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What is Anal Fistula?
Anal Fistula problem usually presents with a small boil near the anal opening. This ruptures and discharges thin fluid or pus. The discharge dries up in a few days only to come back again after a few weeks. Unless treated effectively, this problem persists for even months or years.
What causes an Anal fistula?
The anal canal has glands that secrete mucus. When one of these glands gets infected, it forms an abscess. At times this infection can burrow out of the anal canal and tunnel to the skin around the anus opening out as a fistula. Sometimes a few diseases of the large intestine can present with a fistula. These diseases include Crohn's disease, sexually transmitted infections, trauma, tuberculosis, diverticulitis, etc.
