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What Are The Remedies For Constipation?
Due to constipation, I ve suffered from an anal fissure. It got better for a while (no blood when passing normal stool), but when I recently got constipation again, there was bleeding again (a little pain when passing hard stool). What sort of home remedies/food can help me maintain normal stool? What should I avoid? Is there a medication to heal it? Also, I recently got tested with a bit of iron deficiency (9), i think its mainly due to the bleeding. I took it for about a week & stopped because it caused constipation & I m trying to avoid that. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Thu, 10 Nov 2016
hello,
1) iron deficiency can not develop due to bleeding episodes from anal fissure as these bleeding episodes are minute. Most common cause for iron deficiency is nutritional deficiency of iron.
2) you can apply Lignicaine ointment locally over fissure to relieve pain.
3) repeated episode of bleeding from fissure is common and it suggest active erosion over already healed or partially healed fissure.
4) you can take Isabgul for constipation but medically avalilabe stool softners are recommended.
5) fissure since long duration, repeated episodes of bleeding, severe pain are ind cations for surgery in anal fissure.
6) Also you should be examined with your family physician for any internal hemorrhoids as they are common with anal fissure
1) iron deficiency can not develop due to bleeding episodes from anal fissure as these bleeding episodes are minute. Most common cause for iron deficiency is nutritional deficiency of iron.
2) you can apply Lignicaine ointment locally over fissure to relieve pain.
3) repeated episode of bleeding from fissure is common and it suggest active erosion over already healed or partially healed fissure.
4) you can take Isabgul for constipation but medically avalilabe stool softners are recommended.
5) fissure since long duration, repeated episodes of bleeding, severe pain are ind cations for surgery in anal fissure.
6) Also you should be examined with your family physician for any internal hemorrhoids as they are common with anal fissure
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