hi Doctor, I have a pricking pain in my anus and a swelling lump in my anus where i pass stool.  i have painful stools and sometimes blood in the closet while i pass stool.  I am repeating sitz bath whenever i get this.  What should i do? First time when i had, my doc said its Anal fissure. it subsides after some medication but its repeating and this time its very severe pain and it continues.  Please suggest.
Hi there, I see a lot of patients in my clinic for anal fissures, hemorrhoid and other rectal and anal disorders. The number one, two and three treatment is soft stools! The combination of straining and hard stools is what caused and is making your problem linger.  Your stools need to be toothpaste soft-so whatever you need to do to accomplish that - water, fiber, MiraLax or probably some combination of these. No straining, no increased time on the restroom, and no hard stools.  I would continue with site baths after each bowel movement. It will take time to heal this and there isn't really any good surgical solution.  You can ask your doctor for lidocaine cream which may help some pain, but again this is just a band-aid and won't help to heal. I hope I've answered your question. Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.