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How long does it take for the pain to go away when having a bowel movement and anal fissure? i know healing period is 4-6 weeks...
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Very variable: Pain from a fissure can last anywhere from seconds after a bowel movements to all day. Some fissures heal by themselves in few days other can go years without healing and don't heal until surgical intervention.
Answered 2/1/2015
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Pain relief: A quick relief is sitz baths for one half hour and then apply a local anesthetic ointment which is used for hemorrhoids such as nupercainal.
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