GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT
Anal Fissure / Fistula
Anal fissure
An anal fissure is a crack or tear in the lining of your anal canal. It's a common cause of anal pain and rectal bleeding, especially during bowel movements (pooping).
Anal trauma usually causes a fissure, especially from straining to pass hard stools. Anal fissures can occur suddenly or gradually. They can also heal quickly or slowly.
Anal fistula
An anal fistula is an abnormal passageway that develops from inside your anus to the skin outside. It usually develops in the upper part of your anus (butthole), where your anal glands are. When these glands become infected, drainage from the infection can create a fistula. This infection is called a perianal abscess. (Sometimes an anal fistula is also called a perianal fistula. “Perianal” means in the region of your anus.)
Causes
Anal fissures
Chronic constipation and straining to poop.
Obstructed defecation syndrome.
Infant dyschezia.
Chronic diarrhea.
Childbirth.
Penetration.
Anal fistula
Fistulas can occur throughout your body, either between different organs or from an organ to an opening in your skin. They usually occur when your tissues are inflamed for a long time, due to an injury or disease. Chronic inflammation and infection can eventually erode into the nearby tissues, especially when pus needs to drain. This can create a channel between the wound and nearby tissues.
Symptoms
Anal fissure
The most common symptoms are:
Sharp pain when pooping.
Burning or itching with pooping.
Fresh, red blood in your poop.
Some people may also have:
Anal muscle spasms.
A lump on the skin near the tear.
Anal fistula
The most common anal fistula symptoms are:
Anal pain, often intense and throbbing. You may feel it more when you poop, cough or sit. Your butt may be sensitive to touch.
Swelling and redness (inflammation) inside or around your anus. These are signs of active infection under the skin (cellulitis).
Fluid drainage from somewhere around your anus. It may include pus, poop or blood (rectal bleeding). It may have a smell.
Treatments
Homeopathy works in both fissure and fistula and treats it completely without any other intervention. The symptoms are taken care of and the whole condition is cured without any further complications.
Few homeopathic remedies which help in these patients are sulphur, Silicea, ratanhia etc.
