Fistulas can cause a lot of discomfort, and if left untreated, may cause serious complications. Some fistulas can cause a bacteria infection, which may result in sepsis, a dangerous condition that can lead to low blood pressure, organ damage or even death.

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You can put a gauze pad over the opening of the fistula to absorb the drainage, if needed. Most people can go back to work and their normal routine 1 to 2 weeks after surgery. It will probably take several weeks to several months for your fistula to completely heal.

Fistulas are notorious to recur. However, the chances of recurrence would be higher for a complicated high fistula and very low for a simple low fistula in ano.

This usually results from an infection and boil/abscess close to the anal canal, which bursts thereby resulting in a passage between the skin and the anal canal. Less commonly, however, this can be the result of more serious underlying diseases like tuberculosis, Crohn’s disease and malignancy.

Fistula in ano can easily be diagnosed by a simple examination of the back passage and adjacent skin.

Surgery remains the only form of treatment for this condition and no medicine has been found effective for this illness to date.