Discomfort in the anus and rectum - it's no accident!

According to statistics, the majority of patients coming to see a proctologist complain of a constant feeling of discomfort in the anus.

Pain, itching, raspiraniya, pressure, and sometimes released during the defecation of the blood disturb many people.

What caused this state, and what should be feared? Do the unpleasant sensations in the anus always mean a serious illness?

The nature of the discomfort

The causes of discomfort in the anus can be many, because this is one of the few areas of the human body where there is a sufficiently large number of nerve endings.

Internal and external irritating factors and provoke unpleasant sensations in this zone.

To the basic unusual sensations it is possible to carry a pain. Typically, the syndrome worries a person at night in the form of minor burning, tingling, or aching pain. But attacks can be cramping and sharp, giving back to the pelvis, lower back, or back.

Often the discomfort in the anus has a symptom of "bursting pain".Character, like episodicity, depends on the causes that cause discomfort.

Itching indicates the appearance in the rectum of hemorrhoids or other neoplasm.

An itch and rash in the anus can be a consequence of the development of skin disease, and can result from the use of a dense toilet paper or a more active gel for intimate hygiene. In addition, the causes of itching can be the use of a large number of allergic products - chocolate, citrus.

So, the hemorrhoids causing similar symptoms, at untimely reference to the doctor can quickly enough pass in an acute and chronic stage.

Reasons for discomfort

The main reasons for uncomfortable discomfort in the anus area are as follows:

• non-compliance with personal hygiene rules;
• of diaper rash in obese people;
• mechanical rupture of the rectal mucosa( cracks, abrasions, ulcers);
• fistulas and cracks in the anus;
• for endocrine system diseases, including diabetes mellitus;
• development of enterobiasis( pinworm).

However, the first cause of discomfort in the anus is hemorrhoids.

According to the latest data, 80 to 85% of the adult population of the country somehow encountered this disease, and 40% periodically experience uncomfortable sensations and problems in the anus because of hemorrhoids.

This is one of the most common causes of discomfort in the anus.

Men have their own risks

Discomfort in the anus in men can cause inflammation of the prostate and urethritis.

These diseases are accompanied by frequent constipation, and therefore when defecating a man can feel pain in the rectum or in the groin. In addition, burning and itching in the anal area can cause an infected genitourinary system.

Women are also not "sweet"

Among female ailments, gonecology can be the cause of unpleasant sensations. Sensations of itching and burning cause the appearance of thrush, inflammation of the ovaries and bladder.

Infection quickly passes from the vagina to the anus, provoking irritation in the anus.

Sometimes a woman feels uncomfortable with menstruation.

This is associated with swelling of the mucous membrane of the genital organs and irritation of the anus with abundant secretions.

Discomfort in sitting and defecating

Unusual sensations in the anus can occur if a person has a sedentary lifestyle.

The appearance of pain or itching with prolonged sitting appears due to diaper rash in obese people, as a consequence of helminthic invasion or colitis.

Anatomically the rectum is the end of the digestive tract, so the slightest problems that arise in it immediately cause an uncomfortable sensation during defecation.

With the excretion of stool, the muscular membrane of the rectum is strained, and its spiral structure seems to push the masses outward. The slightest crack or fistula can provoke intolerable pain during defecation.

Unpleasant sensations can be caused by inflammation of the glands producing a special lubricant for normal excretion of feces, or it may be a consequence of thickening of blood in the hemorrhoidal veins and the formation in the rectum of the nodes.

Burning and itching during the emptying of the intestine and after it are provoked by parasites in the large intestine( pinworm).After the stool is separated, they remain at the entrance to the anal opening, irritating its mucous membrane.

Discomfort in defecation in men is often a consequence of inflammation of the prostate. It is this ailment that causes from time to time constipation, and then characteristic "pulling" pains in the lumbar region, in the groin, and finally in the anus and rectum.

Unpleasant sensations in hemorrhoids

It is almost impossible to diagnose such a disease as hemorrhoids in the initial stages of development.

Only a formed hemorrhoidal node may not manifest at all, with rare exception, causing some burning or itching after defecation.

Pain sensations appear when the phase of exacerbation begins and takes a distinctive character in such cases:

1. When blood begins to coagulate in the veins of the external hemorrhoidal node. The formed thrombus and inflammation causes severe pain syndromes.
2. In cases where an internal node is dropped. This pathology occurs in the third stage of hemorrhoids after defecation. When you move the knot in place, the pain is not felt, if you fall out - the pain sensations are of a moderate nature.
3. Thrombosis of internal nodes - an unpleasant phase of the disease, accompanied by discomfort, severe pain. This condition requires an urgent appeal to specialists.

The disease can manifest itself in such additional symptoms as the appearance of blood during defecation, an unpleasant feeling of appearance in the anus of the foreign body.

What should I do?

Before proceeding with the elimination of uncomfortable sensations in the anus, it is necessary to pass a survey with a proctologist and establish the reasons for the appearance of such a condition.

If such feelings are associated with diseases of the internal organs - pancreas, gall bladder or liver, diabetes mellitus, dysbiosis, then first of all you need to treat these ailments.

When the diagnosis reveals the presence of skin pathologies, to eliminate discomfort in the anal area, use Zinc, Salicylic ointment or Hydrocortisone. These drugs have drying and antibacterial actions.

Drug treatment can also be prescribed in cases where an infection or fungus has been sexually transmitted. To treat the doctor will be prescribed anti-inflammatory and antifungal medicines.

Helminths from the rectum are excreted by the Wormil or Pirantel, and if the itching in the anus is caused by a neurosis - the specialist prescribes sedatives( sedatives).

Improper nutrition and eating a large number of acidic and acute foods also cause skin allergic reactions in the anus. Relief for such patients are antihistamine dosage forms.

The prankster hemorrhoids - like a nail in the back seat

However, to treat the most common cause of unusual and uncomfortable sensations in the anus - hemorrhoids, you will have to undergo a lengthy examination, change your lifestyle and adjust your diet.

With hemorrhoids, proctosigmoid or anal fistulas and fissures, there may be severe burning and itching. To get rid of such sensations in complex treatment, rectal suppositories, gels or ointments are used.

Among the available and most effective of them are the following:

1. Relief .The drug is based on natural ingredients. Produced in the form of candles, ointments and gel. It quickly removes itching, has a healing and softening effect on .
2. Heparin ointment .This antibacterial agent anesthetizes, relieves swelling and inflammation of the mucous membrane.
3. Proctosan .Candles, gel or ointment used to relieve skin irritation.
4. Ointment Celestoderm or Troxevasin .Eliminate the negative symptoms of allergic diseases, psoriasis, dermatitis.

Today in pharmacy kiosks an incredible number of different dosage forms and means for anesthetizing, removing inflammatory and bacterial processes, swelling, burning and itching are offered.

However, their use is impossible without the advice and appointments of a specialist. Earlier, a doctor's visit, a complete examination, diagnosis and properly prescribed treatment can prevent a number of serious diseases.