I put alcohol on my anal fissure. is this normal?

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I'm sure that if you had constipation, you would have occasionally had the stool that was so hard and wide that it tore your anal walls. Well when this happens, I often put rubbing alcohol on a tissue and shove it up my anus to apply to the fissure with the thought that it will kill the germs on the wound. I know it gives me a huge stinging sensation, but then it gives way to a nice warm fuzzy feeling.

I'm not advocating that this is the right or most medically sound thing to do (so don't do it just because I do it), but is this normal?

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  • slings_and_arrows
    9 years ago

    Talk to a doctor about this, you might be making it worse. There is probably some cream you can buy that is for this purpose.

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    Trust me, I'm no stranger to the anal fissures. The only thing that would allow mine to heal was holding off for awhile before taking another dump. If I went right after, the tears would worsen.

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