Anal fissure is a small tear in the thin, moist tissue (mucosa) that lines the anus. An anal fissure may occur when you pass hard or large stools during a bowel movement.

Causes:

• persistent diarrhoea
• inflammatory bowel disease
• Straining to have a bowel movement, especially if the stool is large, hard and/or dry
• Anal sex, anal stretching
• Insertion of foreign objects into the anus

Symptoms

• Pain during, and even hours after, a bowel movement
• Constipation
• Blood on the outside surface of the stool
• A visible crack or tear in the anus or anal canal
• Burning and itching that may be painful
• Foul-smelling discharge

Ayurveda for Fissure

• Lepanam
• Avagaham
• Kshara karma