Which department should I go to for anal fissure

There are many patients suffering from anorectal diseases in daily life. There are many types of anorectal diseases. However, no matter which type of anorectal disease it is, it needs to be actively treated. Anal fissure is a common anorectal disease. If you suffer from anal fissure, you must actively treat it. Anal fissure is very harmful to human health and seriously affects the patient's daily life and work. When you go to the hospital to treat anal fissure, which department should you go to?

Which department should I go to for anal fissure?

Anal fissure is one of the most common diseases in the anorectal department. When the patient has symptoms such as anal pain and bleeding, generally speaking, the anorectal department is the first department to be considered. After the anorectal doctor performs digital anal examination and anoscopy, he can find anal fissures and there is no need to go to other departments for treatment. However, some patients may need consultation with other departments after being identified by a proctologist.

What should I pay attention to when I have anal fissure?

Anal fissure is a relatively common disease. Dry and hard stools can easily cause damage to the skin of the anal canal, leading to the formation of anal fissures. After anal fissure,

1. You should pay attention to your diet, avoid spicy and irritating foods, avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, and eat more vegetables, fruits, and crude fiber foods to promote smooth bowel movements and reduce irritation to the perianal wound.

2. The perianal area should be kept clean and regular sitz baths with warm salt water should be taken to promote blood circulation around the anus.

3. You can also apply hemorrhoid ointment topically to reduce swelling, fight inflammation and stop bleeding.

4. Pay attention to keeping bowel movements smooth and avoid constipation. Dry and hard stools will further damage the fissures around the anus, thereby aggravating the anal fissure wound. If the symptoms of anal fissure are severe and chronic for a long time, surgical treatment should be performed promptly, such as anal dilation and fissure resection.

What should the elderly with anal fissures pay attention to?

1. Sports

Life lies in movement. Constipation in the elderly is often caused by the weakening of the tension and contraction of the diaphragm, abdominal muscles, and levator ani muscles due to aging, which reduces the motivation for defecation. Therefore, the elderly should actively participate in exercise, such as Tai Chi, Tai Chi sword, Mulan fan and other relaxing exercises, to strengthen their own body functions, accelerate intestinal peristalsis and improve constipation symptoms.

2. Diet

As elderly people lose their teeth, they are unable to chew vegetables and fruits rich in fiber. Therefore, they tend to eat some fiber-free foods. As a result, the stimulation of food on the intestines is reduced due to eating less and lack of fiber, thus causing constipation. Therefore, elderly people suffering from anal fissure should eat more foods containing fiber and avoid eating too fine foods. This will help improve constipation and accelerate the healing of anal fissures.

3. Drugs

Many elderly people suffer from dry and hard stools and difficulty in excreting them, so they take laxatives for a long time. Once they stop taking them, their constipation will worsen. This leads to greater reliance on laxatives, which results in the intestinal wall becoming less and less irritable. If you do not take laxatives or enema, the feces will remain in the rectum and may even form impacted fecal stones, which will compress the anus and cause tenesmus, stimulate the rectum and cause increased secretions, and cause mucus to flow out of the anus from time to time, forming the so-called "pseudo-diarrhea." Therefore, if the elderly suffer from anal fissures and constipation, they should take some laxatives appropriately. They must not take laxatives such as rhubarb and fruit laxative tablets for a long time. Otherwise it will only aggravate constipation and affect the early recovery of the disease.