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I've been diagnosed with an anal fissure. is it bad for healing to swim in a pool or hot tub?
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No: Most fissures heal with time and keeping your bowel movements soft, swimming or hot tub won't hurt (hot tub might even help) by relaxing your internal sphincter allowing greater blood flow to your fissure.
Answered 1/7/2020
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No: No. Hot tubs are actually encouraged.
Answered 1/7/2020
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