Hello doctor what is fissures and how it will effect and what should do to avoid this fissures, from past 20 days I am suffering from this please help me in this,

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Dear lybrate-user, fissure is a breach or loss of continuity of mucous membrane lining the anal canal, being a delicate layer that lines the anal canal it breaks when a person passes hard bulky stool more than the anal canal can accommodate, as a result of the tear a person can have bleeding also, when there is loss of continuity underlying sensitive nerve endings are directly exposed to the stool you pass, thyen you have pain or bleeding or both.
Answering how to avoid; you should be consuming plenty of green leafy vegetables, eat lots of fruits, drink plenty of water, avoid refined foods with low fiber, avoid non vegetarian foods if you cannot avoid add vegetables to the preparation,
your condition will heal provided you change your food habits and continue the medications you are taking, I would like to add that for better relief try to sit in a bowel of warm water after adding a cap full of savlon to water and sit in this water bath for 5-10 minutes, you will have relief.

Ajaiya Kishoar · Accepted Answer

Dear lybrate-user, fissure is a breach or loss of continuity of mucous membrane lining the anal canal, being a delicate layer that lines the anal canal it breaks when a person passes hard bulky stool more than the anal canal can accommodate, as a result of the tear a person can have bleeding also, when there is loss of continuity underlying sensitive nerve endings are directly exposed to the stool you pass, thyen you have pain or bleeding or both.
Answering how to avoid; you should be consuming plenty of green leafy vegetables, eat lots of fruits, drink plenty of water, avoid refined foods with low fiber, avoid non vegetarian foods if you cannot avoid add vegetables to the preparation,
your condition will heal provided you change your food habits and continue the medications you are taking, I would like to add that for better relief try to sit in a bowel of warm water after adding a cap full of savlon to water and sit in this water bath for 5-10 minutes, you will have relief.