Can anal fistula be ignored forever?

Anal fistula can not be ignored for a lifetime.

It is not recommended to ignore anal fistula for a lifetime. Although anal fistula in intermittent period has no obvious symptoms and patients do not need medication, anal fistula is a disease that is difficult to heal. If it is ignored for a lifetime, repeated attacks or long-term non-healing anal fistula will lead to loss of anal sphincter function. In this case, normal anal function cannot be preserved through surgery. In severe cases, anal incontinence will be caused and cancer will further develop. Therefore, it is recommended to actively carry out surgical treatment after diagnosis of anal fistula in order to obtain curative effect.