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Posted 6/10/2008 4:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone sorry for the offbeat topic to start my first thread. I have UC, never bled or anything. I am on remicade for Ankylosing Spondylitis and my UC. In pretty good shape but for the past year I have had a real itchy rectum. My GI guys thinks it could be psoriasis since he tested me for tapeworm. I think it could be related to micro inflammation of the distal colon.

Any thoughts?

Posted 6/10/2008 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Ok, I'm no expert. Take this advice as you will.
Maybe try some of those wipes they sell in the toilet paper section? Those work WONDERS. I know since I got diagnosed with UC, as usual, the BMs increased both in frequency and quantity, ergo, propor wiping may or may not be compromised. I know I've had problems with rashes and itching due to impropor wiping, and wipes pick up the slack for toilet paper. Plus, it just makes sense. Lol.
Best of luck.
Posted 6/10/2008 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
Could be that you have hemorrhoids, a fissure, a yeast/fungal infection, or even irritation in the external anal folds....

Have you taken a look yourself externally (yes, squatting over a mirror)...because what you see and what a doc sees might not be the same thing.

Canesten cream (in the feminine products section of the pharmacy) which can be bought separately can help the yeast/fungal infection. Or, ask your doc for a 'script of antifungal cream.

Welcome to the forum!

quincy
Posted 6/10/2008 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
I love those wet wipes mentioned above. I buy the cottonelle kind with aloe. You'd be surprised how much it helps because sometimes no matter how much you wipe with regular TP, a lot of times it's just not good enough. And besides, the wet wipes are so soothing after having D all day!!
Posted 6/10/2008 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
if it's just itching from hemmy's or you're going too much and everything is just irritated, i've used in the past a cream called LMX 4 and LMX 5.  The LMX 4 you don't need a script for and you can get it at most pharmacies.  The LMX 5 you need a script from your dr. and it is made specifically for the anal area.  It contains lidocaine so it completely numbs the area if it's itchy.  It's a lifesaver.  Also if there is any pain/throbbing which I'm sure some people get from having D all day, it numbs that too.  Mind you it doesn't cure any type of infection it is just to soothe and numb the painful area.  good luck!

Posted 6/11/2008 2:39 AM (GMT 0)
I am going to give the wipes a try. I have had this itch before as well. Before this flare I was itchy and thought it might have been from changing body soaps/washes. Anyways, now that I have been in this flare I get the itchiness more often.. I have done the mirror thing and it all just looks red.. looks how it feel really, lol. Anyways.. I usually sit in the bath tub with warm water for awhile and it helps.. but yes.. going to get some wipes!!!!
Posted 6/11/2008 3:19 AM (GMT 0)
My doctor years ago suggested an over the counter cream called Nupercainal. Worked great and fast. Even people w/o UC often have this problem, so I wouldn't assume that it's related. If the itching is high up inside, though, it could be something else. If you have some cortifoam or cortenema, you could ask your doctor whether that would be ok to use. Cortisone would do the trick, I bet.
Posted 6/11/2008 11:24 AM (GMT 0)
I read somewhere that certain breads can create a buildup of acid in people with bowel issues and when you use the bathroom it irritates the skin. I can say that from my own experience that this is true. I have to find the article but it has something to do with the yeast fermenting and not digesting properly.
Posted 6/11/2008 2:02 PM (GMT 0)
+1 for wet wipes. Those things are a God send during bad flares.
Posted 6/12/2008 8:58 PM (GMT 0)

JrNYC said...
I read somewhere that certain breads can create a buildup of acid in people with bowel issues and when you use the bathroom it irritates the skin. I can say that from my own experience that this is true. I have to find the article but it has something to do with the yeast fermenting and not digesting properly.

Something like this is going on. My only "problem" is the very distal colon. The doctor took a "close" look at my butt (I know someone mentioned a mirror but I trust my dr. who went to school for a long time that he can actually see if their are hemmroids).

I have tried both yeast cream and cortisone cream. I discount the wipes. I only have 1-2 BM's a day.

could be internal hemmroids. could be this acid buildup.

Still a bit befuzzled by it. At times it just gets crazy itchy.

Thanks everyone for some good suggestions for my itchy butt.

Posted 6/12/2008 9:58 PM (GMT 0)
Try Desitin baby diaper cream with zinc.  It works like a charm:)

Posted 6/13/2008 1:34 AM (GMT 0)
Wet wipes and prepH wipes are helpful. If the itching progresses and gets worse, or if it starts to burn, keep you up at night, etc - seriously give Analphram a shot. It is a cortosone cream, so you cant use it all the time, but it works like a charm and gets rid of the uncomfortable feeling - but that is for a hemmy only!! Not sure it will do much for infections, etc.
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