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Fissure pain in Gandhinagar? It can calm down.
A fissure is a small tear at the anal opening. It feels like passing glass: sharp cutting pain during stool, burning that lasts for minutes or hours afterwards, and a little bright red blood. Most fresh fissures heal in a few weeks once stool is soft and the muscle spasm relaxes.
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Signs to look for
What it usually feels like
Cutting pain during stool
Often the worst part. Many people start avoiding the toilet, which makes stool harder.
Burning afterwards
A spasm of the anal muscle that can last from a few minutes to a few hours.
Bright red streak
On the stool or paper, usually small.
A small skin tag
A 'sentinel pile' at the edge suggests a fissure that has been there for a while.
Acute or chronic?
Acute fissure (under about 6 weeks) usually heals with diet, sitz baths and local care. Chronic fissure has hard edges, a skin tag and keeps returning; it may need a short procedure such as laser or sphincter treatment after examination.
Our approach
Herbal care first. Surgery only when it's needed.
- Free ANOcheck™. Tells you whether this looks like a fissure, piles or something that needs a visit first.
- SIT EASY™ Fissure care kit. Dr. Patel's SIT EASY™ malam (Fissure label), sitz bath, gentle laxative and a fissure diet and toilet routine.
- Specialised medicated 100% cow ghee colon therapy. Anuvasana, in Shuddhi and Sampann kits, to soften stool and soothe the spasm, given as the doctor prescribes.
- Laser fissure treatment. Only for chronic fissure that doesn't heal. Day-care.
Don't wait if you notice
Questions people ask
Fissure: common questions
Why does a fissure hurt so much?
The tear sits in skin that has many nerve endings, and the anal muscle tightens around it in spasm. Relaxing that spasm with warm sitz baths and soft stool is what lets it heal.
How long does a fissure take to heal?
A fresh fissure often improves in 1–2 weeks and heals in 4–6 weeks with care. If it is still there after 6–8 weeks, it is considered chronic and should be examined.
Can a fissure come back?
Yes, if constipation and straining return. Keeping the diet and toilet routine for a few months is the best prevention.
Is fissure the same as piles?
No. Piles are swollen cushions and usually bleed without much pain. A fissure is a tear and is typically very painful. Some people have both.
Visit
Sushrut Piles Fistula Hospital
Block-D 301-306, 3rd Floor, Pramukh Anand Orbit Mall, Reliance Cross Road, Kudasan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382421
OPD: 9 AM–12 PM and 5–7 PM · Phone / WhatsApp: +91 81415 57474
Doctors: Dr. Sushrut Patel (Chief Proctologist, laser), Dr. Ekta Patel (Ayurvedic proctologist, Ksharasutra), Dr. Amit Patel (Surgeon).