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Does shore natural fiber therapy work for anal fissures?

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Difficult to treat: Anal fissures are often difficult to treat and slow to heal. Avoidance of constipation is a necessary component of treatment and fiber can help. Usually a prescription cream containing 0.4% Nitroglycerin is necessary to expedite healing. See your doctor.

Answered 6/30/2014

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I have chronic anal fissure. been eating more fibers but now my stool is coming out large no its making my fissures worse. Is it becuase im not drinking enough water? Looked it up it said eat more fiber. Use to have hard stool now soft snd large?

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I've had anal fissure for more than2 month now i've been using fiber and water&using vaseline to help the area but this hasn't helped. What should ido?

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How do i treat my anal fissure? I have chronic. Been adding foods that have fiber? I dread going to the bathroom. It hurts really bad.

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Might have anal fissure. Added fiber & water. It's made my stool much softer but also wider. Is this ok? Don't wanna retear. Still blood after 5 days.

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I just had a partial nephrectomy. And now I have anal fissure, what is the best fiber to use? What is better soluble or insoluble fiber?

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