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Suggest Treatment For Burning And Itching Pain After Bowel Movement
Posted on
Sun, 12 Jul 2015
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Sun, 12 Jul 2015
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Question : Just yesterday afternoon I began experiencing a burning/itching/ pain after I had a bowel movement. It has been going on ever since. It is a very uncomfortable feeling and it has disrupted my sleep the past day and I cannot sit without feeling this burning/itching sensation. It will come about every 20/30 seconds and last for only about 2 seconds. It has been going on for over 24 hours. At first it seemed it needed to be itched but it seems more of like a burning/like I'm being cut with a small piece of glass pain for just a second or two. I do use the restroom (passing bowel movements very often) but this has been this way for years. I have never had this type of issue before and it is starting to scare me. I literally cannot sit or stand or do anything without this happening every 20/30 seconds. I went and bought some tucks at wal mart, vaseline, episom salt, and preparation H. It feels like on the right side of my anus it is kind of sore/raw. The burning/itching/glass pain feeling seems to come from the right side of my anus. I have no idea what this is, but I'm a bit worried and hope it is not something serious. Do I need to see a doctor? I have read various things on the internet, herpes, hemroids etc. The tucks, babywipes and vaseline have seemed to help a little bit, but the burning/glass cutting feeling continues all day! Do I need to see a doctor ASAP?
Brief Answer:
See a Doctor, preferably Gastroenterologist or a General Surgeon ASAP.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood your history.
Yes, you do need to see a Doctor ASAP.
The burning/itching/pain after bowel movement, sufficient enough to disrupt your sleep, making it unable to sit without same feeling, occurring as you explained indicates that there may be associated infection and needs clinical evaluation, examination and confirmation of what exactly is the problem as you symptoms are quite unusual.
Feeling of being cut with a small piece of glass and that too just for few seconds, occurring for the first time in spite you have habit of passing bowel movements adds to the problems.
I think you should not use Vaseline, tucks or epsom salt at the moment as it changes the character of the lesions and in fact may not help at all.
You have got more of feeling on the tight side.
Herpes can occur only if have such a contact from another person.
Piles are self evident.
It is possible that you are basically suffering from procto-colitis for a long time but showing these new set of problems for the first time, hence the need to see a specialist and get proper investigations done:
Tests of blood, urine and stool.
Ultrasonography/CT scan of the abdomen.
Colonoscopy.
Proper antibiotic, metronidazole, probiotic cover and rest of the medicines as per the findings.
I hope this answer helps you.
Please feel free to ask further relevant queries if you need to or if you feel that there is a gap-of-communication.
See a Doctor, preferably Gastroenterologist or a General Surgeon ASAP.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood your history.
Yes, you do need to see a Doctor ASAP.
The burning/itching/pain after bowel movement, sufficient enough to disrupt your sleep, making it unable to sit without same feeling, occurring as you explained indicates that there may be associated infection and needs clinical evaluation, examination and confirmation of what exactly is the problem as you symptoms are quite unusual.
Feeling of being cut with a small piece of glass and that too just for few seconds, occurring for the first time in spite you have habit of passing bowel movements adds to the problems.
I think you should not use Vaseline, tucks or epsom salt at the moment as it changes the character of the lesions and in fact may not help at all.
You have got more of feeling on the tight side.
Herpes can occur only if have such a contact from another person.
Piles are self evident.
It is possible that you are basically suffering from procto-colitis for a long time but showing these new set of problems for the first time, hence the need to see a specialist and get proper investigations done:
Tests of blood, urine and stool.
Ultrasonography/CT scan of the abdomen.
Colonoscopy.
Proper antibiotic, metronidazole, probiotic cover and rest of the medicines as per the findings.
I hope this answer helps you.
Please feel free to ask further relevant queries if you need to or if you feel that there is a gap-of-communication.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I have used the above items I purchased and within 24 hours my symptoms have gone away. There is no more burning sensation or glass cutting feeling. I used the preparation H one time, and vaseline and tucks after every bowel movement over the last 36 hours. At this point do I still need to see a doctor? I was going to make an appointment tomorrow to see a doctor, but my symptoms have gone away after about 24 hours and using the above items. What is the best advice at this point? Is this something that will happen again? Could it be rectum cancer etc? I don't want to not do anything just because it went away after a short time. Would I need to see a specialist or just a regular doctor. Where I'm at, a specialist would probably take some time to get into....
Brief Answer:
Nothing alarming but better to get a proper diagnosis
Detailed Answer:
HI.
This is a good news that your symptoms have been abated.
Since these were very unusual symptoms, It is better to see a Doctor, preferably a General Surgeon if it is possible., someone who can examine you, actually see the problem for proper diagnosis.
This may happen again.
It may not be cancer, most probably an infection causing excoriation.
You need to see a specialist for actual examination of the area, proctoscopy at the moment and colonoscopy at later times.
It is always better to be extra cautious.
This is not dreaded at all, must be just an infection, not much to be alarmed as such. But getting examined gives you stress-free life, get a proper diagnosis and proper curative treatment.
I hope this answers your query.
Please feel free to discuss more if you need to.
Nothing alarming but better to get a proper diagnosis
Detailed Answer:
HI.
This is a good news that your symptoms have been abated.
Since these were very unusual symptoms, It is better to see a Doctor, preferably a General Surgeon if it is possible., someone who can examine you, actually see the problem for proper diagnosis.
This may happen again.
It may not be cancer, most probably an infection causing excoriation.
You need to see a specialist for actual examination of the area, proctoscopy at the moment and colonoscopy at later times.
It is always better to be extra cautious.
This is not dreaded at all, must be just an infection, not much to be alarmed as such. But getting examined gives you stress-free life, get a proper diagnosis and proper curative treatment.
I hope this answers your query.
Please feel free to discuss more if you need to.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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