Not only women, but also men have faced more than once with such an alarming phenomenon as itching, burning in the anus. This type of pathology develops under the influence of significant factors, is subject to mandatory examination, as it is a sign of various serious diseases in the body, often associated with the intestine. It is this fact that has a psychological breakdown on the patient, causing him a sense of inconvenience, embarrassment, indecision.
Causes of burning
Speaking of factors contributing to the occurrence of such a phenomenon as burning in the anus, it should be understood that they are acquired. Very often the causes of burning are provoked:
- neglect of rectal hygiene;
- by prostatitis or urethritis in men;
- by internal or external hemorrhoids;
- cracks affecting the anus;
- polyps of various sizes on the rectum;
- with chronic proctosigmoiditis;
- dysbacterial manifestations of the intestine;
- application of means for the care of the reproductive organs;
- helminths, pinworms, various parasites;
- obesity.
Neglect of personal hygiene
The main, often occurring factor is the neglect of personal hygiene. That is, the patient avoids frequent washing of the anus, after defecation uses rough toilet paper that irritates the skin, rarely replaces underwear, which leads to the formation of bacteria, microbes. This attitude towards hygiene is especially dangerous with constipation, when the patient often encounters cracks in the anus, where the stools and various microbes easily fall. Therefore, it is not surprising that over time, there is an alarming burning sensation.
Prostatitis .Often, infectious prostatitis is the cause of the pathology in question. Infection from the genitourinary system enters the rectum, thereby causing a burning sensation in the anus. Therefore, it is so important to treat infectious prostatitis on time so that it does not cause the development of other diseases.
Internal( external) hemorrhoids .The patient knows about the presence of external hemorrhoids without a doctor's diagnosis. But often the cause of burning and itching in the anus is the internal hemorrhoids. The patient, while maintaining these feelings of discomfort for a long period, do not realize that they are caused by internal hemorrhoids, which can also cause a disorder of the stool and constipation. Along with the burning of the patient, the pain, the appearance after the defecation of the blood, are disturbed.
Cracks of the .The addiction to anal sex, constipation, internal hemorrhoids and other factors are caused by cracks in the anus. If an infection or a stool enters the fracture, there is an unpleasant feeling of burning, itching.
Polyps. Polyps are benign growths on the rectal mucosa. Despite the fact that they are not a serious threat, they can give a lot of unpleasant sensations to the patient, among them not the last place: stool, increased gas formation, itching, burning in the anus.
Chronic proctosigmoiditis .Chronic proctosigmoiditis is characterized by an obvious inflammation of the rectum, involving in the process the disruption of the work of certain organs of the abdominal cavity. Often, the setting of the right diagnosis is a serious problem for the doctor, as the disruption of some organs distorts the real picture. One of the symptoms of chronic proctosigmoiditis causes a feeling of intense burning.
Dysbacterial manifestations of the rectum .Intestinal dysbacteriosis is a very common phenomenon, with which almost all are found - children, women, men. The causes of dysbiosis are diverse, but all of them lead to disturbance of the intestinal microflora disorder, which is manifested by a disorder in the normal stool( constipation or diarrhea), the formation of various microbes and bacteria. Frequent desires for defecation cause in the end feelings of unpleasant burning in the anus.
Application of intimate hygiene products .Often the use of intimate hygiene means can cause burning in the anus. This phenomenon is a sign of an allergic reaction, so a man either should stop using them, or replace them with softer ones, which contain components that do not cause skin irritation adjacent to the anal opening.
Presence of helminths, pinworms and parasites .For some parasites, as well as helminths and pinworms, eggs are deposited near the anus( from the inner and the outer side).Often the patient does not even suspect the presence of parasites, but he is tormented by a strong burning sensation and unbearable itching in the anus.
Obesity . Burning sensation in the anus is complained mostly by overly fat people, obese. This is because the buttocks are too closely contiguous, causing irritation of the skin adjacent to the anus. Very often such a phenomenon occurs in the summer, when an excessively high temperature leads to the formation of the described phenomena.
How to deal with burning?
To get rid of a feeling of constant burning in the anus, the patient is not recommended to engage in self-medication, hoping for an early disposition of unpleasant discomfort. The cause of burning can be detected only by a competent specialist, by appointing the appropriate examination and treatment.
