Various treatments for anal fissure are currently available – from simple and cheap remedies one can find and do at home to expensive over-the-counter drugs and laxatives to the more effective surgical option. However, these options could still not suit everyone – drugs that induce relaxation in the anal muscles are effective but then cause other serious side effects; surgeries with about 90-99% success rate on healing the fissure and yet could also incontinence – so specialists and researchers strive looking for other possible alternative treatment for the condition.
One of the most recently practiced alternatives by people who suffer from anal fissures is the use of the acupuncture technique. Acupuncture is a key component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that involves the insertion of custom-made thin needles in different specific points of the body. It is mainly used to treat body pain. Acupuncture is believed to be a technique use to balance one’s flow of energy or life force – what the traditional Chinese medicine calls “qi” or “chi.” TCM believes that the insertion of thin needles into certain points along the “meridians” or pathways in the body will rebalance one’s energy flow. On the other hand, Western practitioners believe that these acupuncture points are places where nerves, muscles, and tissues could be stimulated. Some further believe that stimulating these points through acupuncture could even boost a body’s natural painkillers and increase blood flow.
Although the Western and Chinese view of acupuncture are contradicting, they agreed in one thing – both consider acupuncture as a technique that could improve the body’s flow of blood. People suffering from anal fissures have often gone through a history of chronic constipation or prolonged diarrhea mostly due to unhealthy diet and poor blood flow. Acupuncture has since been proven to aid in improving one’s blood circulation, thus it is nowadays considered as a valid treatment for anal fissures.
Be mindful, though, that acupuncture should only be administered by legitimate and registered practitioners who have studied about the TCM technique. A session usually lasts for around an hour or two and the people who have sought the help of the acupuncture needles are also advised to take Chinese herb pills.
It is undeniable that more studies and research should be allotted to this particular kind of treatment for anal fissures. Promising as each treatment may seem, everyone must still be aware and knowledgeable of the all the possible side-effects of whichever method or treatment one would choose.
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