Young adults and those in middle age have been seen to suffer anal fissures more.
Anal fissures are tears or ulcers that are small and are located in the anal area which is the end of the rectum.
There are several signs to look out for including bright red blood on the stool and pain during bowel movement in the anal area.
An anoscope is a special devise that is used to diagnose this problem in a rectal exam.
It is extremely vital to know for sure that anal fissures are present so as to treat the right problem.
There are fissure that do not cause bleeding and they are called dry fissures.
Top causes of anal fissures are constipation, childbirth, and hemorrhoids.
There are many other causes.
When the bowel is too hard and people use force to relieve themselves, this will put a strain on the anal area and there will be tears hence fissures.
Constipation can be caused by many things and the top reason is poor dietary habits or lack of water.
During childbirth, the anal area is closely located to the birth canal and the strain is able to sustain tears in form of fissures and this is very common.
Also, piles or hemorrhoids which are enlarged blood vessels in the anus will cause strain and again pave way to ulceration or fissures.
This condition can be very painful and it is vital to seek help.
This problem is not fatal and there are treatments widely available to manage the condition accordingly.
For mild or acute case, simple remedies can go a long way to reduce pain and even eliminate the tearing.
The following are interventions recommended.
o A warm bath which is also called a sitz bath o Eating more fibre to ensure that stool is soft enough to avoid strain o Application of suppositories or foams and even hydrocortisone; a steroid.
o Use of zinc oxide o Application of petroleum jelly o Use of topical anaesthetics to rid pain For chronic cases of anal fissures, there are surgical options available to treat the condition once and for all.
Anal fissures are tears or ulcers that are small and are located in the anal area which is the end of the rectum.
There are several signs to look out for including bright red blood on the stool and pain during bowel movement in the anal area.
An anoscope is a special devise that is used to diagnose this problem in a rectal exam.
It is extremely vital to know for sure that anal fissures are present so as to treat the right problem.
There are fissure that do not cause bleeding and they are called dry fissures.
Top causes of anal fissures are constipation, childbirth, and hemorrhoids.
There are many other causes.
When the bowel is too hard and people use force to relieve themselves, this will put a strain on the anal area and there will be tears hence fissures.
Constipation can be caused by many things and the top reason is poor dietary habits or lack of water.
During childbirth, the anal area is closely located to the birth canal and the strain is able to sustain tears in form of fissures and this is very common.
Also, piles or hemorrhoids which are enlarged blood vessels in the anus will cause strain and again pave way to ulceration or fissures.
This condition can be very painful and it is vital to seek help.
This problem is not fatal and there are treatments widely available to manage the condition accordingly.
For mild or acute case, simple remedies can go a long way to reduce pain and even eliminate the tearing.
The following are interventions recommended.
o A warm bath which is also called a sitz bath o Eating more fibre to ensure that stool is soft enough to avoid strain o Application of suppositories or foams and even hydrocortisone; a steroid.
o Use of zinc oxide o Application of petroleum jelly o Use of topical anaesthetics to rid pain For chronic cases of anal fissures, there are surgical options available to treat the condition once and for all.