Anal Fissure
Disease information
Anal Fissure
Anal fissure
.
Cracking or tearing of the anal tissue sensitive.
It affects all ages,
but
is most
common
in infants, young
children
and adults over 60 years.
Affects more women than men.
Complications.
Permanent scars that prevent the
normal
bowel movement.
Forecast.
Most adults are recovering after treatment, thus avoiding surgery.
Almost
all infants and toddlers are recovered once it reblandecen depositions.
Diagnosis and Treatment.
Diagnosis.
History and physical examination by your physician.
Examinations of the anus and rectum with
a
sigmoidoscope or Anuscopy to rule out other causes.
Tratamientoz.
Nursing.
Medical treatment.
Surgery to remove the crack or to modify the
muscle
that contracts and prevents scarring.
General:
Measures to be taken with
children
to prevent constipation while heal the fissures:
With infants.
Before going to bed, fill
a
syringe
rubber
(or Enema) with
common
mineral oil. Gently insert the tip and inject
a
bit of mineral oil into the rectum of the baby.
Repeat the next
morning
.
If there is no bowel movement, repeating at noon.
After it
has
moved the gut, clean the anus carefully with water and
cotton
.
With babies and older adults.
Carefully inject 113 g of mineral oil into the rectum. You can use
a
towel to rinse the excess oil during the night.
To soothe
muscle
spasms and pain around the anus, apply
a
warm towel in the area.
The bathrooms seat also calm the pain. Using 20 cm. of boiling water 2 or 3 times daily for 10 to 20 minutes. Careful not to burn
children
.
Medication:
For lighter pain, can be applied as paracetamol medicines or topical anesthetics.
After the bath seat, applying ointment containing
zinc
oxide to help heal the rift.
Use mineral oil as
a
laxative for young
children
:
Give the child
a
spoonful by mouth for every 5 pounds of body
weight
.
Repeat daily for about 2 weeks after the blood
has
disappeared from the faeces.
After administration of mineral oil, wait several hours before giving vitamins to
children
.
The mineral oil prevents the absorption of vitamins and other
nutrients
.
Activity
:
Without restrictions.
Physical
activity
reduces the
chance
of constipation.
Diet:
The best is
a
diet rich in fiber and fluids to prevent constipation.
With this
disease
are advised to follow the following diets:
Diet high in fiber (laxative)
Diet with plenty of waste.
Risk Factors / Prevention.
Risk factors:
Constipation.
Multiple
pregnancies.
Prevention:
Avoid constipation by:
The intake of at least 8
glasses
of water
a
day.
A
diet rich in fiber.
The use of stool softeners or laxatives.
Do not squeeze too to expel the stool.
Causes.
Stretch the tissue of the anus caused by the passage of hard stools and bulky.
Signs and symptoms.
Acute pain to the passage of hard stools or bulky.
Spills of blood on toilet paper, diapers or underwear.
Itching around the rectum.
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