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Fasting for fissure healing
Is it possible that the fissures heal faster if one were to fast for a few days? It's been 4 weeks now and my fissures haven't healed. On a boiled vegetable diet with 2 lts water a day
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Dr. Rahul Poddar
Laparoscopic Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Fasting will worsen the fissure because of CONSTIPATION.
You do not need boiled vegetables. But properly followed plant based diet is to needed.
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if fissure Treatment is correctly followed it can heal properly but often incomplete TREATMENT leads to failure of Treatment and reccurrance.
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Dr. Abhinandan Mishra
Gastroenterologist
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Anal fissures have no relation with fasting.
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Use stool softeners to keep stools soft.Avoid straining at stools.Perform sitz bath thrice daily.Continue plenty of fluid intake.
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Sitz bath is the most important part of treatment.Ensure at least 2 sessions per day(better if you can do thrice)
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