PAIN BEYOND MEASURE: ANAL FISSURES, HEMORRHOIDS AND THE QUEST FOR RELIEF
The case mentioned below is a case of chronic anal fissure complicated with prolapsed hemorrhoids.
A male patient 50 years old visited our clinic and expressed his grievances about the pulsating pain in the anal area since 5 days with a sensation of cut in the anus. He complained of constant burning in the anus along with heaviness in the upper abdomen with burning in the chest. He was frustrated due to the ineffective continuous conventional method of treatment which never gave him the required result. He is working as a sales manager in a company, so, has to meet new people daily and involves a lot of travelling. During travelling the excruciating pain made his work life miserable. His stool was always hard and constipated since 7-9 years, for what seemed like a lifetime for him. He was not able to concentrate on his work as he never had satisfied feeling in the morning after going to the toilet.
The unsatisfied feel made him constantly conscious whether he has to go to toilet now and then. He was fed up to the teeth .To ease the discomfort of constipation he started taking nityam tablet. This tablet gave him a smooth bowel movement. But the pain persisted. The pain was putting a spanner in both his work life and personal life. Going to the toilet was like a nightmare for him .He took conventional treatment 5 years back but the complaints returned 1 year ago leading his condition back to square one . He was not able to eat or drink anything he like without a second thought. He was in a constant woe through these years. He is a known case of hypertension since 7-8 years and is under allopathic medication.
He was a person who had seen the end of the rope suffering of his mother who had undergone 4 surgeries for hemorrhoids and still had no solace from her pain. His brother is also suffering from hemorrhoids and hypertension.
By appearance the patient was of dark complexion with moderate height and dark hair. He is comfortable to both the climates. He have a healthy appetite and thirst with no specific cravings or preference. He displays normal perspiration, however, his sleep patterns are irregular, often goes late to sleep and experience difficulty falling asleep alone.
Even though he is an optimistic person he easily gets angry if someone does not listen to him. He is adjustable and copes up even if things are not kept in organized way.
On local examination a cut was seen in the verge of anus along with 2-3 prolapsed piles. Diagnosis was made and based on homeopathic principles, constitutional medicine was given on 22-10-24. Patient was on cloud nine in his second visit and shared that his complaints were 90% better. He also added that, a warts had fallen off which he had forgot to mention in the first visit. He was asked to repeat the same medicine. He came on 4-11-24, was feeling better and was asked to repeat the same medicine.
During our next session on 18-11-24, he was filled with a deep sense of gratitude and euphoria as his symptoms subsided and was asked to repeat the medicine. He then visited subsequently on 30/11/24 and told he is feeling better and thanked for healing his pain. The patient was asked to continue the constitutional medicine to prevent recurrences.