Anal Fissure Support Forum

I've never heard of that. Maybe they do. Usually they just lay open the fistula--not a fun thing to deal with after having had a fissure. That's why I would ask for a plug.

just stay away from goggling that fistula plug operation procedure.....it looks very scary.

Hi Ouch, You may conside asking for a fistula plug. I don't want to scare you, but my fissure was almost healed last Dec, but it abscessed and I had ...

... read online. I'm not sure if it works or not, but an herbal remedy for fistulas is supposed to be taking arnica montana and silica (horse tail). Dano, you might consider asking for a fistula plug. It is an antibacterial sponge that dissolves in your body. It is inserted ...

yes definitely insiste on a fistula plug for a fistulotomy.

... nothing compared to an opened abscess in the same place! If you have a fistula, there will be two (or more) openeings, at least one on the inside ... on the outside. If you do have one of these, insist you get a fistula plug, which is basically an antibiotic sponge that is threaded through the ...

a fistula could be a by-product of the fissure or a hemmy or any type of lesion that would cause ... exposed, allowing the fistula to heal. for some fistulas, they also can leave a "plug" in so that there is closure to the tunnel. so there are ways to deal with the fistula. ...