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A 24-year-old male asked:

I have had internal hemorrhoids anal fissures for 6 months on off gastro doc gave me cream it keeps going coming back did sizz bath how to fix this?

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Dr. Martin Raff
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Colorectal surgeon: You may want to go back to the gastroenterologist, or check with a colorectal surgeon to be reassessed and have a determination made as to whether you may be a surgical candidate. Good luck,
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Dr. Carol Stauffer-munekata
Family Medicine 38 years experience
Taking Stool Softeners and increasing your water intake every day may also help with this problem. If you are constipated or have hard stools, it is difficult to have this problem heal properly.
Aug 19, 2014

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