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I am suffering from anal infection fistula and fissure . I am on treatment currently from my family physician but I want to ask one thing I smoke 4-5 cigarettes per day is smoking will affect my healing of this ?
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Yes smoking has negative effect on anal fissure and fistulas and delays and aggravates the condition.
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Smoking is not good and hamper healing also indirectly. You should stop it completely.
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