Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Common causes of pruritus ani (itchy butt) include skin conditions, infections, hemorrhoids, and poor anal hygiene. Treatments depend on the underlying ...

A REVIEW of the voluminous literature on the subject of anal pruritus reveals that nearly as many theories regarding the etiology of this condition have been advanced and methods of treatment advoc ...

Perianal Paget’s disease (PPD) is a rare condition which is often associated with underlying malignancy. To definitively rule ...

Anal itching, known medically as ­pruritus ani, is a fairly common ­condition that may occur either in ­or more often around the anus.

Although there is nothing in the medical literature about pruritus ani and acid suppressing drugs, it’s an association that might be hard to discover in a clinical drug trial.

Cyberdoc has assisted me by advising the symptoms and causes of Pruritus Ani. After 18 months of this constant aggravation, I tried one of his suggestions ie dont drink beer. I normally consume about ...

Although there is nothing in the medical literature about pruritus ani and acid suppressing drugs, it’s an association that might be hard to discover in a clinical drug trial.

Pruritus ani and vulvae may be neuropathic (Cohen et al., 2005) or psychogenic. Topical treatments with pramoxine and hydrocortisone may help some patients.

The main reasons given for the presence of foreign bodies include pruritus ani, 3 accidental insertion, 3 alleged assault, 8, 9 drug smuggling, 3 iatrogenic (eg migration of colonic stents) 10 and ...

I have found that my my stools are 80% of the time, rather loose, and that at night time, have Pruritus Ani. After looking these symptoms up, I thought it could possibly be threadworm, and so I got ...