Dear Dr. Roach • I'm an 84-year-old male who has recently found relief from lifelong strain in bowel movements by using stool softeners. I would like to know if they're habit-forming if taken once a ...

Taking a sitz bath for 10 to 15 minutes two or three times a day can ease the pain of anal fissures. Reduce pain and prevent future fissures by eating fiber and drinking water, which makes stool ...