[Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 03.31.2006
one day i woke up at 3 in the morning and i had to use the bathroom and i took a number 2 than i notice i had a bump like around my butthole and i have had this before can you help me so i can know what it is]

i have the same problem with my butt hole. Someone please help, what is this thing, it stings the inside of my butt hole if i sit 2 long and it stings when i whipe my ass

I had an itchy rear end at one time (very annoying). In my case, is was a precurser of hemmorhoids, burning, bleeding hemmorhoids.
My advice would be: See a doctor, unless you enjoy flames coming out of your ass everytime you drop a bomb.

Rubbing Alchol works.don't mind the burn either.

Holy shit...no other web site is so informative while at the same time being so entertaining...I showed symptoms of pinworm so I used the alcohol remedy it feels like flames are shooting out of your ass...now I can barely put a finger near the area without tears streaming from my eyes...I now use this hydrocortisone 2% prescription stuff...once everything calms down down there I'm going to retry the alcohol but just in limited quantities...btw people piss me off who say you should go to a doctor it's embarassing I don't want to go to someone and tell them my asshole is fucked up it's humiliating, people want to keep it quiet and find a cure without involving the doctor...good luck to all my fellow ass itchers.

LMAO when someone leaves this website can you say they "log" out?

How about a good bath, Shecky? If you don't wash your ass, it's gonna itch. It's called 'hygiene.'
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"...human shit has more of an almond, or perhaps a macadamia flavor to it. I hope you will all take my advice and really consider tasting your poop some time, as I have. It's really quite an experience." - Ratz

Hey, I tried Aftate and you are right IT DOES BURN. Its like trying to use your tender little brown spot for a rocket motor. I must have cried for hours. When the flame went out the itch was gone. No more scrathing. It beats the hell out of using the keyhole saw method.

I've heard that if you have a lot of hair in that region, it can irritate your buttcrack quite a bit. Maybe try getting a wax job, lol.

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An apple a day keeps the ExLax away!

Try Old Spice, that will get rid of that butt digging ITCH. Might make your finger smell better to

In regards to the parasitic worms mentioned above, are they any good for fishing? If so, what species are attracted to them (other than brown trout).

An itcy rump could be a precurser of the 'rhoids.

It could also be anything from worms / parasites to nothing more than a bad reaction to the laundry soap you are using.
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Seems to be a lot of talk about but itching I have the cure my ass has been itching for years and years this is what you do now I must warn you this hurts like hell in comparison I would say it feel like you ass hole is on fire however you only have to do it once a week or as needed take a paper towel pour 70 percent alcohol on it and rub it on your a hole and surrounding areas do not remove it until the burning stops aprox 1 min of total hell then when you remove it it will burn again for about a half a minute but it is totally worth it.

The top of my butt crack itches all the time. Sometimes it gets a bump on it. I am very clean but I'm suspecting that my tight butt checks are not allowing any air at all between my crack causing it to remain too moist. I shower daily but when I wipe I have a bad back and can't get all the way up my crack. I really don't think it's crap, I think my butt cheeks sqeeze together too tight at the top of the crack. Sometimes I will take cotton, the kind women buy in strands for cosmetics, and tear off a piece about 4 inches long and stick it between my cheeks. This offers relief and absorbs moisture and keeps the cheeks spread apart enough to breath a little. I do think perhaps it's a fungal problem though. I don't know where to begin with creams or powders. It's weird because my dog itches at the top of her tail, on her back, and her vet is putting her on monistat-derm. I can't afford to go to the doctor, but my dog can. Maybe I should share her cream.

i have had an itchy anus for six months now and i want it to go away, it keeps me up all night and im constantly scratching. i think im going to get a dildo with nails through it and stick it up my ass!

I have an itchy ass for the past few days. I think its fungi since I've not properly cured my case of athelets foot/jock itch, and therefore it is the most proximate cause and most likely.

Thanks for pointing out what should have been obvious to me.

Cheers

Well, its been itching fer bout two weeks or so.. I was a little ass-shamed at first but after readen and readen all the storys and all, I recten im not really all that different. Getting my underware stuck up my ass by my index finger at lightning speeds is getting a little old, but all in all I feel at home with you people. Are there any convenient remedies to get ass stink off my finger without having to walk all the way out to the running water on the fridge door?

OK, listen up. I have a book that says you should use a "peri bottle" to clean your arse. Fill with warm water and squirt. A shampoo bottle will do the trick. It also says to use calendula salve for an anal fissure. Search the web for this. This is a common problem. Put in the rectum before bowel movements. For itch, it recommends a 50/50 solution of white vinegar and water. Says to apply several times daily. I am not recommending any of this. It's up to you if you want to try them.

my ass was itchin..it was like around the ass crack..then it was only at night and when i take a shit it start to bleed and it hurted..so then i put alchol between my ass then it stings a little then i took a shower wit hot hot hot water and rinse through my ass then it wasnt itchin no more

PAINFUL BUMPS IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BUTT CHEEK AND EVERYTIME I PEE IT HURTS THE BUMP

Dumpster's advice is the best. Pinworms are nasty and you want them gone as soon as possible!

And Dr. Pepper, I'm not to sure many people are comfortable with shoving onions up their anus's.

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Oddly this site keeps my mind off MY itchy asshole. haha.

5 Q-tips dipped in rubbing alcohol. Spread'em and swab gently up and down anus and crack. If you dare, insert in anus. It will burn for a minute or two, but you'll feel (and be) clean and the burning pain will replace the urge to itch.

Lipton iced tea mix made my asshole itch for a whole month before I stopped using it. Only the mix though. Seriously. I am not a representative for a competing iced tea company.

Thanks to all for sharing remedies and experiences.....I think I'm almost cured from an itchy butt hole/crack...I have been using 70% alcohol after each dump as a dab, it stings a bit, but the reward is awesome, no butt tickles or itches. Hopefully this will be a final solution to my problem.

Got you all beat man, 30 years of itching and NOTHING WORKS!!!!! It's got to be bacterial, I've heard vinegar is a good antibacterial, so that one is next. Those guys that made WD-40 took forty tries to come up with their formula, I've got that record beat to shit. If the vinegar don't work, I'm going shopping for a good angle grinder.

I am a sufferer too butt, this site has had me in stitches. Honestly crying with laughter. Not sure if I would go the alcohol route but maybe the fungal cream is the way..

Do not suffer in silence.

I had a dilemma a few nights ago with my itchy crack and I could not sleep so I was searching desperately on WebMD..then I finally googled this site and I must say, I laughed my heart out. With my itchy butt, I felt relieved there were others but also felt sad bc I don't want this problem for the next 25 years!! Anyway, my butt problem started when I used witch hazel medicated pads to help my hemmorhoid problem (the "bump" a lot of you keep referring it as) along with Prep H. Well that was taken care of but then my butt kept itching on the sides, I threw out the pads bc of other comments on this site and I decided to try shaving my butt (I'm a female, so it was weird), but that worked! Then awhile ago I had read in a magazine that if I wanted to prevent shaving bumps on my bikini line, it said to mix equal parts Benadryl (an anti-itch cream) w/ a non-perfumed, non-greasy lotion..that works awesome for not getting razor burn bumps..so I thought, I will do the same for my butt bc I didn't want razor burn..if that happens in the anal region. So it's been day 3 and my butt has been itch-free. I use the Benadryl-lotion mixture (a pea-sized dollop of both) after I go to the bathroom, after I shower, and before I go to bed. It works great and you could give it a try. Maybe the lotion will work even if you don't shave your butt..since I didn't try it without shaving my butt, I can't compare the methods..so maybe someone could try that first. HOpe this helps someone!

I've had an itchy crack for years. My fiance is making me go to the doctors to get it looked at. Having read some of the posts here, I see some similarities to my symptoms. Itching is the worst at night or after heavy boozing. But does anyone have the issue that after they scratch for a bit, a clear, watery secretion happens? It smells but not like poop. Also, after I go through an itch-scratch-ooze cycle, the area will effectively dry out and flake off like a peeling sunburn. This cycle can be separated by days or weeks before starting up again.

I believe mine was a fungus (candida) problem, which I think is a fairly common cause. Here's what I did:

Go to a health store and buy:
- Aloe Vera Juice (with NO additives, esp. sugar or starch)
- Tea Tree Oil (100% pure)
- DDS Acidophilus with FOS (in the refrigerated section, capsules)

Also needed:
- Q-Tips
- Mild soap, I use Oil of Olay Unscented, or Tea Tree soap from The Body Shop
- lots of 100% cotton underwear (change frequently)

Store the Aloe Vera Juice and the DDS in the fridge.

Every time you have a bowel movement (should be about once a day):
- mix together 1 tbsp. of Aloe Vera Juice and about 15 drops of Tea Tree oil.
- sit on the edge of the bathtub
- dip toilet paper into the solution and gently press to clean
- then take Q-Tips, dip them in the solution and gently clean inside. Insert each one only once, then grab a new one until it's clean.
- if there's any solution left dip it in toilet paper and press
- remain seated on the edge of the tub for another 5 or 10 minutes until it is completely dry.

Every time you have a shower:
- Make sure you are gentle and rinse the area really, really well. Left over soap can irritate it more.
- Dry yourself off really well
- Sit on the edge of the tub
- Cut open a DDS Acidophilus with FOS capsule and catch the powder in your hand
- Rub it over the area

You should start to feel relief in the first few days, keep at it for about two weeks.

Keep track of what your body is doing, there's always the possiblity of an allergy. Stop or modify if necessary.

Actually, the best thing to do would be to see a Naturopathic doctor, I would recommend them before seeing a Medical doctor.

Good luck!

I've suffered from sporatic bouts of itchy butthole for years. I find its caused by having to overwipe when my shits are not as solid as usual. the best remedy I've found is to put a nickel sized dot of preparation H cooling gel on my tender sphincter and then wipe that off with more toilet paper. I'm not talking about the fishy smelling greasy shit, I'm talking about the cooling gel with aloe. It helps to clean the butthole while providing the much needed lubrication to prevent further chaffing of the butthole. The gel also contains an antihistimine to relieve the itchy butthole tenderness associtaed with overwiping.

my ass is scratched so often it is red! i might wipe too much but i used vaseline and it still itches like a motha! and i tried hydrocortisone but it still freaking hurts to take a big crap!

When I wus a little kid I saw this dog, he would rub his bum all over the carpet and kind of scoot along, he smiled when he did this too, I asked my Grandpa why he wus doin this and Grandpa told me he must have a itchy ass crack , he wusnt sure but he could fix it so he went over to the shed and got a piece of corn cob and a old coffee can, he put some turpentine in the coffee can and dipped that big corn cob in it, then he told me to fetch that dog over to him, I done it and then Grandpa lifted up that dogs tail and put that corn cob on his butt crack,,, man oh man that dog let out the biggest yelp I ever heard and took off running like he wus on fire, yep that dog never rubbed his butt crack on the carpet again, Grandpa fix that ass itch fo sho

Are you from Raleigh?

Ugh, so, recently I started getting this itch. It's usually always after having a bowel movement and it's usually on the left side of the hole. It has kind of a stinging itch..I have been taking a Q-tip dipped in Tea tree oil and it burns, but doesn't really help. I am considering going to a DR. But thought I might try to figure it out on here 1st.
Thanks!

Wow, had no idea there were so many ass scratchers out there!!

I've had this irritating itch for a bout a month, tried all sorts of pile creams but it's not that, there is some red cracked skin above the butt hole, so I'm thinking it might be fungal (had a jock itch a few months back) so I'll try an anti fungal cream.
if that doesnt work (i hope it aint threadworm, but it itches durign the day too, so cant be), ill have to go to the DOC which i dont wanna do as its sooooo embarrasing
me: hey doc my anus itches
doc: ok pull ur pants down and let me stick my fingers in your butthole!
me: fuck

so thats why i hope it gets cured soon without a doc

the internet is great. and this site is great. I seem to find myself back here randomly every so often on different topics.

And yes, I have had an itchy but for years. big bad rash all over the groin similar to one I had over my ear that finally went away when I stopped scrttching it (psoriasis?).

anyway, I have to say, there is nothing like a g good 20 minute groin scratch as I lay down in bed to really clear my mind of the day's troubles. just shear, unadulterated pleassure sensor hits. I stop when blood starts flowing or the pain/pleasure lines starts moving the wrong direction.

If I had to guess, I would say I had psorias or something that a few years of scratching has led to seconday bact or fung issues since the ealry years (the salad years??) were more heavy flaking around the but crack. now it seem more groin rash.

nope. no hand washing. I wonder if that is what caes my acne? oh well.

Ew.

Eww. On soooo many levels.

This site has depressed me as it has just brought home to me the notion that there really is no cure to itchy ass hell. Many good coping strategies are laid out though. I've had this pesky bumblebee living in my anal canal for 13 years now. I sometimes wonder whether it is just an OCD of some sort. Why won't the fucker just die? I have tried every creme and lotion in existence, and nothing relieves it permanantly. My latest game is to go as long as possible without touching the hive area, until i can barely breathe and become light headed, then I drive a fairly stiff bristled bottle brush up there, with a spinning action that produce an ass-gasm that brings my heart rate up to about 240 beats per minute. Naturally. I then feel quite guilty and lament my loss of sanity. I am close to torching myself with a gasoline enema.... somebody please help me.

If your ass itches severely and ur ball bag stinks,then do yourself a favour and use an anti-fungal cream.In most cases it is caused by Tinea,also known as ring worm, atheletes foot or jock itch.When it heals avoid scratching as it is just like giving up smoking, all in the mind....P.S remember to treat your fingers as well as tinea can live under and around the nails.

i put rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball in my butt, i scream loud, my ass catches fire, and then my rectum becomes a rocket and I fly to the moon and back...i go no itchy ass no more

Hey. Didn't you just post that on another thread? That, or I'm having deja vu.
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Hey! Don't touch my wenis!

Okay, ya'll convinced me, i'm going in to get my itchy ass checked out. I'm pretty sure it's fungal, cuz it went from jockitch, to taint itch, and now it's red hurting bung itch.

Tell ya what tho, don't let this go too long, cuz if the tissue gets damaged too much from a fungal going midevil on your ass, you're prolly looking at a number of soft tissue injuries, and sitting on a rhoid cushion for a while.

I'm going in tonight to see what it is, i'll recap on my show sat. night on krush between 9 and 11CST.. and maybe pop a mention here.

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OK, After reading all of these and laughing so much, I am going to go off coffee, tea and cachew nuts and all sorts of other nuts and see what happens.

Corn-fucias says man who go to bed with itchy bottom wake up with smelly fingers.

Rectinol is good stuff!

Best itchy-ass remedy: rub ass with heavy grit sandpaper, apply non-fat yogurt, wipe clean, dip your ass in ice water...wow, your still reading, bet you were gonna do it too...

Hi fellow itchers and scratchers. I'm hoping to find a willing volunteer to try a "cure" for your itching. I suffered for many years with a rash on my legs and feet. I don't know what caused it but it would come and go over the years . It seemed to be worse in the summer and at night in bed, also if I got stressed. So I put it down to a prickly heat rash. None of the over the counter medications worked, so I thought it may have been fungal, again I tried the creams to no or limited avail. I tried anti candida diets, which did help but were very restrictive. If people try the diets alone, I think they will have some relief. Then in the last 6 months or so, I was reading a cleaning book and the author recommended clove oil to kill fungus on ones shower curtain. It was too late for my shower curtain but I was intrigued if it would work on my rash. I had used clove oil for tooth ache and gum inflammations for years with excellent results but also knew if I accidently got some on a healthy bit of gum it would burn like hell. So with great trepidation I tried it on my leg. I wet a cotton ball with water and dropped one drop of clove oil on it and applied it to my rash. Yes, it burnt like hell, yes, the skin went red but most importantly YES!!! the itching stopped. For longer then any other treatment. The skin became drier where the rash was as the healing began. If the itch came back which it did I just followed the same procedure. I eventually applied the oil morning and night for several weeks, from memory, whether it was itchy or not. Until the skin was back to normal.The burning sensation gets better and sometimes you can't even feel it. Ive had the odd flare up but one application usually knocks it on the head now. Why I need some one to try this possible solution is because my partner has the anal itching shared by many of you and he is all but ripping himself to shreads. He's tried witch hazel with some success, creams with little help and after making himself bleed by scratching, tea tree oil. I warned him how much it was going to hurt, as he already had exposed tissue and it was a very sensitive area but he wouldn't wait till the skin was healed and of cause experienced agonizing pain. The tea tree did eventually help,for awhile, after I peeled him off the ceiling. So despite my pleads for him to try the clove oil he says he can not bare the pain again. I did get him to try a weak tea made from 6 dried cloves crushed and steeped in boiling water for several minutes. Let it go cold and store in the fridge. strain off cloves and apply the cold "tea", using a cotton ball to area. Use a clean ball each time and don't let your fingers infect the tea. This gives a bit of relief and the mildest of buzzes from the oil. So if any body is willing to try the oil, I would recommed to always dilute it on a wet cotton ball, maybe one drop, then run some water over that to dilute it more. Make sure you haven't cut your skin up by scratching before you apply and brace yourself. It's similar to a menthol burn, say from a muscle soreness cream. But possibly worse. If the pain is unbearable get cold water on it straight away and just keep diluting it. Maybe try the tea and work up to the oil as the skin becomes more desensitized to the clove. PLEASE TAKE CARE!! this oil is very volitile and can cause severe pain if you get any in your eye or delicate skin eg anal and genital areas, even though this is the what we're trying to heal. I can not be held responsible for any injury but can only honestly tell you it helped my leg rash, and the tea helped my partner. Any body willing to try the oil please do so at your own risk. In saying that I hope someone is willing and it does work. Please let me know through this forum so I can hopefully convince my partner to try and maybe we can help everyone else out there. Thank you in advance. and here's to a good nights sleep and a bum that just does what it's suppose to.

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my asshole itching started a couple months ago.. and has not stopped.. first i used hydrocortizone every night.. and that did nothing.. i have been using preparation h every day now and it is good for temporary help.. but the itching comes back the next day..

when i am actively doing something.. and walking and at school/work.. its fine.. it seems like everytime i sit down for a while or lay down it flares up like hell.. anyone else have this problem??

It might be an allergy. Try eliminating just ONE thing from your diet at a time for 2 weeks, and see if you don't improve.

I had the same problem. After reading forums on the internet and seeing doctors couldn't find out what was wrong 99% of the time, i took matters into my own hands. Try exercising regularly and eating healthy foods. Also try wrights coal tar soap. It kills most bacteria and leaves the cleaned area really dry and stops it smelling. Try using it in the bath or shower. Hope this helps :)

Some of these posts are pathetic. Taking the piss out of a really serious problem.

Well the alchohol one seems to work for a lot of you. maybe I'll try that one.

Sounds like most of you have pruritus ani.

I use apple cider vinegar, now that stings like hell but is worth it just to get rid of the itch.

I also scratch using wipes as it stops your finger nails from cutting you up. Use to cut up quite badly but no way near as bed as now if I use the wipes. I use them to clean up too after a crap.
If you do think you are allergic to wipes (very possible for some),soak in warm water and then find another type of container to put them in, you'll struggle putting them back in their bag. Soaking them should get rid of the dodgy chemicals that are in them.

Most of the stuff doctors give you for this problem are useless. So try alternative things like Prurotab or Neuragen. Like I said I use apple cider vinegar or even witch hazel.

Though I am now staring out on an attempt at the old self belief mind shit. I.E I'm telling myself the itch is weak and doesn't bother me. Did Ok for the lasdt 4 days though fell down a bit this morning and had to have a good scratch, but I'm going back to the itch is weak again now.

Good luck and a pity the site isn't monitered better so we can get rid of the bull written in here.

Wouldn't that be censorship? Opinions and assholes, and all that, y'know...

Im no doctor nor am i rendering any medical advice, just another victim that is explaining his situation in hopes that others can learn from it. Ive had lingering athletes foot/jock itch for years, sometimes it goes away for awhile, but it seems that it always come back, and never before in the anal region, and this infection dates back to the days before i was a 'mold-remediator' which ive been doing for 4 years, (cleaning real nasty bacterial and fungal problems in homes) just recently, about the last couple months or so, i get the itchiest bum, that wakes me up from a stone cold sleep just about every nite. i dont want to go to the doctors and tell them i have an itchy bum for the same reason the next guy doesnt. and obviously i think its something fungal/bacterial, altho im not ruling out the "worms" or "rhoids" theories, (but i havent began researching those yet, but ill tell ya, ive wiped with peroxide for weeks, rubbing alcohol for weeks, and even used the anti-fungal creams for weeks, nothing but 12 hr temporary relief tops. now i just started using the strong stuff yesterday. 151. it provides relief generally from the time i wake up itching and apply it until the time i wake up in the morning.i figure if it stops its temporary relief, then ill start drinking it. ::sigh:: but there has to be an internal cure or something. i kno, typical gullable thinking right?!? "everything can be cured by a pill" heh. But i have been making iced tea for what seems like a couple months now... lipton at that. after reading the earlier post im wondering, is it connected? i think i may try to cut the tea out of my diet after this pitcher and see if i cant tell a difference. ive gotten lots of new ideas to use too from here if it doesnt work. i just hope i differentiated "the real" from "the crap"

i have out my angle grinder, gasoline, blu tip matches, corn cob, and turpentine.. not again

151 for now, what are you using now? What is this 151 one thing? Thanks

(but i havent began researching those yet, but ill tell ya, ive wiped with peroxide for weeks, rubbing alcohol for weeks, and even used the anti-fungal creams for weeks, nothing but 12 hr temporary relief tops. now i just started using the strong stuff yesterday. 151. it

Bacardi 151 proof Rum, I believe, is what "151" is referring to.

So you guys using the alchohol how long does the itch stay away?

Also anymore info on rubbing alchohol? Not sure we can get that over here in England as no one I know has heard of it.
It's not an in joke is it? As RA sounds quite painfull on your tender regions.

Can't see how clove oil would be any more painful than alchohol.

Re: "rubbing" alcohol. Try "isopropyl" alcohol. That's the proper name.

Someone help!

It usually occurs during night and it's seriously disrupting my sleep time.

My ass cheek itches like hell and normally the itch comes in a form of bumps that looks and feel similar to mosquito-bites. Sometimes it itches so much that I force myself to take a cold butt-shower just to ease the burning itch. And sometimes, I apply Hazeline Snow Moisturizing Cream to 'cool' it down a little.

All those scratching has made my butt looking ugly! With brown spots and all...

WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM?

Sigh...

Sounds like you got Pruritus Ani.
Seems different things work for different people. Try the alchohol, but I'd dilute it a little as It's going to sting like damn.

I've heard distilled white vinegar is good for itching.

I have an itchy arse and it itches when i need the loo it itches right upinside you can itch your but hole and around the crack but the itch feels just inside it is intense it comes at night mostly when your body is shutting down, eating at night makes it worse because then i will need the loo the only thing i've found relieves the itch is going to the loo trying to pass wind or have a poo or a wee at the very least a wee, luke warm water with cotton pads soothes it, creams are useless they work for a week at best then what. hydrocortizone is not a cure a long way off try relieving the itch by having a bowel movement..

Hi guys just dropping a line to see if anybody has tried my clove oil treatment yet. Please leave a message on this thread if you have, both good or bad results, as I'm confident it will help. Please read my comment from the 5.17.07 if you're unfamiliar with the usage. Good luck

if your butt itches and you know you have pinworms put rubbing achoul on it. it will burn really bad for 1 minute, but it will be worth it

I'll try the clove oil for you. Was thinking of using a vey small amount diluted in aloe vera (something like one tenth clove to vera, what you think? You need to remember that all of us pruritus ani sufferers we'll all have cuts in our anal regions, so I can see why your fellow was a no no.

Hi Anonymous Coward, thank you for attempting the clove oil treatment. Please make sure it's pure essential oil. Health food shops or chemists/drug stores, would be the best place to buy it. One drop should be more then enough. I hadn't thought of aloe vera as a dilutent but I think it should be an excellent carrier for the oil and also very soothing and healing in itself. If you're using fresh gel from a aloe leaf, I would expect about 1 tablespoon of gel to 1 drop of oil to be a good start. Mixed well and applied with either fingers or cotton balls. If that dilution is too painfull then of course further dilution would be required and alternately if you're not getting much of a buzz from the oil, try adding one drop at a time. I understand your dilemma with cuts to your anal region and possible caution with trying this treatment. If it is at all possible, using zinc oxide cream or lanolin as a barrier for a few days before trying treatment, to give the area a chance to heal some of the cuts and hopfully lessen the pain. Even wearing gloves to bed, as others have suggested previously to limit the amount of damage the nails do. Again, good luck and remember it's not a one off treatment but I truely believe with several applications, hopefully no more then twice a day for a few weeks you will feel and see excellent results and fingers crossed hopefully find a successful cure.

Hi all. I am a silent sufferer and oh my god how i have suffered ! the itch is like no other ....and i fully simpathize with anyone that has this ! generally my poor little bum knot starts that tickly prickaly tip toe of an itch just as im going to sleep ...but sometime now just before and especially after having a number twos ......the itch is like a little spider running around my ring piece he has spikey boots on and i pray each night it doesnt start ........because its totally impossible not to scratch it and when you do you cant stop until you feel like you have torn yourself apart =( its a nightmare truely.
I have tried antihistamine creams and they did work the best ....but dont seem to be as effective now. The best thing is Very Hot then Very cold water repeatedly splashed on itchy bum hole ...........but if you dont get to sleep after 30 mins or so it comes back ! I have tried Stuff for Tinea and Worms and Hemoriods ...........its not that ....I think im allergic to my own sweat ...and i spent most of my day sat on my arse at work draughting architectural plans so i cant avoid.
Well i just put some clove oil on so see how that goes ......It hurts/stings alot but i dont care. If anyone else can help please put your solution up dont let people suffer like me ...

I too have the butt itch problem. This has gone on for about a year and a half. I have gone to the doctor for it and even a dermatologist. I have had all the crèmes etc. The only thing I have found to work well is Gold Bond Medicated Powder. I put some on in the morning and I'm set all day. I put it on if it itches or not. I have tried not using it for a day or two. Then it will be out of control again. I just read on a website that using alcohol-free baby wipes instead of toilet paper might help the problem, so I'm going to try that.

Does anyone know if prolonged use of Gold Bond can have a negative effect?

to anonymous cat,

"pour 70 percent alcohol on it and rub it on your a hole and surrounding areas do not remove it until the burning stops aprox 1 min"

So would you recommend a good 'bourbon', 'single malt' or a 'blend' for the job?

Anyway, one way to keep off the itches is to keep off the scratches. Keep you nails short, and if you fingers wander down there while you are sleeping, the ass won't be as satisfied with a good long-nailed scratch, futhermore, it would leave behind scratches that can cause itches later.

And most importantly, perhaps you guys ought to do what the indians, amongst others, do, get hygenic and start WASHING your ass after a good rump dump. You don't wipe your body after a hard days getting screwed by your boss do you? Same thing applies for your ass which gets far more filthy after a minute's dump. Save quite a few trees too!

Additionally, you might like to try dabbing the region with tea tree oil. Just wet your hand, pour a few drops of pure tea tree oil on it, squish it about, and then give the old geyser a good rub. It kills germs, counters bacteria from sweat, regenerates cells, etc. Do it once every morning and once before you go to bed. Just be sure to wash your ass before each time. Ther will be a slight burning sensation, but this will go off after a minute. You can even apply it to your face. Just be sure to wash your hands first.

Hi guys and gals, just want to suggest a couple of things. Try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana peel, I found it quite soothing. Also, if you're trying to prevent itching yourself in your sleep, just tie your wrists together in front of you before you drop off to sleep. Kinda weird, I know, but it stops you from doing anything by accident because you can't reach. Then it comes down to will power. Good luck one and all.

I'm trying Calendula gel(calendula is a type of marigold) and it seems to be working. The brand is Califlora Calendula Gel by Boericke & Tafel. I found it at Rainbow Foods Co-op in San Francisco; probably it can be ordered on-line, or check a health food store. Calendula is suppose to help relieve irritated skin, and has antibacterial and antiviral properties (look it up on-line). It's only been a few days that I've been using it but so far my itching is gone, or at least bearable to the point I can keep myself from having to itch my butt-hole. I'm hoping I found the cure!

I am trying clove oil ...but i think i should have diluted. Pain is the key word here but at least its better than the itch but only just ! mixing with Aloe vera seems to make the itch worse!
Am going to heal then try the Clove oil again but diluted this time ....my god that stuff is powerfull im a grown man and i screamed twice !
Surely there must be another way ! has anyone tried the grapefruit seed extract method yet ?
How long does the Alcohol Method last ? because no way am i going to burn my knot with oure alc each night.
Clove oil has stopped the itching but i wouldnt recommend just yet as this is only my second day and like i said undiluted i have burnt a hole in my arse ! be warned. Oh and dont try chopped garlic up there it doesnt work and you WILL cry like a baby from the pain.

Thank you yr itch and rusty bullet hole, for being brave guinea pigs, I did warn you about the pain. But the great news was so far, it helped the itch. Please read my first comment from the 05.17.2007 to find out about diluting it, especially as the aloe doesn't seem to be working. If you can get it down to a bearable dilution combination, then the pain gain ratio should be tipped in the gain side. Once again I can not recommend more strongly to please DO NOT PUT UNDILUTED CLOVE OIL UP YOUR BUM !! IT will burn and damage soft tissue. The same should be said for Tea Tree oil, it is also very volitile and will burn like hell. Even though clove oil is not water soluable you can dilute it by running water over a wet cotton wool ball with one drop on it. Basicplace's Calendula gel also sounds worthwhile, Calendula is an excellent skin problem, healing herb. I' m looking forward to hearing about their progress. My partner tried all of your ideas, ed-infinitum, except for the alcahol, he always, if at home, jumps in the shower after a dump, he keeps his fingernails bitten very close and as I've already stated previously has only recently come off the ceiling from applying undiluted Tea Tree oil. Something I might add I had passionately warned him not to do. He did get relief, for awhile, after his arse grew back, but like the clove oil, I believe vigilence is the key and dilution. A weak solution once or twice a day for at least a couple of weeks. Keep up the fight guys and try keeping off the arse. Take care

Tried it and screamed the house down and had to shower it off. Still that happened with the alchohol too. Wonder if it's a case of just going past the pain threshold?

ed-infinitum, anal itch is like no other itch(I suffer from eczema as well) and you have to scratch, probably because it's in such a delicate area.

Also it's more than likely caused by being over hygienic (as in washing the anal area too vigorously).

Thanks for the advice though.

I have made an appointment to see the Doc in 30 mins ! im so scared and embarressed and i cant beleive i have left it 5 yrs until now the pain and itch is unbearable. Wish me luck i just hope he/she understands. If i find a solution to this Horrible problem i will post it for all you sufferers in silence. Wish me luck please ! To Poofininty and beyond !

ok ...wasnt too embaressing...although the doc was a lovely bit of stuff and i nearly bottled out ! but i didnt i told her . "i have had an chronically unbeleivably ITCHY ASSHOLE FOR 5 YEARS !!!! and i have not been to see a doctor because i was too embaressed ! "
I lay down on a high bed with my trousers pulled down and she examined my sore knot and put a finger up there too !!! =( but it was ok really she diagnosed me with what i knew it was puritas anai or itchy bum and gave me Proctosedyl suppositories and cream and Advantan Ointment.
I KNOW PRAY THIS WORKS !!! she said its quite common and a bit tricky to handle ...i will post in two weeks time to tell you poor itchy ass crackers how the treatment is working ....in the mean time BRAVE UP AND GO SEE A DOC LIKE I DID !! GOOD LUCK ALL

Anonymous Coward, you didn't mention if you diluted the oil and if, after you washed it off, if it had any effect. Would love to hear the after effects, good or bad. Thanks for giving it a go and fingers crossed we might be getting closer to some serious relief. Please read my other comments if you're unsure about application.

"My butt never itched until I read all these posts" ROTFLMAOPIMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I found a website called www.itchnomore.com they sell a spray (assuage) that will solve our problem (or so it claims). I ordered a bottle....I'll let you know how it works.

Has anyone used or heard of this stuff?

I have six words to share with you all...CALENDULA GEL, CALENDULA GEL, CALENDULA GEL! (ok, two words repeated twice). But I can't stress enough how well it's working! Since my last post on 6/5/07 I've been using the gel whenever I feel the itch and it's truly working; the itch has almost completely gone away! I no longer have the burning itch! I do still feel a mild itch coming on once in a while, but I use the gel and it immediately goes away. I haven't had to itch my anus in four days, which I believe has allowed the skin to heal down there. For the people with Pruritis ani, I know it well help, along with other advice on this site about keeping it clean and dry down there! My method is to do my regular wipe(s) after a bowel movement, then to wipe again with the calendula gel til my anus is completely clean. Then, throughout the day, if I have a mild itch, I put some gel on it and I'm OK. Please, you owe it to yourself to at least try it!

The reason for most is YEAST. That is why t-tree oil,clove oil, oregano oil, vinegar work,because they are anti yeast agents.Don't be afraid to go to the Doctor for anything. Hey, they shit to. Seriously cut back on sugar and related products. The beast has a name and it is Candida Albicans. Anti candida diets are a joke but,cut a few simple products and get a script for NYSTATIN. Simple changes to the diet can be amazing!

Oh bummer ! the Docs creams and suppositories arnt working ! what a load of horse sheeet ! and it cost me heaps too! ok Basic Place i have ordered some Calendula ! my poor Rusty Bullet hole =( will report back with the results ........Beware the tickally prickally itch that comes and goes like a phantom in the night !!!!

Get tested for diabetes, you should be doing this annually anyway with your physical.

Seriously, Ive been dealing with chronic skin infections for 2-3 years. Athlete's foot, toenail fungus, jock itch, swimmer's ear, itchy butt, etc. All of these are caused by yeasts.

In january 07 I was diagnosed with diabetes and with diet and meds got my blood sugar under control fairly quickly. The plus side is that I am itchy and scratchy no more. The athletes foot is gone, toenail fungus is clearing up and the various other "yeast" infections have vanished.

Diabetes is when you have too much sugar in your blood. There will be an excess of sugar in your other bodily fluids as well, such as urine or perspiration.

The sugar in perspiration is what the yeast grows on anywhere you perspire.

While being itchy and scratchy is annoying as heck, it could be a sign of something much more serious.

Try desitine or any baby rash cream. It temporarily relieves itchyness but unfortunately I think I will be going to the doctor:(

Diabetes may be the cause of your itching mate (sorry you got that), but I'm checked every year and my blood sugar is fine.

I used itchnomore mate. It's made by some bloke called Presley and it's crap.

Basic Place i think i love you ! Calendula gel really does seem to be working NICE ONE MATE thanks for sharing your cure/itch releaver
I hope it does cure it will keep ya posted !

ROTF ... brown trout ... good one.

"In regards to the parasitic worms mentioned above, are they any good for fishing? If so, what species are attracted to them? (other than brown trout)"

Hey everyone. I had an itchy crack dilemma (I posted back in Jan.), and I couldn't sleep..like many of you..and had to take a cool-bath butt shower, which helped briefly. Anyway, my butt does not itch anymore! I don't know what it was but sometimes it starts to feel like it could flare up so I decided to try shaving my butt, like someone else suggested. That has worked for me and haven't needed to scratch my butt anymore. I do apply a bit of Benadryl after I shave (mixed with a dab of non-perfumed lotion)to prevent shaving bumps/irritations from shaving (I don't use shving cream up there either). After reading some of the posts, the clove oil and calendula gel sounds like some promising solutions! Also if you choose to shave your butt hairs, use a different razor just for that..in case you do have some kind of fungus..you wouldn't want to spread that fungus or worms to other regions (legs, arms, genitals). Before the clove oil and calendula gel, i was not up for shoving garlic and whatever up my ass crack! good luck!

I just wanted to interject a little snippit... My Ex Boy Friend (many years ago) was a wonderful young handsome out screwing around on me kinda guy... and to make a long story short.... he brought home crabs one time... I had never had any previous experiences with crabs aside form an 8th grade lecture in school, so I was quite amazed that they could live in your ass crack as well as your pubic hair. Maybe soem of you should try RID or NIX on your butt crack itches. You never know unless you check. there is a little knit comb that comes with the treatment tubes and you can comb through your ass hairs to see if there are any on there. I was lucky and only had 3 on me. He was infested.. especially in his crack. Happy Scratching. P.S. you could also look up scabies. I think they can live in there too!

To Anonymous butt itcher:
(or anyone who has itchy or rashy skin anywhere-
use that stuff they use on babies called DESITIN. I have long suffered many kinds of rashes and finally through years of experimenting found that DESITIN works like magic! The trick is, you have to be clean and dry in the rashy or itchy area, then put a very thin layer of desitin and rub it in. If you leave it on thick and cakey, your rash will get worse. Try to sleep naked, or let as much fresh air get to your affected region as possible for the longest possible time. Desitin will CURE athlete's foot, jock itch, asscrack itch, minor skin irritations/rashes, toenail fungus, discolored skin from clothing distress. It has to be the original Desitin, with cod liver oil. Just plain old diaper rash creme, zinc oxide, will not work. Anonymous butt itcher, after you use this the way I described for a week or two and are healed, I'll be expecting my $100. Just kidding. I hope you get some relief, I'd be happy to be the one who leads you to that. Good luck. If anyone tries this method and has major results, spread the word to help others.

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poodoo

my arsehole has been itching like a "%$$% the past week im going buy this desitin and calendula gel tommorow and will keep u fellow itchers informed

i've used canendula cream, is that the same as the gel as it's not worked?

_What Poodoo said -"let as much fresh air get to your affected region as possible" has worked for me. Lamisil foot powder works too. I also said before that wood beaded car seat cushions work for long driving trips. Spread your but cheaks apart and keep it dry. Poodoo is right. _____
"Frank, that is a VERY personal thing!" -Nurse Ptomain

Hey you anal itchers! I was a serious perianal itcher for five years, cause unknown. I recently discovered a solution. Frickin' listerine! Swab some of that on your buns (sans cuts or tears if you don't mind :) I don't think the flavor matters.

Veterinarians prescribe it for maladies of the skin for animals, so I thought what the hell. Seriously, I had sleeping problems for years because I scratched so hard, but listerine has been my cure.

I have an annoying itchy ass that wont go away. Had it for 2 weeks now!!
Gets worse at night and keeps me up
I use the same soap as i did before etc. I wash it and dry it morning and night.
I live in the UK, so i am unsure what to try next.
To dam scared to go to the docs about this, as i have a female doc.....
I am currently using drapolene cream after washing etc it does seem to help, but it still itches like mad!

i have dry flaky skin that itch like hell at least once a day and it getting bigger and bigger as i pick at it. i looks like a rash but it wont go away. what kind of doctor would i need to see for this?

A dermatologist would be your best bet.

In the meantimes, some Neosporin can't help. You might have gotten it infected by picking at it. Good luck.

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.....hugging bunnies since 1969
www.daphneszoo.com

Listerine? Are you sure you mate?

AC with the itchy skin, go to a regular doctor. If you need to be seen by a specialist, you will be sent to a dermatologist. Dry skin patches can have several causes, but it sounds like you might have a touch of ringworm. Before going to the doctor, dab a little bleach from the laundry room on it with a paper towel. I know that sounds really horrible, but it shouldn't burn much. If its ringworm, the rash will dry up and go away. If not, go to the doctor for a diagnosis and ointment.
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Always looking out for number two!

well my mindge is itchy when i dont go to the loo but when i do it propper hurts and i aint got a clue what to do can you help me?

I've had the itchy ass for about two weeks. Went to the doc. Put me on Lotrimin (clortrimazole) 3 x per day for a week. It has helped. Benedryl stops the itching too.

Yeah, clotrimazol my ass. Yes, it does help, big time, but u know, my fellow clotrimazol user, I really wish it'll help you in the long run. See, I've been using it for half an year now and this whole shit just wouldn't go away FOREWER! It comes back, (even though somebody I know reported to me recently that his itching miraculously stopped even though he was using this cream moderately). So, yes, I wish you'll follow in his footsteps but as of me... I am going to see goddamn doc again this time checking for pinworms( I wish I did it before). And, by the way, one more symptom - not sure if that caused it - after prolonged seating and before going to crap - the last vertebrae -closest to the ass- hurts or should I say , lets itself being felt.. in unpleasant way...Holy shit, I also have some alarming developments in my pancreas or whatever its called. Everybody, listen - don't eat spicy Chinese soups, just forget about them. I was one healthy man - look at me now, I am falling apart. No, seriously,
watch your diets, people. I am 40. by the way.

My update on using calendula gel (brand Boericke & Tafel) for itchy butt: it has been about a month since I've been using the gel (I don't know if the cream works; haven't tried it) and it has helped, although the ITCH hasn't gone away completely. The ITCH comes back every now and then, but it happens a lot less frequently and further apart than when I started the treatment. The ITCH still goes away pretty much immediately after an application, so it's at least good for temporary relief. Overall it's a much more tolerable ailment since I've started the treatment and I'm thinking maybe the calendula gel is working homeopathically, in other words, it might take some time for it to completely go away.
Also, I've observed if I don't clean well after a bowel movement I tend to get the ITCH soon afterwards. So I carry a tube of the gel around with me, and have made it a habit to apply some to my anus with toilet paper after I've wiped a few times to clean away the poop. I repeat the application with the gel until the toilet paper is completely clean.
Anyone else have a report on the calendula gel?

listen when u have a dump always make sure you wash your backside not clean it with tissue, i know when applying cream your backside has to be completly cleaned otherwise u wont get the full benefit of the ointment.

another thing i noticed my itchy backside started when i started a diet 3 weeks ago and i think it maybe because everytime i have a meal i use lots of hot chilli sauce, trace back ur eating habits do u eat a lot of chilli and garlic like me? ive now stopped eating anything spicy and will update u regarding any pregres over the next week.

bananas are a big trigger for me. used to eat them by the boatload, no problem. now: one banana, and its ass scratch city. i think most of this is food sensitivity stuff, but theres something more to it as well. a true mystery it is, and the doctors are a band of useless retards when it comes to treating this affliction (assuming you dont have worms). other common ass-scratching foods: nightshades(tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, peppers), dairy, alcohol, caffeine. basically, all the good stuff. if youre tough tho, try eliminating them all from your diet, and then reintroducing them one at a time after the coast is clear. if you notice your ass itching again within a day or so of eating one of the items, theres your culprit(or, at least one of them).

Hey all,

I had a similar problem. Itchy anus after bowel movements and for some reason right before bed and all night. There was also some clear discharge. It lasted for about 16 months before i found the problem and it turned out to be caffeine. I went off of it for a few days and the itching was GONE!!! If i drink anything like coffee, tea, dark pops etc. it comes back immediately. I like pop but would prefer not to have a raw finger scratched anal cavity and avoid the drinks.

Good Luck

Well, add me to list of female itchy butts. Just got it and presumed it was another darned yeast infection, but now I don't know. I guess I'll have to change my diet first and see if that helps, since this is also the advice my dr gave me about my reoccuring yeast infections. Good luck to all of you out there....we are not alone =) I used to get this as a kid and would pray to god to make it go away (thought I was the only one) hahaha! Love the internet!

I just woke up with my finger lodged so far up my ass, I was scratching the roof of my mouth. "No, not again..." I groaned to myself. I knew I should cease scratching at once---but, like always, it felt Oh-So-Good. "Stop it!" I chided myself... But it was useless: all I could do was imagine shoving a spike-ball up there and rotating it. Oh the sweet and welcomed pain of a spike-ball! Anything's better than the dreaded itch...

One time my dog and I raced up and down the hallway, rubbing our assholes all over the place, just smiling at each other; we shared a moment, I swear. I could hear him in my head saying, "Remember--oh I don't know--some time when I was a pup and I was rubbing my bum all over the rug? And you yelled at me and gave me a good kick? Haha! Karma's a bitch!"

Ok, so seriously, that last story was kind of made up, but it's just the kind delirious fantasy I have when all I can think of is sand-papering the brown eye blind.

Well, off to the all-too-familiar shower of shame. Do you know I dread sleeping with girlfriends for the night in fear that I won't be the first one awake when my finger-crusader launches an all-out war on my spincter!? It's the number one reason I fear marriage; commitment ain't nothing! It's trying to explain why my arm is up my ass.

I was treated for parasites about 2months ago but was infested with them for over a year.. Our first encounter with them was when my daughter had an adult worm coming out of her ass. We were treated by the doctors but not properly so they never went away. There are 6 in our house hold and weve all done 3 stool samples over the course of the year for the lab to test for parasites.When i say 3 stool samples I mean we all collected for 3days. That was one sample. Anyways every time the lab said negitive. The testing isnt that great for parasites unless you get sent to a specialist.. Unfortunately the G.P. arent to familiar with parasites other then the lonely paragraph they read in med school.My doctor told me they only see cases of parasites from people who travel overseas or children eating there feces. (Rolls Eyes) I knew we still had them because we had other symptoms like bloating, constipation, gurgling in the stomach often, muscle type spasms in the rectum towards night which was actually the worms making there way down to lay eggs. Also increased muscle spasms in my body which was the worms moving around over nerves or something. Anyways alot of what I read on here with itchy ass at night, rashes on the ass, slimy sweaty ass, cant sleep, itchy ass during the day sounds like what we experienced with the parasites. Its hard going to your doctor with this and if you have no insurance its worse. Over the course of our infection Ive gathered alot of information.. Herbal remides are about 20% effective so dont waste your money. IF you do decide to go for herbal get clove oil and use it on your ass.. Its the only thing that will kill the eggs.. Since they come out at night when your sleeping and not active you want to use the clove oil in the morning and try to kill as many as possible. If you try to do it at night you risk chasing them into other areas of your body. Also an enema to flush out any inside.. You can also take dog wormer. Pyrantel is very safe but they are now syaing the worms have built up tolerance for it since its been used so much and for so long.. Also with these they only treat the intestine... The worms will go into other parts of your body to avoid the medicine like your vagina if you have one. So the best thing to take is Ivermectin. It treats the whole body... Parasites take about 2 to 4 weeks to mature. I noticed our cycles would run every 2 weeks. Also if your sure you have worms and decide to take some horse or dog wormer make sure you have a strict cleaning schedule to go with it. Shower first thing in the morning to remove eggs laid that night. Clean the toilet every day. Vacuum do not sweep. Eggs after they lose there stickiness will dry out then become airborne. They laugh at gravity. If you sweep your helping the worms spread threw out your house, vacuum furniture, mattress, change the sheets every morning. It doesnt take long for the eggs to lose there stickiness so you want to dispose of them as soon as possible. Also you should take the wormer again in 2 weeks to kill any that hatched after you started the treatment.. You may need to do it again.. Having those parasites was a nightmare and they are very hard to get rid of.. I originally came in here because after acouple of months of them being gone I still pass slimy mucas in my stool. Its not worms because you usually dont see the worms in your stool.. Maybe the eggs in your shiot but not the worms but i still pass this slimy stuff specially after an enema.. I want to know if I can get rid of this and go to the bathroom normally again..????

if i use the rubbing alcohol or clove oil how long will the itching leave for

This article will help.

Anonymous Coward, I developed that same problem several years ago for no apparent reason. I went to my colon/rectal doctor,and he told me that I might have some leakage, and to keep TP stuffed in my crack to soak it up. Well, that didn't work at all, and I'm not even sure I had/have any leakage. I then went to my internist, and he gave me some prescription ointment that stops the itching almost instantly. Now, I only have this problem about once a month or so.

hi, my asshole itches realy bad, sometimes at night and after i've bin for a shit and i lay down, it itchys. just been happening for about 3weeks now. a few times i've noticed i was bleeding when i went for a shit.. and my poo is abit hard when it comes out. does anyone know what to do? need some help if possible. thanks.

You people with the itchy ass at night:
That is definitely PINWORMS.
Go to the pharmacy and see what they suggest. Don't be embarrassed. It's more common than you think.

clove oil will not help the itching.. Clove oil kills parasite eggs..

man im in a bad predicament the damn itching wont go ive tried, savlon cream, germolene, anusol, athletes foot cream, hemroid cream, im on the verge of suicide my doctors a pain in the arse (excuse the pun) he wont help, pls pls pls pls sum1 help me my hole wont stop itching sometimes theres a little boil or suming outside the opening of anus and i can feel the pain when the boil is growing it makes my eyes water, the boil goes down for few days then comes back up, whats wrong with me? pls tell me how to stop this, the itching is worst at night

I have not seen any comments about anal herpies? I have an itch and it does not go away so I doubt it is herpies, but could it be?

AC, if your not happy with your doctor's attitude or course of treatment, find another doctor.
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Yo quiero Taco Bell.

_A fungus is a common cause of the itch. A lot of people are prone to fungus, I just know. (jock itch, atheletes foot, but itch, etc..) It's a constant battle and you can't stop treating it, keep after it or IT always comes back. Anonymous Coward, you're using too many creams. (fungus can also develope a resistance to these creams). You need to keep the space dry. Also, sit with your butt cheaks spread apart and sleep that way at night. Try Lamisil Defense foot powder, in the blue plastic bottle. No creams. _____
Press on warts, who would buy those? -Well, hags mostly.

Okay, so I've tried the razor wire anal beads, but that only makes the itching worse. I've ruled out pinworms, because I shoved a bluejay in there, but it died of starvation (birds eat worms?) I tried the peanut butter on the balls, and had my dog Fido lick it off, and it felt wonderful! Didn't help the itch, but I still strongly recommend trying it. Next, I'm gonna try a quarter stick of dynamite - I figure, no ass, no anal itch. I'll let you know how it works! Good luck fellow stinky fingers!

frank2401 thanks for ur kind help and advice, i didnt find lamisil powder in london so i bought mycil athletes foot powder or suming like that and im gonna give it a try i will keep u posted thanks

hewig- That post was one of the funniest i have read here lately. I just about wet myself!THANKS!!!
Producing waste since 1967

You're welcome Miss Scat! Is that your real name?!? Sheesh, tough break - and what are the odds? You use the old cable remote to rub raw your sphincter too. You must've had it coming with a name like that huh? Is that Welsh or Scottish? Mmm, Scott's 2-ply... Rumor is the new roll is the strongest tp on the market. So strong that after I paper-scissor-rock all 2000 sheets up my ass I will now be able to rapidly pull the entire roll out in the same fashion that clowns and magicians pull streamers and handkercheifs from their mouths at children's b-day parties! [sigh] Itchy-anus plus laziness plus creative imagination and indominable spirit are going to take me to new heights! (of shamefullness)

Okay, all kidding aside, I've now got the spray head of the tinactin cannister snugly peering into the great black hole on a red-eye flight. I plan to have my lovely assistant, Anal Snuffaluppagus, place the gathered tinder in a pre-smallpox-style Indian bonfire shape surrounding John Madden's finest corporate commodity. She will then call on the Simpson's Itchy and Scratchy to gopher-mallet the entire mess plus a cherry bomb three-quarters of the way up my large intestine causing a burning sensation of epic proportions! Oh, and anonymous coward, the agent orange didn't work, and it stained my sheets. Nice one, man. Real nice.

"...We interrupt the President's colonoscopy to bring you this special report: hundreds of thousands of american citizens have come forth in unison today complaining of an uncured and unexplained phenomenon they refer to as, "Anal Itch". This largely unstudied pathogen is said to begin as a mere nuissance, but over time develops into an enormous pain-in-the-ass. The rioters, men and women of all ages, classes, and all walks of life are coming forth after decades of shame and misery to expose a gruesome truth -something is definitely wrong with our assholes. We, uh, they can't take it anymore, and we won't be ignored! They. They won't be ignored. THEY say the lotions and creams don't work, 151 stings like hell in there after a bowl of chili, and I look rediculous with my fiancee's silk purple panties sticking out of my you-know-what and soothing my... um, TMI, if you know what I mean? As acting President during Mr. Bush's run-in with the Po-lyps, President Dick Cheney has officially declared today, July 21st National Anal Awareness Day. Expect a clever and edgy, but also educational line of Hallmark cards next year at your local brand name grogery stop next year. President Cheney has also announced that an array of patriot missle-shaped Hallmark samples will be delivered to several neighborhoods across the nation first-class same-day delivery on the taxpayers dollar today! In the back we can hear a band of construction workers chanting, lets see if we can get a mic in there... "Hallelujah! Anal itch no more, Anal itch no more, Anal itch no more! Allelujah! Anal itch no more, Anal itch no more, Anal itch no more! Hallelujah!" And that's it for now, back to the live pictures of the deepest parts of our president's Colon. Not Colon Powell. Ok, let's just say the president's un-kosher side... You can see the yellow-red rib-shaped walls of th///"

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Seriously, though, whatever this is, it sucks. Big time.

Ive tried every thing said on this website , My cuntng arse iches to the point where i bleed. The sides of my cheeks swell up and fucking ich the box out of me. I think its because of dry skin around the arse ring, posibbly because of change of hair shampoo. Now my point is this , all of you arse ichers do you use a type of hair shampoo that is anti dandruff such as head and shoulder or those other mfing anti dandruff shampoos, if so stop. Use a mild soap for lower part of body after washing hair . This beleve it or not didnt work for me but im teliing yeah if you stick to it it will.Ive now got to the stage where i love me ich :P cant go with out it. But when i stuck to using some shitty shampoo me misses uses from body shop the anal ich went away. But i dont liek dandruff so i went back to anti dandruff shampoos and ich is back. SOME ONE TRY THIS I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO STOP ME ARSE BEFORE I TURN GAY and get some mf to jab me with his lad every time im ichy
Thanks

You guys using 70% alcohol how safe is it long term?

My anus has been itching for many months now. It is usually only itchy on the left side (on the outside of the anus). It is also itchy after I take a poop. Does anyone know what this can be from? I do not think its a hemeroid or worms.

what really fucks me up is that fact that i will scratch my ass rather vigorously and then i will sniff my fingers to determine my own diagnosis. usually i sniff what i ate but still...come on! i think i have an ass scratching finger sniffing fetish. please send some real advice.

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oh man, i feel soo much better. i think i lost a few pounds... dont even think about going in there for at least 20-30 minutes. dont worry, i left the fan on.

wow. wut a thread...

hedwig, what are u smoking? that was hillarious shit but uh, dude, u aint right in tha head

anyone with real problems- get some insurance and see a doctor! ass problems aint never been cool

*free of ass itch since the 80's*

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oh man, i feel soo much better. i think i lost a few pounds... dont even think about going in there for at least 20-30 minutes. dont worry, i left the fan on.

right guys and gals i think problem of severe itching arse maybe over, im the guy that tried savlon cream, savlon antiseptic wash, hemmroid cream, anusol cream and pellets, athletes foot cream, athletes foot powder (as recommended by a poster above) infact i tried so much that the itching would ease for 1 day and be back twice as worse.

anyways saturday night i read over these posts again and read some people saying 70% alchol, i didnt have any of that (i dont drink) but what i did find in the cuboard was a bottle of 37.5% smirnoff vodka that i had left over from a party a few years ago, i opened it up dabbed it all over a great big kitchen towel and shoved it up my arse and screamed for the next few minits, after taking tissue out my arse was throbbing for hours but guess wot? no itch, the itch comes every now and again but dissapears when i use the vodka, infact the itch is no longer around the anal hole its just around the inner side of the cheeks now and again and i think thats due to a spot i have there.

anyways forget every thing else go and buy that alchol trust me my itching has reduced by 95% and if it starts again im trading my arse flavousred 37.5% vodka for 70% and will bring this arse hole itching to an end ;-)

Umm... AC? (7/30/07) the 70% alcohol we are talking about is not drinking alcohol. It's called isopropyl or rubbing alcohol. You can find it in a pharmacy. If you just take any drinking alcohol, you have the risk of causing yeast infections due to the sugars in many liquors... Hmm, alcohol could exacerbate the problem... Bet you're scratching your ass just thinking about that one.

That's all for now, my loving brownthumbs! Oh, and wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands!

i swear to god the itch has gone by 95% with the drinking alchol, it worked but i still got slight itch due to a spot on my inner cheek, but im going to pharmacy to enquire bout your 70% just incase.

Had this problem for a year now but have had it under control (almost) for the last six months. To stop this problem: wipe once after shitting, then wash arsehole with cold water, inserting finger into arse to wash out any remaining shit.

Then pat dry (don't rub) and leave to dry naturally for another five minutes if possible. Then rub in just a little zinc oxide cream to strengthen skin in anal region. This has worked for me for the past six months.

If it gets really hot and humid in summer though it may flare up and get sore again if you don't keep it aired and dry. However if this happens, get some foot fungus powder, preferably the spray type and give your arse area a good spray before you go out to work and if possible take a bottle to work.

Continue for about two or three days and then maybe use an antifungal for two days more. When it is no longer sore or itchy, go back to washing after shitting and a little zinc cream once or twice a day and then down to once every other day, with a fortnightly spray of the foot fungus spray just to be sure.

This may help you. It did for me and I had it really bad before I discoverd these remedies. You can also try a combined anti-inflamatory, steriod, anti-fungal combination cream for a few days (4/5) three time a day, but don't use it for much more time than that as it will weaken the skin in that area and make it worse.

But once it has healed up, you can go back to it a few months later if the problem flares up again. Also, try to wear cool clothing so that you don't get to hot in that area and make sure you shower your arse with cold water after every shit.