A 49-year-old member asked:
My anus itching bad, i'm scared its cancer?
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Carlos Encarnacionanswered
Medical Oncology 37 years experience
See your doc: Can be lots of things, from hemorrhoids to parasites (or yes, even cancer) and only a good medical evaluation can tell. Best to you. Hope it's nothing serious.
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Dr. Diane Minichanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Always possible: But many other causes including hemorrhoids , pin worn, parasites, yeast......So see your doctor for an evaluation.
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Dr. Carlos Encarnacionanswered
Medical Oncology 37 years experience
Probably not..: ...But go see your doctor. You can't be helped otherwise.
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Hi. I have dry, itchy, scalpy, flaky, cracking skin around my anus and on buttlocks. It itches very bad. How can I treat that?
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A 21-year-old female asked:
My anus is swollen hurts really bad and itches,has a few little bumps please help?
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A 22-year-old female asked:
At night it itches very badly inside my anus. What's the problem?
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I have a flaky and itchy scalp and my anus itches really bad at times. What could this be?
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