Tinea Cruris - I obtained a jock itch fungus a long time ago and it got up into my rectum and?
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- 24 Nov 2010 by D Artist
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- tinea cruris, tinea
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... everytime I go to the bathroom it comes back and itches around the opening of my rectum. I must wash it out everyday and put a cream on it. I believe the fungus has migrated into my intestines and from there to other organs in my body. My eardrums itch, my eyes itch. My back itches. Only one doctor gave me Nizoral and it cleared up the itching for a couple of years but it came back and my doctor refuses to give me Nizoral saying it can cause liver damage. A lot of the doctors I've seen don't believe I have a fungus at all since early on in my treatment I took nystatin that killed off the physical signs of a rash but did nothing to stop the itching. So the doctors say they can't see anything, therefore there is nothing. In my opinion nystatin is the devil's drug. It hides the signs of the disease but does nothing to stop the symptoms. It's drivin me nuts. Is there a medication I can take long term to kill off jock itch fungus and is there a doctor who specializes in treating funguses or maybe a clinic or hospital that has a fungus treatment department?
Hope I'm not asking too much.
Itch
25 Nov 2010
Have you tried fluconazole aka Diflucan, it treats fungal infections in a pill form. You also may have normal allergies and intestinal worms, the worms are very common where I live, have them check you for Pin worms. It would cause you to itch in the area near your rectum. There are meds you can take for that too.
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The jock itch described & the very annoying rectum itch are issues I also have dealt with on & off for 40 years.
I think I, & my doctor, have tried everything, & now an inflamed area of rash is seldom seen, but the invisible itch goes on.
I think in my case its an auto-immune problem now & treating the symptoms has long been the only option.
However for anyone prone to an itchy rectum, I offer this advice:
ALWAYS wash your rectum well with warm soapy water, then rinse thoroughly & dry thoroughly. A little cream (typically over the counter mycostatin & hydrocortisone mixture) is then applied.
If you are caught out away from home, either carry an emergency kit with you or in the car, OR use the cold water in the WC bowl to clean yourself. Freshly flushed loos do have clean water, you can re-flush as necessary & use paper to dry off.
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This method may sound a bit offensive but beware the dreaded itch is much worse, it can start in 20 minutes & then take a day to eliminate. So ALWAYS WASH.
BTW the original poster here should insist on a referral to an experienced dermatologist, they see such cases often, & know what works & what does not & the associated risks.
Good luck to those so afflicted.