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Which is better for assisting in the healing of an anal fissure? fiber or stool softeners? does fiber even soften stools or merely bulk them up?
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Anal Fissures: Either. The rule for healing fissures is to provide time for the tissue to heal. Buying time means having non-traumtic or 'hard' bowel movements so that the tissue stretches easily and is not further torn.
Answered 5/31/2014
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