Itchy poop area

The most important function of the anus in the human body is defecation, because the anus is mainly composed of sphincters, which can effectively control people's defecation behavior. If the food you eat contains too much chili, it will cause pain when you defecate. However, the itching feeling in the anus is also an uncomfortable phenomenon, and most of the time you cannot scratch the anal itching directly with your hands because there are many bacteria in the anus. Therefore, if you want to treat anal itching, you should understand the causes of anal itching.

What is anal itching? 6 major causes of anal itching

1. Poor hygiene can cause anal itching

For some obese people or those with excessive anal hair, feces tend to stick near the anus during defecation, making it difficult to clean and breeding bacteria over time. A warm water sitz bath can clean the anus very well. Each sitz bath should last for 5 to 10 minutes. You can also add a small amount of potassium permanganate to the water to help kill bacteria.

2. Liver and kidney diseases can cause anal itching

Patients with cirrhosis and biliary obstruction will experience bile stasis, which will increase the bile salt content in the blood and skin, irritate the nerve endings, and cause itching.

3. Anal itching caused by anorectal diseases

Common anorectal diseases, such as hemorrhoids, anal fistula, rectal tumors, chronic diarrhea, etc., can cause anal itching. Therefore, people with these diseases must pay attention to cleaning the anus every day and actively treat anorectal diseases.

4. Anal itching caused by parasites

Pinworm infection is also one of the causes of anal itching, which is more common in children. Adults living with children with pinworms can also be infected. Actively treat parasites, take deworming measures, and wash and change underwear frequently.

5. Anal itching caused by fungal infection

Because the anal area is relatively moist, it is susceptible to fungal infection, resulting in itching symptoms. Candida albicans infection is the most common. The itching will gradually disappear after the infection is cured.

6. Anal skin diseases can also cause anal itching

Skin diseases of the anus, such as anal eczema, sexually transmitted diseases, sweat glanditis, etc., can also irritate the skin near the anus and cause itching.