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Anal Fissure - Symptoms

Most anal fissures cause:

  • A sharp, stinging or burning pain during a bowel movement. Pain from a fissure may be quite severe. It can be brief or last for several hours after a bowel movement.
  • Itching.
  • Bleeding, often a small spot of bright red blood on toilet tissue. Tell your doctor if you have any bleeding with a bowel movement.

An anal fissure can be a painless wound that won't heal and that bleeds intermittently but causes no other symptoms.

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Last Updated: May 30, 2008
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