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What Causes Anal Bleeding?
Question: I recently started bleeding anally. It's very sporadic but am tender back there. I have started exercising at the gym in the past 6 weeks but also started taking fat burner green tea & energy vitamints. Could this be a reason for it?
Brief Answer:
Laxative, Sitz bath, normal diet.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
The bleeding per anus with pain and tenderness may be due to a condition called 'fissure-in-ano'.
It looks obviously due to change in your habit - taking green tea, energy vitamins and may be change in the diet causing a hard stool. The small injury at the time of passing hard stool or straining can cause this.
I would advise you the following.
-Take a Laxative to soften the stools.
-Normal diet as was before, foods which you know cause no hard stools and avoid the ones which cause.
-Sitz bath, meaning to sit in a tub filled with warm water before and after passing the stools. This give soothing and relaxes the muscles, helps early healing.
-You may please continue with green tea and vitamins if they are not causing hard stools.
-If there is no relief with these measures, you may please consult a Surgeon to have an examination and follow any further advise. Antibiotic and metronidazole may be added by your Doctor if He/ She feels so. (rarely required).
I hope this answer helps you to get a cure. Avoid constipation in future.
Please feel free to ask further if you need any clarification or so. You may please rate this answer if you liked it.
Wishing you a complete recovery.
Laxative, Sitz bath, normal diet.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
The bleeding per anus with pain and tenderness may be due to a condition called 'fissure-in-ano'.
It looks obviously due to change in your habit - taking green tea, energy vitamins and may be change in the diet causing a hard stool. The small injury at the time of passing hard stool or straining can cause this.
I would advise you the following.
-Take a Laxative to soften the stools.
-Normal diet as was before, foods which you know cause no hard stools and avoid the ones which cause.
-Sitz bath, meaning to sit in a tub filled with warm water before and after passing the stools. This give soothing and relaxes the muscles, helps early healing.
-You may please continue with green tea and vitamins if they are not causing hard stools.
-If there is no relief with these measures, you may please consult a Surgeon to have an examination and follow any further advise. Antibiotic and metronidazole may be added by your Doctor if He/ She feels so. (rarely required).
I hope this answer helps you to get a cure. Avoid constipation in future.
Please feel free to ask further if you need any clarification or so. You may please rate this answer if you liked it.
Wishing you a complete recovery.
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Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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