My GI had prescribed Canasa, thinking my fistula etc. may be related to inflammation.
I took it, the full month (suppositories), then went to every third night.
After one, end of July, I developed this very sore place inside the anus opposite of my fistula, and slightly above it. Really hurt. On digital inspection, where the pain is is this raised area that feels bumpy.
Then I developed tenesmus that responded to a very quick steroid taper. Still have mild tenesmus off and on, though. Like tonight. Could keep sitting there on the toilet, but made myself get off. It's not as awful as it was, though.
The internal "bumpy" area has painful days, and not as painful days... But it's always at least vaguely present, and always bumpy. But it's only on the left, far as I can tell. I wondered if my seton was rubbing an area sore, but it seems above it, unless there's something about how it's moving in there, that I just can't tell about. Moving my bowels doesn't make it hurt worse... Nothing in general makes it hurt more or less; it just is hurting or isn't hurting. Occasionally a warm Sitz bath just calms things down.
I feel *swollen* down there for lack of a better description. Just right at the gate, right around the anus.
My surgeon stripped the anal mucosa 23 years ago, during my first surgery.
So... To those who know...
Does this sound like cuffitis?
I've never had bleeding. Just some pressure, a swollen feeling, a bumpy internal area, tenesmus, and this throbby sort of left sided pain.
I know Canasa is treatment FOR cuffitis, but if you read about it, the med can actually CAUSE things like UC symptoms, or the symptoms it's trying to treat.
Any thoughts? GI has some worry the pain could be a new abscess/fistula forming. I worry it's some anal cancer thing, since fistulas increase the risk (not incapacitating worry, just side note worry).
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