Anal Itching...Never Truly "Clean" Down There Anymore (Thanks DD!)
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Anonymous
| 3rd vote for a bidet. I have a hard time feeling clean too, OP and get my share of mud butt. The bidet is spectacular for this. My kids use it too. |
Anonymous
| Dry gauze or cotton ball at anus opening (not inside!) works like a charm. Advice from a colo-rectal surgeon (not me). |
Anonymous
| Roids |
Anonymous
| For me, itching is due to small hemorroids, and also sometimes if I eat dark chocolate or certain kinds of nuts. Not a leakage problem. I found doctors don't like to investigate this sort of thing, but you might go to a GI, perhaps a nurse practicioner orPA. The guy who did my colonoscopy was uninterested, and my Gyn is also, and the dermatologist. They just prescribe anti=itch creams. The only one who really tried to figure it out was a femal PA. |
Anonymous
I'll sell you a Toto S-400 bidet for $50 less than you can find online. |
Anonymous
| I think mine is due to an internal hemorrhoid. However, I've driven myself crazy thinking I have pinworms. |
Anonymous
| I have an anal fissure and it hurts. It does not itch - ever. |
Anonymous
OP here, yes! Doc seems massively uninterested. I guess I don't blame her... I'll try some prep H. good idea. thanks. anyone had this for months on end? i'm wondering if maybe there's no answer and i just need to learn to deal with it. but not sure how, as this is hard to ignore! |
Anonymous
| 12:13 here - sorry to say that this has gone on for about 3 years. I do think it is a hemorroid that flares up when irritated, either by diarrhea or by foods I eat (they say often chocolate). Just can't get rid of it, just try to control it. |
Anonymous
| Costco has a toilet seat/bidet in store for $200. My DH knows how to install them and he's not terribly handy. |
Anonymous
| I have had this issue for 18 months after having two kids. I got a prescription anti itch cream which helped break the cycle of itching which leads to irritation and then more itching. I have also tried Lotrimin joch itch spray which ended up working, so maybe it is a fungal problem. |
Anonymous
| Go to a gasrtointerlogist Dr Barone In Dady grovw. He helped fix me up xxxx |
Anonymous
Where? |
Anonymous
| Mine was caused by eating dairy. Stopped dairy and no more itching! |
Anonymous
| I think she meant shady grove, Maryland? |