What is anal itching?

Anal itching usually refers to pruritus ani, but may also refer to internal hemorrhoids, anal canal inflammation, and other diseases such as sinusitis, which show symptoms of anal itching. Pruritis ani refers to the intense itching that occurs in the anus and its surrounding skin, mainly related to contact irritation of the perianal skin, the treatment is mainly based on topical treatment, and severe cases need to be treated with oral medication or surgery. Internal hemorrhoids, anal canal inflammation and sinusitis and other diseases attack, due to bacterial infection or hemorrhoidal prolapse, causing inflammatory reaction, resulting in increased secretion may flow out of the anus, stimulate the local or perianal skin, may also cause anal itching, the itching caused by the above diseases, you need to treat the primary disease at the same time, symptomatic medication to stop itching and other treatments. No matter what the cause of itching, usually patients to keep the skin around the anus clean and dry, as well as daily consumption of high dietary fiber food, avoid spicy stimulating food, help to prevent anal itching. When you feel the perianal itching, you should go to the regular hospital in time, cooperate with the doctor’s examination, after a clear diagnosis, the cause of the treatment.