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Anal fissures
I am a new mom have a 2.5 month old baby. I had my first anal fissure a month back and the doctor advised me an ointment and Sitz bath for two weeks. I did th treatment for 3.5 weeks and stopped it - next day itself I had severe pain inspite of the stool being soft. On the 3rd day I went to the doc, he said there's a fissure on the front and to carry on the treatment for 2 months. Is this curable or will I keep developing fissures? I've never had this condition before - how do I know if it's not a chronic condition?
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Sometimes it’s difficult to treat fissures..u should understand the etiopathology (cause and formation) of fissure. Need dietary modification with medication..use ointment with anal sphincter relaxant.
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Sitz bath/lots of water/high fibers diet
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Dr. Kumar Parth
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[ ] Hi, it seems you have developed fissure in ano. ( a cut in anal canal due to passage of hard stool). You need some good laxative to make stool soft do that it should not hurt the wounded area. Take isabgol husk in Luke warm water after dinner daily. You can try Triphala powder. There are certain ointment to relax the anal sphincter which helps in relieving pain and allows fissure to heal. Do sitz bath three times a day. Feel free to ask any further quary.
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