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Digestive & GastrointestinalMild
Anal Fissure
Colorectal & Proctology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Mild
Severity
Common — affects people of all ages, with a peak incidence in young and middle-aged adults
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Colorectal & Proctology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Most commonly caused by trauma from passing hard
- 2large
- 3or dry stools during constipation
- 4though it can also result from chronic diarrhea
- 5childbirth
- 6or anal intercourse. Risk factors include chronic constipation
- 7inflammatory bowel disease
- 8and reduced blood flow to the anal area. Persistent spasm of the internal anal sphincter after the initial tear can impair blood flow to the area
- 9preventing the fissure from healing and creating a cycle of pain and further injury.
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