Anal Fissure

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

大便干结,便时肛门灼热疼痛,大便带血,色鲜红,点滴状流出,或手纸带血;舌质红,苔黄燥,脉实而滑数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Stool is dry, hard, and difficult to pass.
  • Burning sensation and pain in the anus during bowel movements.
  • Bright red blood in the stool, either dripping or seen on toilet paper.
  • The tongue appears redder than normal.
  • The tongue coating is yellow and dry.
  • The pulse is forceful, slippery, and rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热润肠

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Clear internal heat to help relieve discomfort such as fever, dry mouth, thirst, and irritability.
  • Moisten the intestines, soften dry, hard stools, and help support smooth bowel movements.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

醇酒肥甘者多见;大便干结不甚,便时腹痛不适,排便不爽,肛门坠胀;可有黏液鲜血,或伴有肛门部湿疹,肛裂口内常有少许脓液;舌红,苔黄腻,脉濡数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Commonly seen in people who favor alcohol and rich, greasy, or sweet foods.
  • Stool tends to be dry but not extremely hard.
  • Abdominal pain and discomfort during bowel movements.
  • A sensation of incomplete evacuation after defecation.
  • A bearing-down sensation and distention in the anus.
  • May present with mucus and bright red bleeding.
  • Or accompanied by perianal eczema.
  • A small amount of pus is often present within the fissure.
  • The tongue appears redder than normal.
  • The tongue coating is yellow and greasy.
  • The pulse is soft and somewhat rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热利湿

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Clear internal heat to help relieve discomfort such as fever, dry mouth, and irritability.
  • Eliminate dampness and turbidity from the body to help reduce symptoms such as heaviness, stickiness, edema, or excessive secretions.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

老人、产后及贫血患者多见;大便干燥,欲解难下,便时肛门疼痛,痛如针刺,可有出血,口干心烦,欲饮不多;舌红少苔,脉细数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • More common in the elderly, postpartum individuals, and those with anemia.
  • Stool is dry and difficult to pass.
  • Anal pain during bowel movements, often described as a stabbing or needle-like sensation.
  • Bleeding may occur occasionally.
  • Dry mouth and irritability, yet without a strong desire to drink water.
  • The tongue is reddish with little coating.
  • The pulse is thin and somewhat rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

养阴清热润肠

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Nourish body fluids, calm internal heat, and help relieve discomfort such as dry mouth, hot flashes, and irritability.
  • Moisten the intestines, soften dry, hard stools, and help support smooth bowel movements while alleviating pain during defecation.

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