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My anal fissure is healed (dr. said it's healed now) but the sphincter muscle is too tight that i cannot apply ointments and even sometimes i get spasms. how to relax it? i'm already doing sitz bath and applying gtn. what else should i do now?
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you may need a sphincter release see a colorectal surgeon
Answered 7/20/2021
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