The appearance of anal feeling itchy may be caused by physiological factors or pathological factors such as hemorrhoids and proctitis. You can take general measures such as keeping the anus locally clean, using hemorrhoid cream, potassium permanganate sitz bath or surgical treatment.
1. Physiological factors: because the anus is not clean after defecation, leading to perianal bacterial infection, resulting in acute inflammatory changes in the skin around the anus. Keeping the anus locally clean, the itching may be relieved on its own.
2. Hemorrhoids: repeated prolapse of hemorrhoids may lead to persistent irritation of the perianal skin by intestinal fluids, causing chronic inflammatory changes in the patient’s perianal skin, resulting in perianal itching. Hemorrhoid cream can be used for treatment. If necessary, endoscopic ligation or surgical treatment is feasible. Do not scratch when itching, to change underwear, keep the perianal area clean and dry, avoid eating spicy and stimulating food.
3. Proctitis: proctitis generally does not directly cause itching, most cases are proctitis leads to mucus secretion or other causes of perianal mucus secretion increase or sinusitis, perianal and anal canal itching, potassium permanganate can be used in sitz bath for conservative treatment.
Anal feeling itchy may have other reasons, if the symptoms of anal itching, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, early formal treatment, not private medication.