Red rash anus itching

Children under 2, and pregnant and breastfeeding women, can't usually take medicine for threadworms — see your GP, midwife or health visitor instead. How long an anal itch lasts depends on its cause. When are rashes a sign of cancer? Tight clothing and strenuous physical activity can also be a cause. Anal itch, also known as pruritus ani, is an irritating, itchy sensation around the anus the opening through which stool passes out of the body. As far as treatment goes, OTC ointments or creams for yeast infections should do the trick.

Treatment of an itchy anus or itchy rectum may vary depending on the underlying cause. Here are a few antibiotic ointments to try. Itchy, scaly yellowish patches of skin appear in groin, armpits, around the nose or ears, and on the scalp.