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A 51-year-old female asked:
Any advice on how to deal with anal fissures in a 3-yr old? he was constipated once a week ago only.
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Dr. Nela Corderoanswered
Pediatrics 56 years experience
ANAL FISSURE: It can occur if child is constipated or move bowels rapidly and causes pain on defecation. It heals rapidly without doing anything.
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Dr. Alissa Zenackanswered
Pediatrics 24 years experience
Constipated: First, you can apply vaseline to the anal area so that when he poops it will slide out more easily. Second, you want to increase fruit and vegetable in his diet and try to have him drink a lot of water. If he is still having trouble stooling, there is an over the counter medicine called MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) which helps with constipation. Speak to your child's doctor before starting the miralax (polyethylene glycol).
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Im quite skinny, and I can feel my sigmoid colon is hard most of the time, day or night, could it be a sign of something? Im usually constipated, have anal fissures could it all be related somehow..im lost, thanks for help?
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No: High fiber diet if tolerated is fine. At 27 it's probably a great habit.
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