Will my prescribed treatment plan?including a Betadine sitz bath, Sufrate LA cream, Sitcomforte tablets, Chymoral AP tablets, and Lactihep syrup?be enough to cure both my grade 2 internal piles (hemorrhoids) and my internal anal fistula (an abnormal tunnel inside the front of the anus), or is surgery absolutely necessary to treat these conditions? | Apollo Pharmacy

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Will my prescribed treatment plan?including a Betadine sitz bath, Sufrate LA cream, Sitcomforte tablets, Chymoral AP tablets, and Lactihep syrup?be enough to cure both my grade 2 internal piles (hemorrhoids) and my internal anal fistula (an abnormal tunnel inside the front of the anus), or is surgery absolutely necessary to treat these conditions?

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Will my prescribed treatment plan?including a Betadine sitz bath, Sufrate LA cream, Sitcomforte tablets, Chymoral AP tablets, and Lactihep syrup?be enough to cure both my grade 2 internal piles (hemorrhoids) and my internal anal fistula (an abnormal tunnel inside the front of the anus), or is surgery absolutely necessary to treat these conditions?

Asked by Male, 28 · 13 days ago

Chandrakanta Jena

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13 days ago

Your prescribed plan?including Betadine sitz baths, Sufrate LA cream, Lactihep syrup, and your Sitcomforte and Chymoral AP tablets?is excellent for healing your grade 2 piles by reducing inflammation and softening stools. However, while these conservative measures will keep you comfortable and manage the piles, an anal fistula rarely heals with medication alone and usually requires a minor, highly effective surgical procedure to close the tunnel permanently. I recommend continuing your current supportive treatment and speaking gently with your specialist about a definitive plan for the fistula.

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Will my prescribed treatment plan?including a Betadine sitz bath, Sufrate LA cream, Sitcomforte tablets, Chymoral AP tablets, and Lactihep syrup?be enough to cure both my grade 2 internal piles (hemorrhoids) and my internal anal fistula (an abnormal tunnel inside the front of the anus), or is surgery absolutely necessary to treat these conditions?

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