Itchy/wet anus after passing stool

Sounds like you are having some fecal incontinence. I am betting you do a fair amount of lifting in your job. This could be contributing to the problem. Being a CNA, why would you find it embarrassing or unnerving to talk to a doctor about this? Go and be frank about how much of a problem this has become. If the doctor is human, he/she should certainly understand.

Sorry one other quick thing - Common skin problems such as psoriasis, seborrhea and eczema can involve and irritate the area in and around your anus. Psoriasis runs in my family and while only one of my sisters had skin outbreaks I've noticed the odd little skin irritation and it apparently can onset in middle age.

Maybe check with a skin doctor to see if you have a hereditary skin condition.

p.s. thanks for the tip on Zinc Oxide. I shall try it.

STOP EATING FOODS CONTAINING GLUTEN ( WHEAT, OATS, BEER, FLOUR ETC) I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS CURED ME
CHECK CELIACS DESEASE IN THE INERNET IT WILL TELL YOU about GLUTEN

When you go the the restroom take a bottle of water and after you wipe down your anus wash your anus while sitting down in the toilet from behind with the water dripping down from behind with one hand and with your other hand rub down all you can and then dry with paper towels

I have the same exact issue that you are describing. So, you are not alone! I do have a hemorrhoid, which my gastro found during my colonoscopy, in addition to IBS. I noticed this problem around 5 years ago and it just appeared out of nowhere, long before my IBS issue came up. I just try to take a baby wipe with me to the bathroom, and I try to be conscious of wiping clean every time I use the bathroom. But I do agree, it's almost like some kind of leakage and mine often is like I never even wiped to begin with.

I am so happy that I found this thread. I'm so glad that I am not alone in this. If possible, can @danieldcc, @MaybeImAHypochondriach and others post updates. I totally hear your pain. I can deal with this condition while being at home, which makes it a totally different matter when I'm at work and just out. I will definitely try suggested Calmoseptine creme (it has good reviews on Amazon) and wet wipes. My only concern with the wipes is flushing them. It also encouraged me to seek professional advice from a doctor (at least I know the vocabulary now and feel less embarrassed.) Anyway, I'll post an update to my condition later. Thanks again to everyone who posted.

Hi everyone, I know it's been a while. I want to post an update for whoever else finds this thread via Google.

I forgot to update it (sorry) but I went to my doctor and asked him this same exact question. Without even letting me finish, he told me that it's most certainly hemorrhoids. He then checked (image what a treat that was) and confirmed it.

The good news: is that it won't kill you. You can get the "Preparation H" creme after your doctor's prescription that will relieve the pain.

The bad news: is that it will stay with you for the rest of your life.

From my personal experience dealing with it for over a year now (I'm now 37) here's what helped:

- When you go number-2, try not to push too much. Like was already mentioned, once your poop comes out, get up and wipe. Don't try to squeeze out the last drop! Hemorrhoids, as my doctor explained, is similar to varicose veins on someone's legs and the more you push when going #2 the more you'll irritate your anus, that may also cause bleeding. (Try not to Google it, the images that come up are disgusting!)

- If you can change your diet to make your stool a bit softer, this will help. In my case cutting off some spicy foods and tomatoes helped, as otherwise they were irritating me too much causing way more burning.

- I use wet toilet paper to dab myself after I'm done with wiping for the first few times. (If you're at home, you can buy wet baby wipes. Just make sure not to flush them as you'll clog up your plumbing.)

- I have to come back after 10-15 minutes and wipe again. Sorry, it seems like there's no way around it. Otherwise, if you don't wipe the remnants of the poop will irritate you even more. Also be careful to wipe gently and use water, as otherwise you may cause bleeding and more pain.

- After the second time I wipe, if I feel more itching and if I'm at home, I may put a dab of this creme if Preparation H is not available (right into my anus where the sphincter is):
"Cortisone 10 Intensive Healing Eczema Lotion"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00314GCJU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
(This is my own find, so take it with a grain of salt.) I also know that it sounds really gross, but, hey, you don't have to tell anyone, right? And you may wonder, what other people may not tell you either... but that's another subject.

And lastly, don't try to blame yourself for this. This is not your fault. It's genetic. So "thank" your mom or dad (they are probably also dealing with the same thing.) Although, it's not their fault either since they also got it from their parents and so on....

Post Edited (lky) : 4/20/2015 4:44:04 PM (GMT-6)

My comment is not specifically about after defecating, but rather a wet, itchy anus at pretty much all times. I have a hemorroid, which comes and goes, and over the decades have taken a decent amount of antibiotics for various issues, so suspect an unhealthy intestinal flora. I generally can't afford insurance deductibles, so have not discussed this issue with a doctor, I simply can't afford to do so.

Beyond the usual wiping and washing, what I have found works to dry my anus is oral boron, roughly 6 mg per day, sometimes 9 mg. I make this myself from borax (20 Mule Team Borax, in the laundry section of the grocer): 5 g of borax mixed in 1000 g sanitized water. Each teaspoon of this solution is roughly 3 mg boron. When the wet anus starts bothering me, I'll orally take 2-3 teaspoons of this borax solution each day, just once per day. It drys up my anus on the first or second day, depending on how much I take for the initial dose. I'll often take this for a week or two. After stopping, it usually takes a some time for the wet itch to return, however, it has always returned. Thus, this seems a symptom treatment more than anything.

I have not been able to train myself to take this for extended periods of time, so do not know if it would eventually cure it permanently, perhaps by altering intestinal flora. I have no idea how it works, and have found no supporting information suggesting borax or boron as a treatment for this condition. I do believe I read somewhere that prunes have a high boron content, so maybe that's related, and I believe I've read that borax works somewhat as an antifungal. I tried it originally for arthritis, it didn't seem to help, but I noted that it also dried my anus.

I had terrible problems with an itchy, sore anus. All the cleaning in the world didn't make it go away. My gyn finally decided it was a fungal infection, gave me some cream (Clotrimazole and Betamethasone) to use, and it cleared right up.

I ACCIDENTALLY FOUND AN ANSWER THAT WORKS!!! At least it does for me. I’ve dealt with this same issue for about 3 years, and irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea for the past 30 or so (I’m 45, male) I’ve checked this page and many others looking for help and even asked my doctor (fun conversation!) and didn’t find anything that worked. As a teacher at a Christian school and a pastor, it isn’t always easy to get to the bathroom the first time, let alone 30 minutes later. By the time I could get back I was often raw to the point of bleeding. (Sorry for being gross!)

Quick backstory: My wife, also a Christian school teacher, was looking for a way to earn a little extra money as we will have two in college next year, but as a ministry family she did not want to do anything she didn’t really believe in. She tried Avon and later children’s books, but setting up “parties” was always a pain in the neck. One of the parents of her students was working for a company called Plexus. The company sells all natural, plant based supplements that they originally created to help diabetics with digestive health. It’s a combination of cleansing supplements to get rid of the bad stuff in your gut (like the yeast overgrowth most americans have because of our sugary diets), probiotics to put back the good stuff our guts need, and some metabolism boosters. What they found was that as gut health improved people were losing weight and inches due to their guts working properly again, which lead to other benefits like better sleep, more energy, better skin and hair, etc. My wife decided to try it first on our family, and if it worked well and could help people she might try and sell it. I am her main guinea pig as I have the most weight to lose. At about 3 weeks in I have lost a few pounds and my clothes fit a little better but they say it usually take a month or two to get everything back in balance before the weight starts coming off so I am being patient with that.

What I have noticed already is that in the last three weeks I’ve only had diarrhea a couple of times as opposed to nearly every day, and I’ve only had to re-wipe twice in 3 weeks as opposed to after nearly every bowel movement, and those two times were significantly less messy than what they had been! My wife has signed on to sell Plexus now. Her website is www.shopmyplexus.com/lisamrutherford . You should check with your doctor before taking any supplements, especially if you are on any medications. The stuff is not cheap, but there is a 60 day full money back guarantee if it doesn’t work for you. Search Plexus on Youtube if you want to see if this is the real deal or not. We may or may not make much money on this, but hopefully this will help some of you like it has me. I hope this doesn't break any "advertising rules", I really just want to help people with this problem.

publius_people said...


...long story short, I had an intuition that what was happening was during the defecation, there was an incomplete voiding of the bowl. Essentially there was some poop left over in the rectum after the dump.

So, I started to look for medical journal articles about incomplete evacuation of the bowls. Believe it or not, there was actually literature on this, turns out that how many of us sit on a western toilet puts a kink in the lower bowl which can hold back the tail end of a poop in the rectum. This little bit of poop will then leak through the sphincter leading to the wet / nasty ass feeling. Gross.

So, how to fix it? Pretty easy, you have to recreate a squatting posture when you dump. The easiest way to do this is to sit on the toilet like normal and put your feet up on a bucket maybe 9-12 inches high. Its gonna feel weird, but, you'll poop so much easier. And, if you are like me, i tend to clench toward the end. Try closing your eyes and meditating / breathing / relaxing / thinking about England at this point and in the new posture it will be much easier not to clench and the poop will fall right out like God intended.

(Basically this posture unkinks the rectum, opens up the anus, separates the ass cheeks, and increases intrabdominal pressure, the combination of which just makes the crap want to bust out all on its own. You'll definitely feel the difference).

This technique can be a little bit hard at work / a public bathroom where you can't easily bring in a bucket. Here, i put my feet up on tip toes and lean forward. Its not as good as the feet on the bucket but it gets the job done.

I'm no new age bs artist; I've never posted on a medical question site before in my life, but, I've suffered from this problem forever and as soon as I started doing this, problem completely resolved. I imagine their is a population of us whose rectum just is extra kinked on a western crapper. For us its better to get our feet up on a bucket. Also, I'm sure eatign more fiber and vegetables help build up stool bulk, which will make everything slide out easier, etc. But, do yourself a favor, fiber or not, and get your feet up on a bucket. P.S. I have graduate degrees in physiology and anatomy, so, I have some idea what I'm talking about here.

Yes, squat to poop. The "squatty potty" is a stool to get closer to squatting. The best, however, is a full squat. Doing this on a traditional toilet requires really good balance. Also, too much weight on the toilet could break it. Another option is to get a toilet stand which allows one to get into a full-squat position above the toilet. One more option is to sit normally but move to the back of the toilet, then bring your feet up onto the front of the toilet, clasping your hands around your legs to keep them on the seat.

Also, the tip on avoiding gluten is good.

Also, get one-hundred percent natural-fibered clothing: cotton, wool, linen, hemp. So-called "manmade" materials in clothing (polyester, nylon, etc.) harbour more bacteria than natural materials. Also, these "manmade" materials do not breathe the same as natural materials, leading to more sweating. Once sweat is present, these materials also do not wick away the sweat as efficiently as natural fibers, leading to pooled sweat. Make sure to also consider that your bedsheets, blankets, and even pillows are also made of one-hundred percent natural-fibered material. Consider natural down fill for pillows. In summary, switching to all-natural clothing, bedding, towels, and other personal items will reduce odour, inhibit bacterial growth, and help to cope with sweating and overheating.

Also, check out the Wim Hof method. It involves three activities: deep breathing, cold showers, and some small physical activity. Make sure that when working out you breathe through your mouth and nose, not just the nose. Breathing through the mouth allows for more oxygen intake when you need it most. This is also a good tip for reducing anxiety. That is, adding extra oxygen to the body.

When sleeping, choose to sleep on the right or left of your body. Choose these positions over sleeping on your back or stomach. Sleeping on your back can lead to sleep apnea and shallow breathing, as well as snoring.

References:
https://www.curejoy.com/content/why-to-squat-and-poop/
https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/video/poop-pose
https://wellnessmama.com/7013/squatty-potty/
https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/article/nutrition-articles/why-you-should-squat-to-poop/

Post Edited (DAAAS) : 1/31/2019 12:40:30 PM (GMT-7)

I have the same problem, I get the brown mucus discharge. I don't know if you have hemorrhoids or not, but if you do, than I think I can relate. If you have a bulging anus from hemorrhoids, you have to hold the hemorrhoid wipe on your anus until you feel the tissue actually shrink. Just wiping it once won't close it up all the way. If I go poop and don't use a wipe, I have to go back later and hold a wipe on my anus until I feel it shrink.