The existing literature stresses the better efficacy of polyethylene glycol (PEG) over other stool softeners like lactulose or isabgol to improve functional constipation. But there is no consensus regarding the efficacy of PEG alone vs lactulose combined with isabgol used as stool softeners, frequently used for relieving acute constipation in an acute fissure in ano. Hence a good quality randomised study to compare both efficacies is the need of the hour.
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Time taken for the resolution of acute pain following fissure in ano.
Timeframe: 30 days