Home Remedies For Anal Itching
Anal itching is itching around your anus — the canal that’s the outlet for your rectum. The itch, located in your anus or on the skin just around your anus, is often intense and may be accompanied by a strong urge to scratch. You may find anal itching to be an embarrassing and uncomfortable situation.
Anal Itching Home Remedies
Ointments and rectal creams can cause further problems by keeping the anel area damp. This is true more for a cream (creme) than an ointment. A good over-the-counter treatment is Hydrocortisone Cream, 1%, not .5%. Some itchy treatments like PreparationH provide less relief. More on rectal itch home remedies.
Trim your fingernails short if you find yourself scratching irritated skin at night. Wear cotton gloves or socks on your hands at night to help stop the unconscious scratching that can occur while you sleep.
Control your stress.
If Over the counter aids have not helped then it is time to get the opinion of your doctor. Your doctor can check to see whether you have any conditions such as hemorrhoids, fissure, warts, psorias
See to it that you are not affected by diarrhea because the watery stools are as harmful as hard stools. These soften the tissues around the rectum causing it to become a sore.
Like many things we should not do, the urge for scratching should also be avoided when suffering from this problem. Having razor sharp fingernails would just add to your woes as it may tear through the anal tissue.
Lose that extra pound which you have been flaunting around because when you are overweight you tend to sweat, between the buttocks too, making the healing process very slow.
Eucalyptus amygdalina or peppermint:
Another easy remedy is add little amount of Eucalyptus amygdalina in water and bath. This will give a great healing effect. People suffering from itching may also add grain or cornstarch in the water before bathing. Add 2-3 drops of peppermint oil in the bath tub. Taking bath in this peppermint-rich water gives soothing effect and relieves from pain. This is one of the good home remedies for itching.
