What is a fistula and what are its symptoms

Fistula, or (Fistula) as it is called in English, is one of the health problems that have appeared in abundance in the recent period. A fistula can be briefly defined as a small channel that results between the internal cavity of a member of the body for one reason or another and another cavity in the body or even with the surface of the skin. In that area and then turning it into a fistula, and other causes, and there are many types of fistulas, including those that affect the anal area and the rectal area, such as anal fistula, pilonidal fistula, and others.

And the resulting channel or opening in the case of anal fistula makes it visible or lined, and it differs according to its height and length and takes the shape of a horseshoe. Fistula is the occurrence of an abscess, which is the most common cause, and the least common is the presence of cancer, chronic bowel inflammation, and others. As for the coccyx fistula, it is the result of the entry of hair into the resulting opening, and therefore it is called a hair cyst or a pilonidal fistula, and it is formed in the lower back and sometimes between the fingers and under the armpit. And in the navel area, and it usually affects men who have thick hair, and in general the reason for the formation of the fistula may be the presence of a congenital defect.

As for the symptoms associated with the occurrence of fistula, they are represented by disturbing pain in the anal area that may increase during the defecation process, the occurrence of infections in the area surrounding the anus, swelling and redness in that area, in addition to the occurrence of purulent or purulent secretions, or secretions of a mucous substance with severe itching and severe pain. . The person with fistula feels a general fatigue and weakness in the body, and in advanced cases, the formation of a fistula may be accompanied by a rise in body temperature, and here it is necessary to seek refuge in a doctor to treat this problem, as a rise in body temperature above the normal rate for any reason is very dangerous for human health.

As for the complications of fistula infection, they are represented in the exacerbation of symptoms, as the itching in the anal area increases, as well as the amount of purulent and purulent secretions increases with it, as well as the amount of foul-smelling liquids, as well as gases and feces, to the areas surrounding the anus, with the body’s inability to control and control it. To the degree of dirtiness of the patient's underwear, and this in turn causes an increase in the occurrence of infections again, and also causes a blockage in the opening or the external channel of the fistula to become again festering, causing a high temperature and pain.