Fissure
What is it?
Symptoms
Treatment
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Colorectal & Anal · Anal fissure
Fissure
Burning pain and bleeding while passing stool.
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What is it?
Fissure
A fissure is a small tear in the skin of the back passage, usually from hard stool. It hurts a lot, especially during and after stool.
Symptoms
Do you have these?
- Sharp or burning pain during stool
- Pain that lasts for hours after
- A little bright red blood
- Fear of going to the toilet
Treatment
How Dr. Kollol treats it
- Most fissures heal with medicine, ointment and softer stool.
- Long-standing fissures: a small modern operation that relaxes the muscle so the tear can heal.
When to see a doctor
Act early
If the pain continues for more than a few weeks, see a surgeon before it becomes chronic.
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