i have an anal fissure and have always had problems with hemroids. can a colonoscopy help either one?

Question

i have been deling with th e fissure for almost 4 months now. its better - but very slow healing. i am still bleeding a little a few times a week when i have a bowel movement. it still hurts but it is finally bareable. i have problems with my hemrhoids also. i have never had to have a procedure before this. i am a 30 year old female. these problems run i my family though. i exercise regularly and always have a high fiber intake - not sure how this happened. but i have been very miserable. i have never hurt like this. i know i can't let it go on and on but i am very scared. the first doctor that just examined me almost killed me. it is so embarrassing. i just want to be better and i hope the colonoscopy will help me get back to normal. please someone let me know as much as possible. i haven't been to the gym in 2 months. i am so scared that will set me back in healing. anybody out there no anything about this situation. the more i know the better i feel. please write!

my appointment is with a specialist for the colonoscopy. the family practicioner was who i saw to diagnose me in the beginning - thats the only person i have seen. he has reccommended me seeing someone else since it has not healed yet with the medication he gave me.what is a proctologist? don't i need to see a gastro person? break these medical terms down for me please - i am trying to figure all this out for the first time. thank you!!!

the doctor doing the colonscopy said he would need to do that first to see if he could treat or fix it. if not - then he would refer me and schedule surgery.

Answer 1

The colonoscopy is not a treatment, but a diagnostic tool, so it's not going to fix what you have.
You need to be goingto a proctologist, not just a general practitioner.

Answer 2

Rightl! A colonoscopy is for diagnosis alone. You need surgery or at least that is what it seems to me. Your problem could be caused by many things. I opened a stubborn window once and ended up on the surgeons table for a hemorroid operation. Your fissure sounds like a very bad one. fissures are often cause during childbirth, as are hemorroids, but I am sure there are other causes as well. This is the only one I know of personally. I remind you, I am not a doctor, but do have a bit of personal experience with this problem. The operation is rather simple and frankly, afterwards I had no pain whatsoever. I still do not understand why it was not painful, but for me it wasn't. I guess all people react differently and it might matter how bad your situation is.

I hope you resolve your problem soon.

Answer 3

If you have a serious problem with hemroids, fissures, etc. , the best thing to do is get a colonoscopy. If the problem needs to be removed the surgeon does that while doing the procedure----no second time involved. You could possibly have polyps or some other problem that can be corrected. Colonoscopy does not hurt---except maybe preparing for it :( . Make an appointment with a surgeon you trust----if he/she says you need one---get it done and stop worrying.

Answer 4

Unfortunately, a lot of the answers you are getting can be misleading. Endoscopy can both be diagnostic and therapeutic. Actually, if it is just the anal fissure and hemorrhoids they want to look at then you can have either a proctosigmoidoscopy (a flexible scope shorter that the colonoscope) or a rigid proctoscope. Endoscopy will help the doctor to see how severe and where your anal fissure and hemorrhoids are. If the hemorrhoids are not very severe, then maybe medical or conservative management can be done. You can even have injections done to hemorrhoids (kinda like injections to varicose veins on your legs) to make them smaller or even disappear using shorter scopes to help visualize the lesion and guiding the doctor in making the injections. Rubber band ligation is also an option depending on where and how severe the hemorrhoids are. Severe hemorrhoids (grade 3-4) are usually managed by surgery.

Unfortunately, hemorrhoids and anal fissures take a long time to heal. As usual, take lots of fluids and fibers. Avoid straining when defecating and even situations that increase you abdominal pressure like lifting weights.

Answer 5

I have had 2 of these anal fissures and they are very painful.I had one that the doc lanced in his office,very painful and it took 3 months to get rid of it,and again after that ..I would highly recommend a colonoscopy....They will do it under a local drip of valium running into your arm and mostly you will sleep through the procedure..You may have IBS or you could have crohns disease like they found i had , people with crohns disease has fissures and is very common in crohns disease..If you do have crohns diaease you need to be on medication to help keep the disease under control...

Answer 6

My husband has Crohn's Disease and has had a fissure, and I sympathize. They are incredibly painful and miserable. He had surgery to repair his. It sounds awful, but he was so much better and happier after he did. A colonoscopy isn't a treatment, it's a diagnostic procedure. They may find you have ulcerative colitis or Crohn's Disease, and then can treat it.

Answer 7

hemorrhoids can only be removed by surgery , which hurts like a b**ch.
A colonoscopy can only detect them inside your colon.
Hemmi's can cause colon cancer.You don't want to go there !
Go see a doctor ASAP.

Answer 8

Hemorrhoids are associated with constipation and straining at bowel movements. How to get rid of hemorrhoids https://tr.im/RemediesForHemorrhoids
Pregnancy is also associated with hemorrhoids. These conditions lead to increased pressure within the hemorrhoidal veins that causes them to swell. Other conditions, for example chronic liver disease, may also cause increased venous pressure and may be associated with hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are very common and are estimated to occur in up to one-half of the population by age 50.

Answer 9

You NEED to see a specialist for professional advice.