Dry stools with anal pain are most likely caused by dry stools that cut the skin of the anal canal. Softening the stool can be done by improving the dietary structure, such as avoiding spicy and stimulating foods and fried foods, and eating light, easily digestible foods, such as pork ribs porridge or lean pork porridge with vegetables. Increase the intake of fruits and vegetables, fruits can choose dragon fruit, bananas, pears, kiwi, etc., and drink more water. By improving your diet in this way, your stools will usually become more dilute and soft. If the stool is still dry and hard, you can also take oral Chinese medicine such as Ma Ren Wan or Huai Jiao Wan to laxify the bowels. Applying a hemorrhoid cream, such as Anal Tai Ointment or Ma Yinglong Hemorrhoid Cream, to the anal opening can help clear heat and detoxify the blood and cool the pain. Generally through dietary improvement, plus oral Chinese medicine to soften the stool, combined with the application of ointment at the anal opening, a multi-pronged approach, most of the symptoms of anal pain can be relieved in about 3-5 days.