A member asked:

My 2 year old was constipated pretty badly. she finally passed a very large bowel movement but she is still in pain. could it be anal fissures or something else?

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

That symptom can happen when the child had been constipated and then passed out hard stool which can irritate the ano-rectal mucosa. You can put her on warm sitz bath for a couple times in the next 24 hours and apply K-jelly ointment or Lidocaine cream 4% (OTC) on the anal canal and perianal area after each sitz bath. Your child needs to drink fluid well and eating more foods with fiber.

Answered 4/6/2022

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