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Itchy anus
Pruritus ani is itchiness at the anus. It can be due to a number of causes, such as rashes, hemorrhoids, or as is common in children, infection with pin worms.
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A 29-year old asked:
What are the causes of an itchy anus?
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A 46-year old asked:
What should I do if I have an itchy anus for a week?
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A 30-year old asked:
I have had an itchy anus for years.Someone help me permanently fix it?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have an occassional itchy anus what can be the cause im 30yrs of age?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Chronically itchy anus, when I scratch in shower white residue comes off?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I experience itchy anus after bm and after a while it goes away what could this be ?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I have itchy anus i regularly shave my anus but starts to get itchy like week or so after i shave it , i was wondering why so itchy a times ?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Could the cause of my itchy anus be because its ind of hairy? Im a teen and its not severe at all. Ill itch a couple times a day. Is it normal?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I have an itchy anus. I clean myself well with wet wipes so im not sure what it could be. I dont think its a sign of a condition since its my only symptom. some said it could be the wet wipes causing it but if i just use TP i dont feel clean. what do?
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A 44-year old male asked:
Could eating gluten cause me to have a itchy anus after being to the toilet?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Why does sometimes i go to the bathroom and when I do number two , i evacuate mocus from my anus? And itchy anus?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can washing anus with water several times a day dry out skin and cause itchy anus?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have an itchy anus. I have previously had hemeroids but have tried anusol and doesn't work.
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A female asked:
Itchy anus for a few months and is painful when I go to the toilet. Can see 2 white tags half a cm from anus. Perineum is also swollen.
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A 39-year old asked:
Can anxiety cause itchy anus and bleeding ?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My family and I have an itchy scalp and itchy anus what could be causing this please ?
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A member asked:
I am having symptoms of an itchy anus and pressure in the bladder, can you please advise ?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have itchy anus, i put goldbund talc and , zincoxide oint, the itch is less notable, should I keep doing it? Theres rash, a open circular cut.
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A 46-year old asked:
Could a yeast infection cause an itchy anus?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it possible for a yeast infection to lead to an itchy anus?
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A 35-year old asked:
Itchy anus (pruritus ani) causes? Especially since Vermox already tried.
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A 32-year old asked:
I have itchy anus at night . Fatigue and loose bowels sometimes. Is there something wrong?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I have been experiencing an itchy anus. I was instructed by a doc to use some sort of vaginal creme, and it helped, but I forget what it was.
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A 55-year old male asked:
Hi for several weeks now Ive had an extremely itchy anus, and the area has developed a large patch of white skin. I'm white male, 55, good health UK?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What is the raised lump underneath my skin around my anus? I also have an itchy anus lately and it's constant sometimes and it's worse at night! what could it be??
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A 41-year old female asked:
Hi I have had a really itchy anus for a while. Not sure what the cause is. Maybe because I stopped taking the potent live probiotics I was taking or Im not sure what else has changed. Please advise what I can do to stop this itching?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can a yeast infection cause an extremely itchy anus?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Little red dots a side of scrotum, red scrotum, itchy, and itchy anus... What is this all about?
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A 28-year old female asked:
The left side of my perineum is a bit swollen and itchy. I also have an itchy anus. Could it be thrush?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have an itchy anus at night, once I lay in bed, and have been having loose stools, but not always diarrhea. Can anyone help?
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