What causes anal itching

Anal itching is something that many people have experienced. Many factors may cause anal itching, which is also called anal itching. Many people are not clear about what causes anal itching. Generally speaking, anal itching is caused by some lifestyle, diet and disease factors.

1. Many people do not pay much attention to personal hygiene, which causes anal itching: poor local hygiene and infrequent cleaning cause feces to irritate the skin. This phenomenon often occurs in people with poor conditions;

2. Anal itching caused by parasitic diseases in the human body: such as pinworm disease, pubic lice, etc. Sometimes, it is easy to cause anal itching due to long-term parasites in the body! Such as hookworms, roundworms, pinworms, red worms, and schistosoma

3. For anal itching caused by excessive vaginal secretions in women, excessive vaginal secretions flow to the anus, irritating the skin, causing poor sanitary conditions around the anus and causing anal itching. Another situation is that women's menopause and men's menopause lack sex hormones, which leads to anal itching;

4. Anal itching caused by bacterial infection: Infections such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, etc. can also cause anal itching. There is also anal itching caused by allergies to substances.

5. Systemic diseases such as jaundice, diabetes, blood diseases, gout and rheumatism.

6. Diseases of the anus, rectum, anal canal, colon and small intestine cause excessive moisture in the anus, increased secretions and irritation of the anus, which are common factors leading to anal itching. For example, various diseases such as anal fistula, anal fissure, internal hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, anal incontinence, and condyloma acuminatum can increase anal secretions, make the anus moist, and cause anal itching. This is also one of the common symptoms of anorectal diseases;

7. Anal itching caused by skin diseases: such as fungal infection, neurodermatitis, folliculitis, and seborrheic dermatitis and eczema caused by excessive sebum secretion.