Is anal abscess worse than anal fistula?

Perianal abscess is not serious than anal fistula, perianal abscess wound is not easy to heal or temporary healing and recurrence of pus, prolonged unhealed, it becomes anal fistula, should go to the hospital in time for examination and treatment, usually pay attention not to eat spicy stimulating food, can help improve the condition through traditional Chinese medicine sitz bath, puncture drainage, antibiotic treatment to improve symptoms if necessary. An anal fistula is a sinus tract that forms between an abscess and the body surface. It opens at one end at the abscess site and at the other end at the skin. In some patients, the fistula continues to drain pus or reappears as a perianal abscess after the fistula closes. If the abscess is untreated, the infection continues to worsen, leading to sepsis and, in severe cases, death.