Doctor explains ITCHING ANUS / BOTTOM (Pruritus Ani) | Causes, symptoms, treatment
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video Doctor O'Donovan explains causes, symptoms and treatment of an itching anus (aka itching bottom).
You can often do simple things yourself to ease an itchy bottom (anus). Get medical help if the itching does not stop.
WHEN TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT AN ITCHY BOTTOM:
- you have an itchy bottom that is not going away
- the itch keeps coming back
- you have pain in your bottom
- you have blood in your poo, which might be dark red or black
- you're bleeding or leaking liquid from your bottom
- you've noticed a change in your bowel habits
- you have an itchy bottom and feel itchy on other parts of your body
- you notice a change around your anus that is not usual for you
CAUSES OF AN ITCHY BOTTOM
There's not always a clear cause of an itchy bottom. If it gets better quickly, it might have been caused by something that does not need treatment, like sweating a lot in hot weather.
If it lasts longer, you might be able to get an idea of the cause from any other symptoms you have. See a doctor if you're worried or if your symptoms keep coming back.
Other causes include: Threadworm / pinworms; Piles (haemorrhoids); Poo leaking or pooing you cannot control; Diarrhoea or bowel incontinence; Sores, swelling or irritation; fungal infection or a sexually transmitted infection (STI); eczema or psoriasis
Content and TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - Causes of an itchy bottom
03:10 - Treatment for an itchy bottom
04:30 - How to treat an itchy bottom at home
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Further information on itching bottom (pruritus ani) from trusted sources:
NHS information: www.nhs.uk/conditions/itchy-a...
Mayo Clinic - anal itching: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...
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Im tired and don't know how i got here, but i know thats enough internet for the night
The only place I will ever look for medical advice is social media. Thank you
Thanks! It’s good you don’t shy away from somewhat sensitive topics because it does help people.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for a compassionate presentation of this topic. I remember struggling for a few weeks - everything was very painful - so I am glad to see meaningful help available on TH-cam 💚
Thank you ❤ I love how your accent makes this topic seem more proper!
Thank you! 😃🇬🇧
I'm an ED nursing assistant and have a shadow shift in sexual health next week. Your videos are really helping me understand things in patient friendly ways, so thank you! Hoping to progress to medicine eventually and complete the ACCS pathway.
Ah this is so kind of you! Best wishes during your shadowing and your future career
Hi doc for many months I was wondering why I am have discomfort on my bottom or itching today I watched your video and came to know the problem clearly… it’s great to know the actual problem of mine
Yeah he's the man wen you need it broken down on different info about his content he put out , so thanks again 🎉
Any time! Thanks so much for watching
Thankyou Doctor O' Donovan for another interesting video in t he past i had a itching bottom when I stop using scent shower gel and soap it cleared up
Thanks for watching
I am currently experiencing a horrible rash. I’ve had it once before. It’s a fungal infection. Dr prescribed LamiSil, Ararax for itching and triamcinolone acetonide 0.1 % cream. It’s the weekend so I have cream to use, not the other. I messaged my dr and hopefully will get back to me on Monday. I am having urine/bowel leakage issues that probably are causing the problem. I am having a procedure soon to correct these problems, so hopefully this will stop. But right now I’m miserable. 😢😢😢. Thank you for sharing this information!
Hope you get better soon.
WOW
Hope the surgical procedure is successful
@LucyMaeBeauty I pray you are healed and you have a speedy and full recovery. In God’s name, Amen.🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼
Hello Dr., Very informative and good explanation. Thank you very much.
So welcome
Mere ko 3rd degree ke Leval ki piles ho gai thi motion karne wakt massa bahar aajata tha use hatse under dalna padata tha bahut Dard hota tha mujhy. is taklif ko dur karne ke liye maine Flipkart se pymol livcon capsule aur manulex churn aur Assicon syrup magaya isse mujhe 2-3 din me hi aaram mila 3 mahina complete leneke bad ab mai bilkul thik ho gaya hu .9,
Bidets are an absolute lifesaver!! I could not live without one.
Yes bidets can be extremely helpful
Just the other day I was talking about putting one in. They are awesome.
@@stringlarson1247 Ours is actually a bidet seat which attaches to the toilet pan. We paid $1,800 NZD about 8 years ago....as opposed to $4/5,000 to change the plumbing and buy the bidet itself. If your circumstances allow, I'd say, JUST DO IT!! Cheers from Aotearoa New Zealand.
The best thing ever invented, when I’m out and have to go, I try holding it until I get to my Toto washlet. ❤❤
@@jackking2461 😆🤣😂😆🤣😂
We tried desitin. A baby cream for the discomfort in that area. It also has zinc.
It was years ago but when Dr said zinc I thought of it. At that time it was a quick fix that worked.
Thank you, very helpful information.
You’re welcome
I get itching bottom too. Never scratch! Makes it worse! It is an infection so what I do is I get a warm water strong paper towel with soap on it and rinse my bottom. Then I use a plain warm water paper towel to get rid of the soap. Then I get a dry paper towel and make sure I dry good. Sweating? I do the same thing. It works.
How you managed to do this entire video without getting embarrassed or feeling some type of way is fkn amazing !! I can’t even name a certain planet without laughing!! 🪐
All in the name of destigmatizing common health conditions so people feel ok talking more openly about them 🫡🫡
@@DoctorODonovan I hear that!!! I think a lot of the reason STDs are still so prevalent is due to the fact so many people are afraid/embarrassed to tell a nurse or the doctor like “hey it burns when I pee and I was with some chick that gave it up way too easy” etc…🤣😂😅. Sorry for the lack of professionalism in my comment. I was Infantry in the Army so most work related conversations were tirades laced with 4 letter words and screaming 😱….
Simple =Excellent. THANKS
You’re welcome
Good information. Thanks a million!
Glad it was helpful!
@@DoctorODonovanPlz share names of medicine in text
Only under Dr's advice, you might find to wash the area well then apply zinc and castor cream may help. The natural lubricant in the bowel can leak outside and cause itching.
That's what I was told by nurse was good for babys bottom as a barrier cream , another cream which I can't remember was a healing cream if needed but the barrier cream helped prevent problems , I used nothing but zinc and c\oil on my babies bottoms ,
Sudocreme is brilliant
Thank you for video it offers good advice very informative thank you
Thank you so much Doc
I’ve always found Aloe Vera to be a great relief from itchiness in the bottom area
Thankyou for your video health information. For quite a while l have had an ichy bottom l have been putting on some white cortizoncream and also have a skin irritation on mt lower left stomach and lower right leg have been putting on some creams seems to help a little but not going away . Hopefully l am to see my family doctor this March 8 on a Friday for my general health checkup hopefully the doctor can prescribe for me some kind of a stronger antibiotic cream to help clear these things up get all better again that will be very good. Thankyou for your health video very interesting good information.
Dealt with it for years tried everything until I found out about Pranicura 5. Do a quick google search highly recommend
Applicationn of moisturizing cream containing aloe-vera and cocoabutter after shower to keep the area moist is advised.
Thanks for the info now I know why since I had it on and off two years
Use baby wipe after you clean with toilet paper. Toilet paper can irritates your bottom as well as it's dried. Baby wipes helps the itch. Especially after you poop.
Thanks for sharing
Or... Or just maybe use water to wash ur butt?
@@shahidee8can't wash your butt everywhere every time you poop 😂! But you can keep baby wipes on deck
Confucius say "he who go to bed with itchy but wakes up with stinky finger😂😂😂
Omg!!! You are hilarious!!!
HA. I just typed that and then saw you beat me to the punch.
My Anus use to itch 28yrs ago and once I got rid of her my itching went away immediately 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fart holes! 🎉🎉🎉
I had mildly itchy bottom for about a year then it was gone (it happened a few years ago). never had it before, and never truly had digestive issues. the only explanation i can give is that I took antibiotics just before it started.
Maybe a yeast infection
they are possibly small parasitic worms. I think they are called pinworms.
I had a Fissure for 9 years. It finally went when I was virtually bed bound in recovery for something for 5 weeks
It means someone’s thinking about you 😘
I thought that was you right elbow?? 😂😂 how wrong and far off I was … 😂
I always heard it was when your nose itches, I guess I was off as well!! 😂😂
😂😂😂
Fascinating subject
Thanks
@@DoctorODonovan I was joking 🙄
@@narcissisticgammon4327really helpful for people suffering from this
thats quite rude hes just trying to help others
When it gets triggered ONLY by sweets, sugary drinks, chocolates, ice creams etc, if we avoid it, it still takes 2-3 days for itching to subside. Any cream that can be used during that interim period to stop the itching due to more than normal Sugar intake??
You got a unique wonderful tone Accent bro for this you tube channel 😊
Thank you so much 😀
Baking soda, tea tree oil and coconut oil is quite soothing and stops the intense itching
Any or all?
@@Zoooker1 all
Baking soda 😮… are u serious 🧐
@@anindian6630 try it
@@anindian6630actually Dr Mandel said to use baking soda with water and make a paste for dry skin on the face. It helped the dry skin. 💕
Thank you for this doctor, I've been dealing with an itchy bottom and it sucks 😣 I sweat more at my bottom since I've gained so much weight. I clean, pat, dry. But still itches at times. I was given cream for it. But still the itching persists. I'll probably have to use another cream.
Try Gold Bond lotion with menthol. Worked great for me.Good luck 🤞
@marktuyet Thank you, will look into this!
I went bidet with Aveeno oatmeal cream that I use in winter after the bidet and never had a problem again.
Thanks for sharing
Witch hazel pads
Plz share the names of medicine sir
Maybe mebendazole would work 🤷🏻♀️ a lot of people have parasites and don’t know it
Thanks
Dr. Teals (gel format) works wonders!
I think mine is fungus related. I spray athletes foot spray on some tp and give it a hard scrub. Ooooh it stings so good.
I have been suffering with this for a few months now, as I have lived with piles all my life I just thought it was this. But the itch feels like it is more inside than on actual bottom hole? I have been using a hemorrhoid cream (inserted finger) to control and manage this but would like to get rid completely, any suggestions?
If you don't have a dedicated cream/ointment around, putting a lil bit of petroleum jelly helps too.
Nah, cortisone cream. Tiny bit
I've had this condition for years and I use Ihle's Paste----it really works well.
Obviously it doesn’t if your still using it years later
Please Dr. I am watching from Nigeria . Please I have visited a lot of doctors here in Nigeria with so many antibiotics prescription of infection and I have not gotten better. Kindly advise how you could help from your country.
Mere ko 3rd degree ke Leval ki piles ho gai thi motion karne wakt massa bahar aajata tha use hatse under dalna padata tha bahut Dard hota tha mujhy. is taklif ko dur karne ke liye maine Flipkart se pymol livcon capsule aur manulex churn aur Assicon syrup magaya isse mujhe 2-3 din me hi aaram mila 3 mahina complete leneke bad ab mai bilkul thik ho gaya hu .9,
I find after cleaning / drying the area that thin layer of Sudocrem Antiseptic Cream helps.
What does it mean if you scratch and it starts to leak substance? Even after taking a shower and cleaning down there the itching and leaking could happen
It's familiar..I experienced this maybe once a year... it's very irritating, and I found that Bacitracin works well.. only around the outside.. and of course keeping the area clean... it worked!...
Mere ko 3rd degree ke Leval ki piles ho gai thi motion karne wakt massa bahar aajata tha use hatse under dalna padata tha bahut Dard hota tha mujhy. is taklif ko dur karne ke liye maine Flipkart se pymol livcon capsule aur manulex churn aur Assicon syrup magaya isse mujhe 2-3 din me hi aaram mila 3 mahina complete leneke bad ab mai bilkul thik ho gaya hu .8,
Six pieces from a clove of garlic, 5 MLS of milk and a teaspoon of honey. Break them all down together in a warm saucepan to make a sauce. Put the sauce in the fridge or freezer to make a cream. Apply a teaspoon amount on and in area when itchy and sit for an hour or so to get it in there real good. It works for me and after a while it's no longer necessary. But if it comes back do it again.
Mere ko 3rd degree ke Leval ki piles ho gai thi motion karne wakt massa bahar aajata tha use hatse under dalna padata tha bahut Dard hota tha mujhy. is taklif ko dur karne ke liye maine Flipkart se pymol livcon capsule aur manulex churn aur Assicon syrup magaya isse mujhe 2-3 din me hi aaram mila 3 mahina complete leneke bad ab mai bilkul thik ho gaya hu .9,
Make really sure you clean your nails on fingers before you scratch causes infection
If I have a bowl movement I use a bit of Carmex back there to stop the itch if I have any.
I had nighttime itching that kept me up most nights and reduced my quality of life. It was mostly anal, but also genital and whole body. My dermatologist just said that we don't really know what causes that type of itch, but probably neuropathic. I went on gabapentin a year ago for a different reason and haven't had any problems since.
Please check with your doctor, Gabapentin and Pre-Gabalin have been reported as having caused many deaths.
Started using a warm water lota tiolet jug that some asians use. Saved a fortune on bog roll. Not using soap that dries the rear is also useful.
What is the solution for sweating , i have been suffering from this long time and i am really very tired . I am an over weight person and may be because of the weight i have sweaty area but i don’t know the solution.
Diagnosed with CDAS (chronic dry ass syndrome) ?? // What do you do for chapped lips (sphincter on your face) // Use Face Lotion for your bottom //
What ?
My bottom is perfect thank you very much
hello the back my butt crack feels like it's on fire or like i'd rubbed it with sandpaper but i looked i don't see any rashes or discoloration
i had this after taking a large stool
also sitting down exacerbates it but standing up or you know "spreading the cheeks" makes the pain subside
It took many years and a lot of close observation of "time of year" and unique dietary items to discover that " urushiol " was my issue. Years ago, cashew nuts were a delicacy and only appeared around Christmas. As time has gone on, the nut has become far more common and less expensive. The problem is that urushiol is present in the shell of a cashew. Improperly prepared cashews can be contaminated and eating them can cause a reaction. Urushiol is what makes Poison Ivy an irritant. Eat badly prepared, cheap cashews and you are basically eating poison ivy. Anyone particularly sensitive to urushiol can develop Pruritus Ani.
Calendula cream is also very effective in reducing irritation.
Thanks for watching
We want cure! got this problem more than 10 years why they cannot find a cure for it?
My Anus stopped itching when I got divorced 28yrs ago and never felt better 👍
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What if it’s itchy and has dry flaky skin around that area. What does that mean?
Every time I find out there is crap on it. I have hair so it can get stuck on hair.
Ty
Welcome
The most common cause of an itchy bum is not whipping it properly after you dump
Whip it. Whip it good.
When I have itching there (occasionally) I use Gold Bond medicated powder. It works wonderfully! It is talc free !
Mere ko 3rd degree ke Leval ki piles ho gai thi motion karne wakt massa bahar aajata tha use hatse under dalna padata tha bahut Dard hota tha mujhy. is taklif ko dur karne ke liye maine Flipkart se pymol livcon capsule aur manulex churn aur Assicon syrup magaya isse mujhe 2-3 din me hi aaram mila 3 mahina complete leneke bad ab mai bilkul thik ho gaya hu .9
Plz sir share the name of medicine regarding this itching
I am recovering from rectal cancer and have to go to the toilet about 12 times a day on average, it was 40 when I had my op 2 yrs ago but of all the ointments offered by doctors none really worked , the one thing which I found did really work for me was coconut oil.
I'm really just wandering what YT video I searched to have this come up in my feed....
Not your fault.
Yes in Finland we have a shower bidet..
In evewery toilet.
Interesting
I get my finger right in there and scratch
Use soap and water
I had proctitus for years and used crushed garlic and olive oil, it stung like billyo but worked. 😊
Old school poltus.
I'm 100% Swede, but my friend's family was Sicilian. His mom slathered me up with olive oil when I was pretty young and came in with a nasty sunburn. Still using it 50 years on. (sans garlic). I've used garlic, lemon and olive oil for skin rashes etc. as well.
Shaving cream works great. Cheap black pepper makes your bottom itchy!
Not discussing my ‘itchy bottom’ in the very busy local pharmacy🤭 😂
Lichen sclerosis can cause itch bottom, too.
Epson salt and bleach bath and us regular or non anti bacterial soaps for several days.
I used Calmoseptine from the drug store to ease my itching until my skin recovered from either the soap I was using and/or sweating. It worked wonders. No prescription needed.
ty for this- I am going to try it.
Had to come back and thank you again! I just received the cream and applied. It has such a nice cooling sensation. The itch disappeared immediately. I will come back for others to hear how it works besides this once I've used it a while. I have a feeling this is it! Never heard of this in all my searching.
Final feedback - I am all healed up and without itch since using Calmoseptine. It was the cure for me. I am still using wipes during BM's to safeguard the area but I am 1000% better. Get CALMOSEPTINE - OM what a relief.
But good luck getting a doctor's appointment.
Hope the video helped.
I had it for months was told no soap only wash with water from shower 🚿 no products worked like a dream 20 years ago 🤔
Nah, that doesn't sound right...
Plain water can't properly clean you and control the odor.
Is this video meant for young children?
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Thread worms also known as pinworms will make your anus itch like crazy. OMG, I had them when I was a child and I could not sit still. I recall my grandmother telling my mother that she thought that I might have worms because I could not sit still and kept squirming. My mother argued with my grandmother saying "no, she doesn't." My grandmother was sure of it and checked me. Sure enough, I had a bad case of pinworns. I was so glad when I got rid of those worms. Thank God for my grandmother, she was sharp as a tac. My mother was another story 🙄
They will
Can you recommend me medicine for get rid of pinworms
@@manveer3080 Call your doctor.
Useful video, try Pranicura
I used it and it didn’t work for me 🙈
What about using body powder without talc or fragrances on your butt?
Id say get a good rough flannel, a lotta soap and get that flannel up there and WASH THAT ARSE.. or get an old toothbrush nobody will use , load it with personal wash and get it up there and round that ring piece.
I have intermittent itching and use Pranicure, a non steroid based cream. It works well for me.
I had an itchy bum for years until I stopped eating potatoes & tomatoes (or anything with them as an ingredient). No more itchiness. It was a food allergy.
Something embarrassing about humanity knowing that 90% cases is because people haven’t learned to clean themselves…
I got it itching and wounded what would be a measure to solve this problem 😢
Caitlyn Jenner
I solved this as follows: Keep it very clean, then use diaper rash crime like Desitin. Done.
Calmoseptine Ointment
(Zinc Oxide + Calamine) is effective and inexpensive. Suitable for adult and babies. Works wonders 😉👍
I have had very good luck using an OTC cream containing 4% lidocaine
Thanks for sharing
im someone whos been tormented by an itchy bottom so im taking ur advice not to use bum wipes or tissue. Using a bum gun instead is already working. Water is much better! thank u so much its making a difference after ages of itching
It’s a pleasure and so glad to hear this.
Why would anyone want to TREAT a problem when Zhou can CURE the problem
Yes if you have sensitive skin attach a bidet to your toilet, now cheap and easy, will most likely eliminate this problem completely. There is no such thing as clean without one.
I had those " worms" as a kid it scared the life out of me.
I generally just drag my ani across the yard grass for through clearing