Symptoms
Anal pain- pain in and around your anus or rectum or perianal region-is a common complaint. Although most causes of anal pain are benign, the pain itself can be severe because of the more nerve endings present in and around the perianal region.
causes of anal pain
Causes of anal pain include:
Anal cancer
Anal fissure (a small tear in the lining of the anal canal)
Anal sex
Anorectal fistula (an abnormal channel between the anus or rectum usually to the skin near the anus)
Chronic constipation
Coccydynia or coccygodynia (tailbone pain)
Colon cancer
Crohn's disease (a type of inflammatory bowel disease)
Diarrhea
Fecal impaction (a mass of hardened stool in the rectum due to chronic constipation)
Hemorrhoids (swollen and inflamed veins in your anus or rectum)
Levator ani syndrome (spasm in the muscles that surround the anus)
Perianal hematoma (a collection of blood in the perianal tissue caused by a ruptured vein)
Perianal abscess (pus in the deep tissue around the anus)
Proctalgia fugax (fleeting pain due to rectal muscle spasm)
Proctitis (inflammation of the lining of the rectum)
Pruritus ani (perianal itching)
Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (ulcer of the rectum)
Thrombosed hemorrhoid (blood clot in a hemorrhoid)
Trauma
Ulcerative colitis (a type of inflammatory bowel disease)
Note : Causes shown here are commonly associated with this symptom. Kindly consult your doctor or Health care provider
Ramclinic, Marathahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka
Note : Causes shown here are commonly associated with this symptom. Kindly consult your doctor or Health care provider
Dr M Rathod MD, PhD
Ram Speciality Clinic, # 113/697, Opposite to Govt School,
Munnekolala, Bangalore, Karnataka
email: ramclinc2@gmail.com,
Mobile: 9611303443
webiste: www.ramclinic.com