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What Causes Anal Fissure And Fecal Incontinence?

So it's been a week since I had blood in my stool and when I wiped, then I never had it again. I went to the dr. the day after and they saw a fissure. They gave me miralax as my lower left hurt and I couldn't poop. Well a week later today I still poop and it is sometimes small or long but always soft. And I always feel like I have to go and the left side pain is still there- what should I do? I am at college and prior to this we were out of toilet paper so I held in my poop an extra day which probably caused the fissure. Also, when I poop it smells bad- but its improved, not the pain
Fri, 21 Feb 2014
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HI. Thanks for a good history. You may need an additional antibiotic and a pain-killer to get early recovery. Sitting in a tub with warm water ( Sitz) bath before and after stool helps to sooth.
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What Causes Anal Fissure And Fecal Incontinence?

HI. Thanks for a good history. You may need an additional antibiotic and a pain-killer to get early recovery. Sitting in a tub with warm water ( Sitz) bath before and after stool helps to sooth.