An anal fissure is a cut or a tear in the thin, delicate lining of your anus. The tear often exposes the muscle around the anus, called the anal sphincter. The damage can cause that muscle to spasm, ...

Heel fissures are cracks or divides in the skin over your heels. Sometimes these are an uncomfortable nuisance because they cause thick layers of dead skin cells to build up. Other times they can be ...

Anal fissures are a common problem; however, they’re typically not a serious condition. They can affect people of all ages and stages of life, and they’re often seen in infants and young children, as ...

If you have Crohn’s disease, you know that day-to-day life can be challenging. But besides the condition itself, there are other complications that can literally be a pain in the butt. These are ...

If you thought having a paper cut on your finger was bad, imagine having one in your butt. That’s essentially what anal fissures are, and they get more and more troublesome when anything (read: poop) ...

An anal fissure is a tear in the lining of the anal canal, or a cut or tear in the anus region, that extends into the anal canal. It can result from constipation, anal sex, infections, and other ...

In many cases, anal fissures can heal fast with the help of nonsurgical treatments, such as dietary changes, over-the-counter stool softeners, and topical creams. However, they may recur if the ...

In fact, one Swedish study found that 19.7 percent of people with Crohn’s disease and 8.6 percent of people with ulcerative colitis (UC) had perianal (in or around the anus) disease, including ...

Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Anal fissures result ...

An anal fissure is a tear in the anal mucosa, most often caused by trauma, such as passing a large bowel movement. Fissures of less than 6–8 weeks’ duration are acute, and those persisting longer are ...