Are you experiencing discomfort, pain, or bleeding in the anal region? This can seem alarming and leave you unsure whether it is a fissure or haemorrhoids. These conditions are often mistaken for one ...

A digital rectal exam, which may be painful, may be needed if a definitive diagnosis of anal fissures cannot be made based on a patient’s history. 1 Anoscopy, which also may be painful, can be used to ...

Dealing with an anal fissure can be distressing, mainly because of the sharp pain and discomfort that it brings. But did you ...

Soothing itchy anal fissures involves remedying current fissures, including with a sitz bath, ointments, and more. Most itchy anal fissures are not easily reachable, and scratching the ones you can ...

Some sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as anal herpes or gonorrhea, can cause rectal itching. It is also possible that the itching results from other conditions, such as anal fissures or ...

Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Anal fissures result ...