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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Red Spots Around The Anus
Posted on
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Thu, 5 May 2016
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Thu, 23 Jun 2016
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Question : Hi, about 3-weeks ago I got this raised itchy, burning, bleeding area around my anus. It hurts, stings, bleeds when I go to the bathroom and it looks like fleshy red bumps with white tops. I have been married and faithful for 20-years, never had anal sex, have recently had a negative HPV test and an embarrassed to go see my Dr. About something so weird. What could this be and how do I make it better?
Brief Answer:
Povidone iodine locally, multivitamins, orally antibiotic
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Female/38 - raised- fleshy red bumps with white tops - itchy, burning, bleeding area around anus - painful when you go to bathroom - 3 weeks - married and faithful for 20 years - no anal sex - negative HPV - embarrassed to see your Doctor - taking Sits bath and witch XXXXXXX - wants to know what could this be and how to make it better ...
With the history your have provided, this looks to be peri-anal excoriation that has lead to the further stage of what you have at the moment.
Clear pictures sometimes helps to have on-the-spot diagnosis. I know it may be a difficult thing for you to do as is embarrassing to see your Doctor. You may please do it if you can and are willing.
I would advise you the following:
Continue Sitz bath, and to make the area dry after bath with a cotton cloth or with hair dryer and then apply solution povidone-iodine. This helps to make the area sterile and helps in killing the bacteria and helps in healing.
Take multivitamins as it acts as an anti-oxidant and helps early and better healing.
As per the history you have provided, this looks to be infected and a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole may help in control and better healing. Add probiotics too.
Mild laxative if there is history of constipation.
I can understand the embarrassment but a clinical examination by a Doctor/General Surgeon can help for a better understanding of the problem, get related investigations of the stool, blood and urine and you get a proper valid prescription for the antibiotics and so on.
With the history of monogamy and no anal sex, there is nothing much to worry about.
I hope this answer helps you, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Was there any intestinal infection before this started?
Please give additional information as to how the problem started.
Povidone iodine locally, multivitamins, orally antibiotic
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Female/38 - raised- fleshy red bumps with white tops - itchy, burning, bleeding area around anus - painful when you go to bathroom - 3 weeks - married and faithful for 20 years - no anal sex - negative HPV - embarrassed to see your Doctor - taking Sits bath and witch XXXXXXX - wants to know what could this be and how to make it better ...
With the history your have provided, this looks to be peri-anal excoriation that has lead to the further stage of what you have at the moment.
Clear pictures sometimes helps to have on-the-spot diagnosis. I know it may be a difficult thing for you to do as is embarrassing to see your Doctor. You may please do it if you can and are willing.
I would advise you the following:
Continue Sitz bath, and to make the area dry after bath with a cotton cloth or with hair dryer and then apply solution povidone-iodine. This helps to make the area sterile and helps in killing the bacteria and helps in healing.
Take multivitamins as it acts as an anti-oxidant and helps early and better healing.
As per the history you have provided, this looks to be infected and a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole may help in control and better healing. Add probiotics too.
Mild laxative if there is history of constipation.
I can understand the embarrassment but a clinical examination by a Doctor/General Surgeon can help for a better understanding of the problem, get related investigations of the stool, blood and urine and you get a proper valid prescription for the antibiotics and so on.
With the history of monogamy and no anal sex, there is nothing much to worry about.
I hope this answer helps you, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Was there any intestinal infection before this started?
Please give additional information as to how the problem started.
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