Do you feel intense pain during bowel movements? That sharp, cutting pain and burning that lasts for hours after using the bathroom may be an anal fissure. It is treatable — and the sooner, the better.
An anal fissure is a small tear in the lining of the anal canal. Despite its size, it causes intense pain during and after bowel movements — which can last for hours — and often comes with bleeding.
It is one of the most common causes of anal pain, especially in people who are constipated or strain a lot during bowel movements. Without treatment, it can become chronic.
Pain makes the sphincter contract, which hinders healing and makes the problem worse: a cycle that only breaks with the right treatment.
Hard stools injure the anal canal as they pass.
Anxiety increases sphincter tension and makes bowel movements harder.
The strain and trauma of childbirth can cause fissures.
Constant irritation also damages the anal tissue.
Recognizing these signs is the first step. In most cases, a fissure is treated successfully.
Burning or a cutting sensation during and after bowel movements, lasting minutes or hours.
Bright red blood on the toilet paper, in the stool or in the toilet bowl.
Involuntary sphincter contractions that increase pain.
Putting off going to the bathroom out of fear of pain worsens constipation and the problem itself.
Treatment is personalized according to the severity and duration of symptoms.
Fast relief and healing.
So it doesn't come back.
They relax the sphincter.
A definitive solution.
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