Anal fissure

Anal fissures are extremely common in young infants but may occur at any age. Studies suggest 80% of infants will have had an anal fissure by the end of the first year.
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ANAL FISSURES - Tears or superficial lacerations that can occur in the mucosa that lines the anal canal.
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Anal Fissures
A small tear or cracklike sore in the mucous lining of the anus, the outlet through which fecal waste passes, is known as an anal fissure. Fissures are the most common cause of rectal bleeding in infants and older children.
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An anal fissure is a small tear in the skin of the anus. The anus is the opening of the rectum where bowel movements (BMs) leave the body. Anal fissures are a fairly common problem.
How does it occur?
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Anal fissure - An anal fissure, also called an anorectal fissure, is a linear crack or tear in the skin of the anus. Most anal fissures happen when a large, hard stool overstretches the anal opening and tears the delicate anal skin.
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Anal fissureAn ulcer on the margin of the anus.
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An anal fissure is a small ulcer in the lining of the rectum. They can cause pain and bleeding during bowel movements. The article contains several treatment recommendations.
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Anal fissures
Diverticular bleeding
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Question: My grown daughter, age 26, was recently diagnosed with an anal fissure. The doctor prescribed a stool softener and some kind of cream to be applied to the rectal area. She told my daughter that this was a problem that was likely to recur.
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Blood in the stool may be caused by hemorrhoids, anal fissure, colon polyps, colorectal cancer, and many other conditions that cause bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
To screen for cancer of the colon and rectum (colorectal cancer).
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Anal Fissure - An anal fissure is a fairly common, painful condition in which the lining of the anal canal is torn. Source:MedicineNet
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This includes people with colostomy or ileostomy bags, piles, irritable bowl syndrome, and anal fissures (small cracks around the anus). Stimulant laxatives are helpful if the bowel is full and a bulk-forming laxative is inappropriate.
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Pruritus involving anal or vulvar areas might be caused by infections with Trichomonas or fungi, local tumors, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, fistula discharge, wound effluent, or surgical wound drainage.
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Diverticular disease, angiodysplasia, polyps, hemorrhoids, and anal fissures most commonly cause the bleeding. Blood in the stool can result from cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, and infectious diarrhea.
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Cellegesic (nitroglycerin ointment) Investigational nitroglycerin-based product for topical or intra-anal application for the treatment of pain associated with chronic anal fissures.
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