissures? Did all the pushing make them worse? I think vaginal delivery sounds better than a C section because I’d have to take pain medicine for recovery and that might put me in an even worse spot with harder stool.

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shakeitoffsis · 25/10/2023 06:30

I had a fissure from my first when I gave birth to my second. It didn't affect the birth of course it was sore after for a while but I was prescribed scheriproct and take vitamin C 1000 daily and it's cleared up.

LightSpeeds · 25/10/2023 06:46

No, sorry, but I also got one after first birth. Bloody awful so I feel for you.

BobBeans · 26/10/2023 06:06

Was it more sore after cause of pushing with childbirth or no?

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shakeitoffsis · 26/10/2023 07:16

Yes

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