GTN Ointment for Fissure: How Long Should You Use It?
GTN ointment is applied twice daily for six to eight weeks for anal fissures. It releases nitric oxide into the anal canal, relaxing the internal sphincter, dropping resting anal pressure, and improving blood supply to the wound base. Around 50 to 70% of acute...
Sitz Bath for Fissure: Does It Work?
Sitz baths work for anal fissures, but within defined limits. Warm water soaking reduces internal sphincter spasm, improves blood circulation to the wound base, and lowers pain enough to break the fear-of-defaecation cycle that makes fissures worse. For acute...
Chronic vs Acute Anal Fissure: How Treatment Differs?
An acute fissure is a fresh tear in the anal lining, usually under six weeks old. It’s painful, bleeds sometimes, and in a good number of cases heals on its own with the right diet and topical treatment. A chronic fissure has been there longer. The skin’s...