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How can you treat anal fissure (tear) ?

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First: You need to have an exam by a doctor to know what you have. At home, anal fissure is "treated" by avoiding constipation, take bowel softeners, drink lots of liquids & avoid caffeine and alcohol, warm bath soaks, anesthetic ointment from your doctor, etc.

Dr Hodge and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 6/15/2018

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If feel like I have small tears when I poop and sometimes a small amount of blood. I am not pooping blood, It feels like the blood is the result of small cuts around my butthole. Is it anal fissures? (maybe caused by my high protein diet??

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