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Anal fissures / cuts
Suffering from 1 minor cut in anus, maybe due to straining while passing stool. Pain and burning sensation is observed. Please advise if any OTC ointment can be used to cure this.
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Continue Sitz bath, laxatives and local anesthetic and dilating ointments. Avoid Meat completely. High fibre diet. If symptoms persist for more than 3-4 months with no resolution, we should consider operative methods like Anal Dilatation or Lateral Anal Sphincterotomy. Consult
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You may need prescription antibiotics and ointments as anal injury sometimes may lead to widespread anal infection including abscess. You may take sitz bath with betadine lotion now.
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Dr. Rounak Singhai
Pulmonary Infection Specialist
11 yrs exp
Jabalpur
Anal fissure/ fissure in ano
Common causes of anal fissure include:
Passing large or hard stools
...Constipation.. and straining during bowel movement
Don’t strain during defecation
Sit bath :-:- in which only the buttocks and hips are immersed in luck warm water.
Use stool softener, night time ishaghol hush, fiber diets
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Tab metrogyl TDS for 7 day
Syp creamaffin plus 7.5 ml night time
Tube smuth .. apply in anal region
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