Fissure surgery is a procedure fix and address severe pain stemming from a tear in the lining of the lower rectum.
Fissure surgery can be done in 2 ways.
In an open sphincterotomy, the surgeon makes a small cut in your skin so they can see the sphincter muscle.
The cut is usually left open to heal.
In a closed sphincterotomy, the surgeon passes a blade under your skin to reach and cut the muscle.
Coconut oil can and does help to heal fissure.
You can apply the coconut oil directly to the affected area of the fissure and the coconut oil will help to lubricate the area and heal the fissure.
Anal fissures will most often heal within a few weeks if you take steps to keep your poop soft, such as increasing your intake of fiber and fluids.
Soaking in warm water for 10 to 20 minutes several times a day, especially after bowel movements, can help relax the sphincter and promote healing.
When you're healthy there should be no blood in your poop.
However sometimes you may have conditions that result in blood in your poop and sometimes it can be a cause of concern and other times it may be of no concern.
Sometimes eating certain foods or consuming some drinks may cause your poop to look like it has blood.
If you happen to notice a small amount of bright red blood on the toilet paper after wiping, on the outside of your poop, or in the toilet, this may be caused by hemorrhoids or an anal fissure.
Both of these conditions are benign, and there are treatments that can help.
Blood from your poop could look bright red, or it might be dark red or black.
How the blood looks depends on where it is coming from.
Spots of red blood on the toilet paper, drops in the toilet bowl, blood on the surface of your poop or in your underwear indicate the bleeding is coming from the anus or lower rectum.
Healthy poop should appear as and look like a sausage or log with a smooth surface and be relatively easy to pass and be brown in color.
However healthy poop can be either brown or even green in color and still be healthy.
A healthy poop, should reflect a mixture of all the colors of the food you eat and that bile.
Almost any shade of brown, or even green, is considered OK.
Normal poop color is brown.
This is due to the presence of bile in the stool.
Normal poop color can range from light yellow to brown to almost black.
However if your poop is red, maroon, black, clay-colored, pale, yellow, or green this may signify a problem.
Bile from the liver creates the typical brown hue of a healthy bowel movement.
When the poop is very pale, it often means that not enough bile is reaching the poop.
Problems with the gallbladder, pancreas, or liver are reasons why poop may not contain enough bile.
Normally poop should be brown, have a peanut-butter texture, and look like a sausage.
If you have abnormal colors, it may be due to something you ingested.
But it may also be due to serious illness.
If it's abnormal once, it's likely nothing to worry about.
Symptoms of an intestinal blockage include severe belly pain or cramping, vomiting, not being able to pass stool or gas, and other signs of belly distress.
Floating poop is often an indication of high fat content, which can be a sign of malabsorption, a condition in which you can't absorb enough fat and other nutrients from the food you're ingesting.