Why do you get unpleasant feelings in the anus and what can be done?

The flow of some proctologic diseases is accompanied by unpleasant painful sensations in the anus.

This may be permanent itching, mucus or pus, pain and other pathological manifestations.

Oh, how it hurts, burns and cuts. ..

Pain in the anus can be pronounced, and wear a short-term property: quickly appear and disappear.

Constantly present pain, as a rule, is of lower intensity. Pain manifestations can be aching, stitching, and also pulling or cutting. Sometimes they happen only at night. According to these signs and other doctors determines the cause of the disease.

Itching is accompanied by redness, and over time, and coarsening of the skin, its high humidity, or, conversely, excessive dryness.

He, as a rule, is constantly present and has a tendency to increase at night. Aggravated often and for any reason: as a result of the slightest deviation from diet, fatigue, colds, overexertion.

To facilitate the movement of stools, the intestines secrete mucus. If it is transparent, then there is no pathology in a small number of such secretions from the anus.

The main thing is that it is not often and in large volumes, and also not accompanied by discomfort, pain, or stool changes.

Caution should be exercised when:

• secretes mucus of any property, frequent and plentiful, or accompanied by pains in the lower abdomen, deceptive urges for defecation, appearing with constipation or diarrhea;
• bloody or mucopurulent discharge, as well as an admixture of green, white grains.

Factors that cause discomfort

Unpleasant sensations and heaviness in the anus can be caused by some diseases, both external and internal.

These include:

• Inflammation of the intestines( Crohn's disease, proctitis and others);
• pathology of the rectum( hemorrhoids, fistulas of the anal region, cracks in the back channel, polyps and tumors);
• various infections( candidiasis, salmonellosis, dysentery, cholera);
• helminthic invasions( pinworms, roundworms, lamblia);
• dermatological skin problems( skin papillomas, psoriasis, perianal carcinoma, atopic eczema);
• side effects of pharmacological agents( due to an allergic reaction or drug-induced toxic damage).

Hemorrhoids and discomforts are synonyms for

The most common disease with a symptom of anal discomfort is hemorrhoids. Almost half of the adult population suffers from it.

Why does this disease occur so often? There are certain anatomical prerequisites for this.

First of all, the presence in the submucosal layer of the anal canal and at its edge, covered with perianal skin, special cavernous tissue. It helps the sphincter apparatus of the rectum to hold its contents.

But gradually under the influence of a number of unfavorable factors, such as the presence of constipation, heavy physical exertion, sedentary pastime, abuse of harmful food and alcohol, formation of cavernous tissue of hemorrhoidal nodes occurs.

A characteristic symptom of this disease is the blood discharge. As the pathology develops, hemorrhoidal cones fill the blood more often.

Because of this, they grow, starting to protrude beyond the boundaries of the anus. Which, of course, causes a certain discomfort, which is manifested by pain, itching and other unpleasant sensations.

There are two main phases in the development of hemorrhoidal disease. This is a chronic course and acute, that is, a hemorrhoidal crisis.

At the heart of acute hemorrhoids is thrombosis of the nodes, which causes pain in the anus. The intensity of pain manifestations depends on the degree of thrombosis of hemorrhoids and developing inflammation.

If not a disease, then what?

The source of the origin of pain, itching, burning and other unpleasant sensations is not always possible to establish. Often the symptom is independent and does not accompany any disease.

Other causes of discomfort in the anus can be caused due to:

• emotional disorders;
• to certain types of food;
• inadequate hygiene( in children, old age);
• excessive hygiene( too frequent use of detergent aggressive agents);
• wearing synthetic and tight underwear( hampers air circulation, resulting in excessive sweating, hypersensitivity of the skin);
• high body weight( increases sweating);
• is an allergic reaction to some cleansers.

First aid or help yourself

First of all, you should exclude some drinks and products from the daily ration.

Too sharp or salty foods, coffee, beer and tomatoes can cause diarrhea. And this, in turn, will provoke the appearance of burning, itching in the anorectal area.

To normalize the work of the intestine, it is necessary to switch to food saturated with cellulose( vegetables, cereals).

After each defecation with careless use of toilet paper on the skin can remain particles of stool. They will cause irritation of the skin.

Hygiene in this area should be strengthened. But do not rub too zealously the anus with toilet paper, which can lead to microtraumas, but you should use clean running water, then thoroughly dry the skin.

To remove unpleasant sensations will help ointment with hydrocortisone, you can try a gel or lotion with aloe.

Inspection and diagnosis

In case when home remedies have not helped, it is necessary to visit a doctor - proctologist.

During the interview with the patient, the expert finds out the complaints, collects the anamnesis. After this, a finger examination is performed.

Another method of diagnosis is anoscopy. Using a short tube with a special cut, a thorough examination of the walls of the anal canal, internal hemorrhoids and some other anatomical formations is carried out.

With the help of this method, it is possible to accurately determine the disease and the stage of its development.

Also, during the initial examination with a doctor - a coloproctologist, a sigmoidoscopy is mandatory. Using a special device, the entire rectum is diagnosed, the situation with the mucosa is assessed, and the presence or absence of polyps and other neoplasms is detected.

The method of treatment is chosen from the nature of the disease and the stage of its development. Also prescribed are topical medications for the removal of anal discomfort, diet, physiotherapy.

Unpleasant sensations in pregnant women

Unpleasant sensation in the anus is common in pregnancy. And it's not surprising.

Often the appearance of pruritus is associated with hormonal changes, which are subject to any future mother. The same can happen when taking hormonal drugs.

It is known that pregnant women are prone to constipation. Difficult stool is accompanied by cracks in the mucous tissue of the anal canal, which causes painful sensations in this area. Pain, as a rule, sharp and strong, occurs during defecation.

Chronic constipation can lead to a number of complications. These are secondary colitis, inflammation of the rectum, hemorrhoids.

So itching, various discharge and pain in the anorectal area may indicate the onset of a disease.

With the development of hemorrhoids, pain is not the first symptom. For a long time the patient is worried about discomfort, itching and burning in the rectum. Often, pain and itching are observed simultaneously.

Pain varies from sharply stitching to mild. If it is chronic, then its presence is felt almost continuously throughout the day.

Sometimes discomfort occurs due to thrush, which is often affected by women bearing the baby.

Itching, burning, redness and swelling of the labia are often spread from the vagina to the perianal area. Recurrent thrush draws in the pathological process the bladder and other nearby organs, including the intestine.

Ascaridosis can cause rash, itching in the perianal area. As a result of infection of the body with helminths, there is often a blockage of the intestine and constipation.

All this is extremely undesirable for the child and his mother, so only a timely call to the doctor will help. This will identify the disease at an early stage and easily cope with it.