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Hydrocortisone topical and Pain: What Users Say

Brand names: Anusol-HC, Ala-Cort, Anusol-HC Suppositories, Anucort-HC, Proctozone HC, Cortizone-10, Proctocort, Procto-Med HC, Locoid, Vagisil Anti-Itch Creme Sensitive Skin Formula, Texacort, Ala-Scalp, Neosporin Eczema Essentials Anti-Itch Cream, Caldecort, Hemril-30, Hydroxym Gel, Aquanil HC, Itch-X Lotion, Pandel, Cortizone-5, Locoid Lipocream, Hemmorex-HC, NuCort, Aquaphor Itch Relief, Cortizone-10 Intensive Healing Formula, Ala-Scalp HP Cortaid with Aloe Sarnol-HC Beta HC Bioelements Immediate Comfort Recort Anti-Itch Cream Aquax-H Dermarest Plus Anti-Itch Dermtex HC Cortizone-10 Plus U-Cort Cortaid Maximum Strength Cortaid Intensive Therapy Gynecort Maximum Strength Dermarest Eczema Medicated Procto-Pak 1% NuCort with Aloe Hydroxate Gel Hydroxym Cream Preparation H Anti-Itch Cream Hydrocortisone 1% Scalpicin …show all brand names

Pain: mentioned by 3 users (4.8%)

Based on user experiences from 63 Hydrocortisone topical reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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itching 12.7%
burning 6.3%
pain 4.8%

Reviews for Hydrocortisone topical

Showing 3 reviews tagged with "pain". Clear filters to view all 63 reviews.
Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Jea...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 13, 2020

For Hemorrhoids "I have hemorrhoids as I suffer constipation due to my endometriosis, and I have tried all kinds of products for them. Many disappear on their own, but there is one in specific that makes me desperate. My boyfriend gave me this cream, and although I was skeptical, I tried it, and it's magical. The second time I used it, it eased the burning and pain. On the third day, all symptoms have completely disappeared. I feel like I finally found the perfect product."

10 / 10
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  • Cha...
  • August 10, 2017

For Hemorrhoids "Didn't do anything for me. Tried to work its way out before it completely dissolved. On day 4 of the treatment, I could no longer deal with the increased burning, pain, and itching that I experienced. Also had some change in my BMs while on these suppositories, with increased need to go, therefore increased wiping and increased irritation. Seemed to do the opposite of what it was supposed to do."

1 / 10
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  • mr...
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • July 16, 2024

For Intertrigo "I get intertrigo a lot as an obese man. The two common places are under the breast and under the belly above my privates. Sometimes in the groin too a little. I use Cortizone-10 and it clears up within a day. I've had extremely bad rashes and applied it in the evening, and when I woke up the next morning, it was no longer hurting and started to heal. Now this is just my goto subtype but warning: it HURTS SO BAD! LOL I use the 'cooling gel' kind. And I dunno what it is about this kind, but it healed faster than ANY of the other kinds, but I guess because it's got the 'cooling' factors, it stings like crazy! No lie... I'll put it on and within seconds, I'm silently screaming and wishing I didn't do it. But I know it'll be healed within a day so I deal with it. It only hurts for a couple of minutes. But IMO, well worth the pain."

10 / 10
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