PrintUK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has information leaflets on Anal Fissure and Pruritis Ani (Itchy Bottom).
Embarrassing Problems
Straight-talking advice from a UK doctor on a number of problems. Includes advice on anal problems.
Vascular and General Surgery Patient Information
Website with patient information written by a consultant surgeon in the UK. Includes information about anal fissure.
Pruritis Ani
Information from the British Association of Dermatologists.
Anal Fissure
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Anal Fissure
St Mark's Hospital and academic institute from The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust produce a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Closure of anorectal fistula using a suturable bioprosthetic plug
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Medicine Guide for Anal fissure
Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Anal fissure
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Anal fistula
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Itchy bottom
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Anal fissure
Information from BUPA.
Anal fissure surgery
Information from BUPA.
Anal fistula repair
Information from BUPA.
Anal cancer
Information from BUPA.
See also the Patient UK haemorrhoids page.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.