It does get better!  Especially when viral load is undetectable.

My "fire in the hole" came near the end of taking the Telpravir, and continued almost to the end of treatment,  learned to take a lot of baths.  Actually lead to a fistula and surgery.  Doc also prescribed several (prescription strength) ointments.

Hang in there...

I don't miss these days! Once you finish incivek this gets much better. Try your best to manage the side effects until then.

my doctor told me to take miralax and a script for hydrocortisone cream. i'll update people if it works well for me.

Question? Has anyone found any sort of food consumption to mitigate the fire? Such as higher fiber? Low acid foods (good bye Jalapenos) Mass quantities of oatmeal or ????

i have been dealing with this and it really sucks. doc told me to use tucks and that gives some relief, but the fire seems to keep coming back.

This may sound strange but it works great for fissures "Mary Kay Extra Emollient Night Cream".  My doctor recommended this product after seeing the amazing results in her clinic.  Not sure how well it will relieve "fire" and "glass" discomfort but worth a try as it seems to protect and promote healing of the area. Good news, no risk of constipation from taking internal meds.

Ouch, Kate, I am so sorry.  I know what you are going through.  I had hemmorhoids.  After reading up on treatment symptoms I decided to get my back end in prime shape before I started.  While getting them banded, we discovered that I had had a fissure for a long time.  That required some outpatient surgery and about 6 weeks healing time.

Hopefully yours will heal on it's own as is common.  But still it's the last thing you need right now; there's enough back end discomfort already.

Sending you healing thoughts as I write.  Dave

JoAnneh wrote:

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Kate, no sooner than I wrote u I was better
I started having episode. Fire in hole returned.
Painful:(
Please let me know about ointment
Joanne

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Update: I have a anal fissure!  It probably happened as I was transitioning off Insivek and was on Prednesone. It comes from having a difficult bowel movement that tears the inside of the anus and gets re-injured with each movement. I am relieved to know whats happening, but it almost makes it worse to realize I am injured rather than toughing it out because it's caused by the meds!  I have been prescribed an ointment that couldn't be filled right away because of special mixing procedures, so I'll have it tomorrow.  So, I'll let anyone who wants to know what it is.  Be careful with yourselves, this sucks!!!!

In my experience, the broken glass and sulfuric acid poop goes away a week or two after the Incivek runs out. I was better in a week and "well" in two weeks. It was my opinion that I was so raw that as things returned to normal this new type of pain started. One thing's for sure..... treatment is a thrill a minute.

Alan

hi guys me too!!! :(....i must say that it comes and goes its not al the time and i found something very helpfull i put a jet of cold water(from the shower)for a couple of minutes on it and it kind of goes inside again and it reliefs for a couple of times ahead!! LOL  i try to keep positive ....

Try TUCKs pads.

I think it's more the texture of the poop rather than the damage done to my poor butt from Incivek.  I just wondered if anyone else experienced this on the Interfuron and Ribaviron only.  It may be a matter of diet and water intake, but I'm always drinking water.  Perhaps more fruit and less bread.  I have been eating alot of bread lately.  Always something on this adventure!  I can't believe I only have 5 shots left!!!!

wilsondog wrote:

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At risk of being too graphic here, my Insivek fire poop went away when I finished that, but has been replaced with what feels like broken glass! What is up with that? I have serious pain from bleeding hemerroids too! Anyone?

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 I had residual damage from the Incivek.  Still doesn't feel 100% right and Im 3 months post tx.

Ask for some hydrocortizone soppositories.