Is anal fistula hemorrhoids?

Anal fistula and hemorrhoids are both common anorectal diseases in life. Both hemorrhoids and anal fistula will cause anal pain, so most people easily confuse hemorrhoids and anal fistula. In fact, anal fistula and hemorrhoids are two different diseases. However, both anal fistula and hemorrhoids will endanger people's health and affect people's daily work. Therefore, both need active treatment. However, it is best to go to a professional and regular tertiary hospital for treatment.

Is anal fistula a hemorrhoid?

Anal fistula is not hemorrhoids, the two are different diseases.

Anal fistula is the abbreviation of anorectal fistula, which is a lesion that occurs around the anorectum due to rupture of abscesses or drainage of incisions. Anal fistula is the late stage of perirectal abscess, which can be said to be two stages of one disease. Its English name is Anal fistula. A typical anal fistula is a clear, complete tube with one end in the anal sinus and the other end outside the anal margin or in the rectal wall. Atypical anal fistula usually has only an internal opening but no external opening, or has both an internal and external opening but the middle fistula tract is blocked, or has only an external opening and the internal opening cannot be found, or there is simply a hard lump. Anal fistula accounts for 1.67% to 2.6% of the incidence of anorectal diseases in China and 8% to 20% abroad. The age of onset is mainly young and middle-aged people between 20 and 40 years old. It is not uncommon for infants and young children to develop the disease, mainly in boys and less common in girls, with a boy-to-girl ratio of 5:1.

Hemorrhoids (commonly known as hemorrhoids) are a common disease located in the anal area. They are soft venous masses formed by the expansion and bending of the venous plexus under the mucosa of the terminal rectum and under the skin of the anal canal. In my country, hemorrhoids are the most common anorectal disease, and there is a saying that "nine out of ten men have hemorrhoids" and "ten out of ten women have hemorrhoids". The disease can occur at any age, but the incidence rate increases gradually with age. Hemorrhoids are the most common anorectal disease. Its common symptoms include bloody stools, prolapse of hemorrhoids, a feeling of heaviness and pain, and itching.

In general, no matter whether the patient suffers from anal fistula or hemorrhoids, he needs to go to the hospital for treatment in time, so as to prevent the patient's symptoms from becoming more and more serious and to avoid causing other diseases.