CONSTIPATION AS A CAUSE OF ANAL FISSURE, MYTH OR TRUTH
Abstract
A study was done to find correlation between constipation and Anal Fissure. Performa were distributed among 100people asking them history of constipation and Anal Fissure. In our study 14 people had Anal Fissure with 11 out ofthem having constipation which strongly supports the hypothesis that constipation is cause or precipitating factor forAnal Fissure.References
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