My wife sometimes bleeds when passing stool and has skin tears on three sides of her anus, making it really painful to sit on a bike or the floor. We've tried everything is surgery the only solution left?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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6+ Yrs

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Persistent fissures with multiple tears may need surgery; check with a colorectal surgeon if conservative measures fail.

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