Diet for Anal Fissure: What to Eat and Avoid

• When anal fissures appear, conservative treatment can be administered to the patient, although in more serious cases surgery is necessary.
• There are a series of foods that can prevent or improve anal fissures, which can be very annoying for the patient.
• By following the specialist's recommendations regarding the foods to eat, you will maintain your health. good intestinal transit.

At first, anal fissures are "simple", and can be treated with conservative measures and heal after 4 or 6 weeks if the doctor's recommendations are properly followed.

However, if despite following the specialist's recommendations for a while, the anal fissure does not improve, it will mean that it has become chronic and that, therefore, surgery is required for its complete elimination.

The most important thing when you suffer from this problem is to lead a healthy life with the aim of maintaining good intestinal transit.

Nutrition, therefore, is essential to avoid constipation and help defecation.

Some of the foods that are recommended for patients with anal fissure are the following:

Cereals rich in fiber

In general, cereals are a great source of vegetable fiber, we can highlight foods such as:

• Whole grain breads: wheat, rye, etc.
• Brown rice
• Whole wheat pasta
• Whole grains: barley, oats, canary seed, oat bran, etc.

Vegetables and legumes

Like cereals, they are also very rich in fiber.

• Lettuce, chard, raw carrot, spinach
• Asparagus, beets, mushrooms, turnips, pumpkins, preferably cooked
• Broccoli, artichokes, green beans, etc.
• Also vegetable juices
• Legumes: lentils, beans, chickpeas, etc.
• Nuts: seeds, almonds, pistachios, etc.

Fruits

• Bananas: it is advisable to eat one a day and on an empty stomach, otherwise it could cause constipation.
• Apples
• Peaches
• Pears
• Tangerines
• Strawberries
• Raisins
• Oranges
• Plums

In general, all of these foods will soften your stools and thus prevent bowel movements.

This will prevent constipation, which in turn will prevent constipation. The appearance or will improve anal fissures.

Some foods, such as popcorn, peppers, fresh seeds, etc... are more difficult for our body to digest and could cause constipation, so it is advisable not to eat them. 

Other measures that must be carried out are:

• Do not eat spicy foods
• Do not drink alcohol
• No smoking

In addition to eating a diet rich in fiber, there are other measures that can be put into practice to avoid fissures or to improve them, they are the following:

• Exercise daily, at least two and a half or three hours a week to improve intestinal transit.
• Drink plenty of water, at least two liters or eight glasses a day, which will soften the skin. will loosen stools and facilitate his expulsion.
• If you already have a fissure, sitz baths are also recommended, at least two or three a day. They are done by filling a bathtub with hot water and staying in it for half an hour or so. This will do The sphincter muscles relax and the anal fissure can heal sooner.

As a summary, we can say that these recommendations should be consulted with the specialist, since it will be the most appropriate to recommend one thing or another to the patient.