Thanks for the advice araceli. I have been on remicade in the past for chronic recto vaginal fistulas, so yes, perianal involvement is nothing new to me. I got off of my meds while trying to get pregnant and had everything under control for 3+ years, so my current flare is recent. I will likely move back onto a biologic, but we wanted to try and see if we could get it under control without one first since I did so well that way for so long. As for my sed rate, it was high prior to my last colonoscopy, which confirmed my flare, but that was a month ago and I have not had blood work done since then. My follow up is in 2 weeks.
As for your daughter's fissure, did she have a lot of bleeding and mucous? I have both, and also drainage of stool, which made me think I had another fistula, but the doctor did an exam and said it was most likely a fissure and that drainage of stool was still common in people with Crohn's. The pain from this sucker is far worse than any I had with fistulas and abscesses in the past. All of the drainage keeps the area moist and prevents healing. I think i will try your suggestion of aloe. thanks again for the advice.