Suffering from severe pain in bowel movements?
If you have experienced Agony Pain OR tear in the skin near anus OR noticed blood in your stool, you might be suffering from Anal Fissure! Anal Fissure is caused due to severe constipation and this blog post will not only help you to know more about Anal Fissure, its causes and symptoms but also some effective home remedies for the disease.
What is Anal Fissure?
Anal fissure is an oval shaped small tear in the skin that causes opening of the anus. It may cause severe pain and bleeding with bowel movements. This is quite common in both men and women and can occur at any age.
Why Anal Fissure happens?
Anal fissure may be caused by passing hard stools while suffering from severe diarrhea. After bowel movements, sever pain in anal may produce spasm of the anal sphincter muscle resulting in the reduction of blood flow to the area and thus spoiling the restoration of the wound.
How you diagnose Anal Fissure?
Listed below are some common symptoms of this disease:
- Severe pain with bowel movements
- Severe pain after passing the stool out
- Itching around the anus and lumps
- Bleeding during bowel movements
- Tags near the fissure
To whom Anal Fissure may happen?
Anal Fissure is quite common in infants but it can affect the people of any age group. Usually, it may get healed on its own within 4-6 months. And people with tight anal sphincter muscle are quite prone to this disease.
5 Simple Home remedies for Anal Fissure
Though Anal Fissure may take four to six months to get healed by its own but these quick remedies may help you to recover fast from this problem.
1. Apply Coconut oil:
This REALLY WORKS better than any medicine. You can apply Coconut oil to your anal area if you are suffering from anal fissure. Coconut oil is known for its healing property of wounds. In anal fissure the anal sphincter dries out, to keep this area moistened the coconut oil is the best option. Coconut oil moisturizes every part and lining of the body very effectively. Coconut oil should be applied to sphincter two to three times in a day. This remedy will keep that area lubricated and can pass the bowel easily. Coconut oil, on the other hand, has been proved to be the best lubricant and gives soothing effect to the area.*to apply coconut oil easily – use the cotton ball; sit on your heels and then you will be easily able to apply it in your anus
2. Add fiber rich foods in your diet
Eating good amount of fiber rich diet is the sure shot home remedy for constipation. Add as fresh fruits, vegetables, oatmeal and other fiber rich foods in your daily diet. This will also boost your energy level and thus making you feel healthy.
3. Drink plenty of water and liquids
Though liquid intake depends on the weather and activity of your body but as suggested by physicians, you should drink minimum of 8 glasses of water per day. And if weather is hot or your work is more physical, then you should take more than eight glasses. Also, you can add fresh fruit juices in your daily diet to keep yourself hydrated.
4. Exercise regularly
Try to engage yourself in a moderate physical activity for a minimum of 30 minutes daily which may include walking, aerobics or yoga. This will help you to increase the blood flow to all the parts of your body and hence stimulates the evacuation of the bowels in your body and
5. Add Castor oil and milk
To facilitate evacuation of the bowels, you can use laxatives. Castor oil mixed with milk is an effective laxative and a quick home remedy to ease the congestion. Before going to bed, drink one tablespoon of castor oil in warm milk, this will act as a great natural laxative.
