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  1. Pruritus Ani

    I had Pruitus ani quite badly and tried many things which helped alot i.e. allergy tablets and bowel cleaners with psyillium husks, but I found it would still try ....

  2. pruritus ani

    hi, i am a 4o year old male and have suffered from a sore and very itchy bottom for 2 years.I have been treated for haemorrhoids during this time and have felt no ....

  3. Hello my fellow itchers. I've read all your comments an...

    Hello my fellow itchers. I've read all your comments and must admit that I'm relieved you're all out there! I honestly thought I was the only one. I'm now 28 ....

  4. Thank god I'm not alone...

    My bum problems go back several years now... This may gross you out.

    Around 2000 I was diagnosed with a pilonidal sinus which I think may have been slowly growing ....

  5. Pruritus Ani with skin erosions

    I'm hoping someone can help...

    I've been suffering with pruritus ani since last year and have ended up with anal skin erosion as a result. I think initially when ....

  6. Does this happen with you? HELP!

    OK, so i have pruritus ani. It itches (which we all know) burns, i bleed after bowel movements and it is red. The redness drives me insane almost as much as the ....

  7. PLEASE REPLY! I NEED TO KNOW!

    OK guys, so i need to know, is your pruritus as bad as this?

    My arse is red as, it also goes further up my backside, i bleed most times when I go to the toilet, ....

  8. Some helpful tips...

    OK, so this is what I have done for the past two years and my itching has decreased significantly, it hardly itches during the day, only really in bed now. And this ....

  9. will power?

    I'm a 27yr old male and suffering with the dreaded p.a. for 6 months to a year. I'm starting to realise that this isn't going away on it's own and that I may have ....

  10. I think I'm beating it

    After two years with this problem I finally seem to make some progress. This post is to give some of you some hope, and also to keep mine up.

    My condition continuously ....

  11. Anal Itching

    Itching and pain be gone! I found a solution to Anal Itch in the Bathroom Bidet Sprayers they use in Thailand. Every doctor will tell you that you need to clean ....

  12. I Broke the cycle of Itching, please try this

    I have been suffering from pruritis ani for about 3-4 years now and I truly thought I would never ever get rid of it! I had tryed every cream, ointment, treatment ....

  13. I think I have Pruritus Ani...

    Hi everyone

    I'm a girl in her mid twenties and for years I've suffered with constipation. This resulted in an tear in my anus which bled and hurt every time I ....

  14. Itchy bottom, anal itch, anus pruritus

    There is much written about this problem, it is all the same and still many people are needlessly suffering from the annoying problem of an itchy bum. You can see ....

  15. female flexable cystoscopy

    Just had a flexable cystoscopy and i barely felt a thing,

    Even the gel they put in first didnt even sting all that

    worry beforehand and it only lasted a few mins ....

  16. persistant night time itching

    The most effective way I have found to ease this problem has been :

    a) use of aloe vera wet wipes after toilet tissue

    b) small amount of concentrated aloe vera ....

  17. anal itching GONE after about 3 years!!!

    I tried all sorts of prescription ointments, etc to no avail. I stopped wearing underwear and started wearing only dresses. That helped. I bought a car with air ....

  18. Scratching Sorted After 20Years: Physical & Mental appro

    I’ve largely conquered this (after almost twenty years :rollsmile by addressing both the physical and, more importantly for me at least, the psychological aspects of ....

  19. Anal itch- the cure I found.Lets hope it can help you !!!!!!

    :D I am writing in the hope this will help others.For the last 2 years or so I have suffered from the most AWFUL itchy bottom.At its worst,I was having to visit ....

  20. My journey to controling pruritis ani - the conclusion--continued

    After cleaning yourself with Balneol, pat yourself dry and apply a moisture barrier of Calmoseptine Ointment.

    That's it! I don't bother with the Balneol after ....

  21. Pruritus Ani - does acupuncture or hypnotherapy help?

    I have been suffering from the dreaded bottom itch for 10 years now and have tried every ointment under the sun! Sadly to no avail. I am now thinking of looking ....

  22. Pruritus Ani - Long Term

    I've suffered from an itchy anus for about two years now. I don't know why it's taken me this long to look into it rolleyes.

    What I know:

    - When I first got it, I ....

  23. no relief after 20 years, desperate

    Have had it for 20 years. Don't know why it suddenly started. Had biopsy and used steroids but nothing found, and nothing worked long term. Nightmare, contributed ....

  24. Hi, I have suffered from an ichy anus for a few years no...

    Hi, I have suffered from an ichy anus for a few years now. I have had tests with the camera inserted in my anus but nothing could be found. Now I just put up with ....

  25. Itchy Anus

    Hi everybody, embarrassing issue coming up!

    I have a constant itch around my anus getting to the unbearable stage of late. It has been an issue for the last three ....

  26. will taste return

    Have been on 250mg for 5 weeks for skin infection. Have now lost all sense of taste and miserable as choosing not to eat as dull and boring. I am choosing to stop ....

  27. Why Me ?

    I seem to be keeping the pharmacy in my area in business every month for the past goodness how long i have had fibromyalgia for around 20 yrs but 10 recognised, ....

  28. Pneumonia

    I went down with pneumonia on News Years Day. I had no prior warning, no cold, cough or even sniffles. I was feeling well New Years Eve and had even been out.

    The ....

  29. Stomach Ache

    Hi every time I eat peppers, you know the ones, not little chilli peppers,those big bell peppers I get an ache in the bottom of my stomach. It only happens after ....

  30. Knee pain

    I had a terrible knee pain and a very uncomfortable sensation that makes certain movements so unbearable. I tried every pain relief drug and have been under rehabilitation ....

  31. what is the permanent treatment for extra rib?

    hi im suffering from pain and swelling on my right side of my head,ear eye,neck,chest.x-ray shows the extra rib on my right side.i have taking a pain killer but ....

  32. Anyone had a muscle come away from the bone after a hip replacement?

    I had a right hip replacement in December which never seemed to settle properly. 3 weeks I discovered the muscle in my right leg had come away from the bone. I was ....

  33. Our right to die?

    I have Parkinson's and i'd like to think that if my disease get's too bad I can choose on whether to carry on or ask for help to die. Knowing that I can ask for ....

  34. Tramadol Alternatives?

    due to nerve damage from an operation on my lung i was left with severe pain in my hand, stabbing pains combined with a feeling like id been badly burned. i was ....

  35. Polymyalgia Rheumatica

    I was diagnosed with PMR 5 years ago and have been taking predisilone (steroid) since then. I have managed to get down to 8mg per day but have found it almost impossible ....

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