My husband has had hemorrhoids in the past and now appears to have a fissure. should he see a colorectal surgeon or his primary?

Primary: He may not need surgery so he should see his primary.

Colorectal surgeon: Anal fissure disease and hemorrhoids are the specialty of the colin and rectal surgeon. They have many tools to deal with these problems based on the findings. There is a directory of colon and rectal specialists on my website at www.Colonandrectalsurgery.Com.

Colorectal surgeon: Colorectal surgeons are the experts in anorectal disease. Fissures an be treated both medically or surgically.

See Primary: Hemorrhoids and fissures are usually treated initially with conservative therapy - high fiber diet, lots of water intake daily, daily activity (walking). Other medications can be tried such as mineral oil, stool softeners, witch hazel... All of these things can be done by your primary doctor. When /If these fail...then you will need to see a surgeon, Most of the time, these things work well.