What causes perianal itching? How to treat perianal itching?

Anal pruritus refers to a skin disease in which the skin around the anus has no primary skin lesions but only itching symptoms. This disease is more common in young and middle-aged people aged 20 to 40. It affects males more than females, and is more common in those who are inactive. So what causes perianal itching?

Some common reasons

1. Food factors

Excessive consumption of spicy foods and condiments, such as chili peppers, alcohol, mustard, pepper, spices, coffee, etc., can cause irritation to the anal canal and anal skin, and induce itching.

2. Allergic reaction

Certain proteins (fish, shrimp, crab, etc.), medicines, pollen, lacquer, etc. can cause allergies in some people, causing excessive histamine to be produced in the body, which acts on the peripheral nerves and causes itching.

3. Mental factors

Mental overexcitement, depression, neurasthenia, addiction, etc.

4. Fungal and viral infections of the perianal skin

Common infections include epidermophyton and other infections.

How is anal itching treated?

If there is a cause, the primary disease should be treated accordingly. If there is anal fissure, treat it; if there is anal fistula, treat it; if there is fungal infection, take medication. For most cases where the cause is unknown, you can only treat the symptoms + maintenance.

Maintenance: This is the method we take according to the theory taught by our teacher.

1. Avoid spicy, cold, and irritating foods, as these foods will aggravate hemorrhoids.

2. Eat and rest regularly, regulate your mood, and have regular bowel movements

3. Take a warm salt water bath for 10-20 minutes every day. It is a bath, not a rinse.