What to do if you have an itchy anal fissure

Itchy anal fissure can be improved by improving living habits, keeping local cleanliness and applying drugs externally, etc. It is recommended to actively treat the original disease.
1. Keep local clean: the symptoms of anal fissure itching are usually due to the wound of anal fissure not paying attention to clean, stimulated by feces and other dirt, thus causing local itching. So you can wash the wound of anal fissure with warm water to keep the local hygiene and cleanness, which can help to relieve the itching.
2. Apply medicines externally: if the anal fissure is itching, you can also apply anti-itching ointment externally for symptomatic treatment, such as applying dexamethasone ointment, compound polymyxin B ointment and other medicines to stop itching under the guidance of doctor.
3. Improve living habits: daily life also need to develop the habit of regular defecation, to keep the bowel movement, to prevent constipation. And need to quit smoking, alcohol, spicy stimulating food, in order to prevent constipation, aggravate anal fissure itching. You can eat more fresh fruits, maintain anal hygiene, wash the anus every day, and change the underwear to prevent infection.
In addition, if the anal fissure condition is more serious patients, it is recommended to carry out surgical treatment to relieve anal itching.