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Suggest Treatment For Burning And Itching Around The Anus
Hi,
Iam suffering from itching around my anus it hurts a lot
Things go worst at nights due to which its impossible to sleep.
Due to continous scratching to get relieve skin around anus have now swollen and while urinating it gives a burning sensation.
Please help me. Suggest me some medicine so that it can be cured asap.
Iam suffering from itching around my anus it hurts a lot
Things go worst at nights due to which its impossible to sleep.
Due to continous scratching to get relieve skin around anus have now swollen and while urinating it gives a burning sensation.
Please help me. Suggest me some medicine so that it can be cured asap.
Fri, 21 Feb 2014
Hi
Thanks for your query
You seem to be having Candidiasis of the perianal region.
First some general precautions:
Wear cotton clothes and undergarments in order to reduce the sweating.
Do not apply any kind of oils / moisturizing lotion over the affected area .
Just give warm saline compresses over the affected area twice a day and then apply an antifungal cream.
Something like clotrimazole cream helps in most cases.
Also , you will need to take oral antifungals 2 weeks.
In case of severe itching, take some antihistamine once a day .
If inspite of the above measures, the lesions continue to persist or increase , then you might have to see a dermatologist for proper assessment and management .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
Thanks for your query
You seem to be having Candidiasis of the perianal region.
First some general precautions:
Wear cotton clothes and undergarments in order to reduce the sweating.
Do not apply any kind of oils / moisturizing lotion over the affected area .
Just give warm saline compresses over the affected area twice a day and then apply an antifungal cream.
Something like clotrimazole cream helps in most cases.
Also , you will need to take oral antifungals 2 weeks.
In case of severe itching, take some antihistamine once a day .
If inspite of the above measures, the lesions continue to persist or increase , then you might have to see a dermatologist for proper assessment and management .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
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