What to do when the anus is itching?

When the anus is itch is one of the most unpleasant conditions in a person, moreover, it can significantly reduce the quality of human life. Itching does not allow a person to relax properly, concentrate on work, and causes a lot of inconvenience.

The most important problem in this disease is the fact that it is difficult and embarrassing for most patients to admit to a doctor that their anus is itching. Very often people try to solve the problem on their own, with the help of traditional medicine, about which they were accidentally heard or read somewhere. But even the use of decoctions or infusions of medicinal herbs should be approved by a doctor, since any kind of treatment should be approached individually. Only treatment prescribed by a doctor will be beneficial, so you need to listen to it and do not take what helped the neighbor.

The causes of itching in the anus and anal canal

The causes of the disease are banal. As a rule, if the anus is scratched, it may be cracks in the anal canal and rectum, exacerbation of hemorrhoids, the likelihood of growth of polyps in the rectum, as well as infection with parasites (worms, pinworms and others). It should be said that various ailments are one of the most common causes of discomfort in the anus.

However, if a person has an itch for a fairly long time, then this may indicate the presence of tumors, benign or malignant nature, the development of parapractitis, and chronic forms of inflammation of the mucous membranes of the anus.

When women scratch the anus, it can be a symptom of the development of various diseases of the sexual sphere of women (vulvovaginitis, colpitis, violations of vaginal secretion and many others). Both men and women, feeling discomfort in the anus, may suspect themselves and diseases that are sexually transmitted (so-called STDs: chlamydia, ureaplasmosis, mycoplasmosis and other infectious diseases).

Of course, the manifestations of anal itching can be a signal about the presence of such diseases as dermatitis, psoriasis and other skin diseases. One such is skin dermatitis, when itching occurs when the skin area contacts the external stimulus.

Treatment of pruritus of the anus and rectum

If a person has an itch, one must search for the cause, because the phenomenon itself is not a disease, but merely a symptom of another disease. Methods and methods of treatment will directly depend on which disease is causing unpleasant sensations in the anal canal. For example, if the cause of the disease is dermatitis, then the treatment will be aimed at eliminating this disease, if the itching is a consequence, for example, of inflammatory diseases of the anus, then the therapy will be aimed at eliminating these problems.

In case of itching manifestations in the anus, caused by helminthic invasions, it is necessary to engage in antiparasitic therapy, since the itching will continue as much as the parasites exist in the body.

The main recommendations that must be observed in drug therapy include hygiene requirements (keeping the anus clean, washing it after each defecation), adherence to the dietary diet, and monitor the bowel movement.

The only thing I want to say again is that any appointment should be made by a doctor, even if the treatment is based on phytotherapy. Medicinal plants can be very toxic, take them necessarily in a strict dosage, so as not to cause the body much more harm. Be healthy!