Anal fissure history and symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]

Overview

A positive history of Anal fissures includes painful bowel movements and bleeding. There may be blood on the outside of the stool or on the toilet tissue (or baby wipes) following a bowel movement.

Patients with anal fissure may have a positive history of:

Common symptoms of an anal fissure include:

Less common symptoms of [disease name] include