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Hi Nicky, Thanks for your reply. I have never tried Calmoseptine, I will mention that to my gastro the next time I  see him. I agree they are painful, mine will swell up and I sometimes walk with a limp. I don’t understand why they won’t do surgery it’s just a small thing to remove. How can a skin tag result in having a bag on your side, maybe it’s hard to heal?????Oh, well I guess we will have to live with our little freinds. Thanks, Nyse

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I was woundering if anyone with Crohn’s has any skin tags? I have peri-anal disease, fissures, fistula tracks, and skin tags etc…. One of the skin tags is very painful and causes alot of discomfort. My Gastro. said that I have cannot have surgery. I was woundering if anyone has had surgery for this, if so could you please share your experience with that???? Is there anything else besides surgery that helps to relieve the discomfort??? All advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for help, Nyse

I have peri-anal as well, skin tags, fistulas, etc. According to my rectal surgeon they don’t like to remove them if you have Chrohns, it just makes them worse, they grow back, get infected, etc. There is something they can do for fistulas, its called a ceton stitch ( spelling may not be correct) its a small rubber binder they put through the fistula, it is slowly tightened until the fistula is gone. Depending on exactly where on your anus the fistula is, will determine how painful the "stitch" is. I have done a lot of research on skin tags/anal fistulas, I have debated having the stitch surgery because it may hurt like hell and not make it any better. I have found that 1% hydrocortisone works for average days, when I don’t have a major flare up. When I do, (oozing fistula, itching like mad, and swollen skin tag the size of a thumb nail) Vagisil has a 20% benzocaine formula you can get OTC. it really numbs things fast, but doesn’t last long. There are probably many that you can get from your doctor with a prescription.

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Thanks Anne, The skin tag that I have is about the size of the top of my thumb, and mine is very swollen. The next time I see my gastro. I will mention the pain. I can relate with you about the fistula mine oozes and gets itchy also. Thanks again Anne for you advice, Nyse

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The surgeery worked well but I have had it done too many times and can’t have anymore lest I develop a case of chronic drippy poo something that I don’t even want to contemplate. Paul – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, I am new and matter of fact just posted my my first message thinking I have a flare up…As for you, I too, have skin tags right in that wonderful place!! I have had them since I was first diagnosed. My next step was a colon-rectal surgeon and I heard the same bad news. Noone wants to touch us, matter of fact his exact words were "you’ll end up with a bag". I cried and left and never went back. Noone seems to understand how painful these things can get esp. when you are having a "bad" day.I wonder how they woul like to feel them every time they go to the bathroom. You were lucky enough to find one surgeon….What was your experience with that surgery? i would like to know If I should pursue another surgeon in hopes of a different answer. On top of that psoariasis has been lucky enough to find me there as well. Have you ever tried an ointment called Calmoseptine? It acts as a barrier, protecting the skin tag, too. Good luck Nicky

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Hi, I am new and matter of fact just posted my my first message thinking I have a flare up…As for you, I too, have skin tags right in that wonderful place!! I have had them since I was first diagnosed. My next step was a colon-rectal surgeon and I heard the same bad news. Noone wants to touch us, matter of fact his exact words were "you’ll end up with a bag". I cried and left and never went back. Noone seems to understand how painful these things can get esp. when you are having a "bad" day.I wonder how they woul like to feel them every time they go to the bathroom. You were lucky enough to find one surgeon….What was your experience with that surgery? i would like to know If I should pursue another surgeon in hopes of a different answer. On top of that psoariasis has been lucky enough to find me there as well. Have you ever tried an ointment called Calmoseptine? It acts as a barrier, protecting the skin tag, too. Good luck Nicky

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I was woundering if anyone with Crohn’s has any skin tags? I have peri-anal disease, fissures, fistula tracks, and skin tags etc…. One of the skin tags is very painful and causes alot of discomfort. My Gastro. said that I have cannot have surgery. I was woundering if anyone has had surgery for this, if so could you please share your experience with that???? Is there anything else besides surgery that helps to relieve the discomfort??? All advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for help, Nyse

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I haave had surgeery fior anal fissures,  There is a limited number of times that this surgery can be performed.  The danger is that one will begin incontinent and begin dripping from the anus.  This does not make for a happy camper.  My doc presribed an ointment containing 0.1% nitroglycerin.  This works quite well at reducing the pain andshould be paart of your pain management program.  My pain control progrom includes the nitroglycerin ointment, oxycontin a delayed release narcotic and a regular oxycodone when the delayed release form didn’t hold it down.   The pain control folks at the University of Alberta Hospital  added a morning and a noon dose of dexidrene which overcomes the drowsy effects of the narcotics. Good luck – Talk to your doc about pain control – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was woundering if anyone with Crohn’s has any skin tags? I have peri-anal disease, fissures, fistula tracks, and skin tags etc…. One of the skin tags is very painful and causes alot of discomfort. My Gastro. said that I have cannot have surgery. I was woundering if anyone has had surgery for this, if so could you please share your experience with that???? Is there anything else besides surgery that helps to relieve the discomfort??? All advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for help, Nyse

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