Oh help me - itchy bum! (TMI)

[FrauleinItschyarsch]

Have name-changed due to TMI-ness.

Right, on Sunday night, I had some serious itchiness going on around my back passage and my first thought was 'oh crap! Threadworms!'

But I've checked (believe me, mirrors, torches, all sorts) and there's nowt to be seen. The itchiness has carried on but it's not only at night time. I don't know what else could be going on!

Please help, wise Mumsnetters!

Have you taken any antibiotics recently?

Piles?

No, I haven't. The only medication I take (or rather, that I have in me, I suppose) is the contraceptive injection.

Eek, I've had a good and piles/haemorrhoids sound plausible. Do you have any advice as to what could I do to relieve the itching?

Had a good? Had a Google, rather.

Well I've had piles over the past week - in addition to really persistent thrush so am being driven to distraction by the itchiness. You can buy haemmorhoid cream in pharmacies and most supermarkets to relieve the itchiness somewhat (only helpful for external piles, not internal ones). Make sure you are staying well hydrated and have lots of fibre in your diet too. You have my sympathy.

id def say threadworms, you cant always see anything!! they poop back up quite quickly.

get yourself a dose of the threadworm stuff nad see if it works

( threadworm experts here!)

Also TMU:

I get itchy towards the end of AF because the glue on the pads irritates my skin.
I would also try pile cream. it is very good at relieving the itching. Hope you feel better.

TMI! sausage fingers. sorry. x

Are you looking for the threadworms of a night? maybe get yourself wormed!

Oh dear, looks like I'll be doing a trip to Boots in the morning then.

Please no worms, I was so sure that there were none!

Double whammy: buy the worm stuff (plus do all your towels and sheets) plus whack on some piles stuff.

Your arse won't know itself from your elbow, but at least you'll be distracted from thinking about itching!

I had a search last night Weighing, and had a panic because I thought I saw something, but it was a little bit of tissue.

I will have another look tonight and get myself down to Boots in the morning to be on the safe side.

I would say worms too - I'm afraid I've had them a few times and they don't just come at night and you can't always see them. Get some Ovex just in case - you've got nothing to lose. Plus wash all bedding on boiling hot!!!

Thank you for your help, everyone!

Right, dosed up on Boots' own-brand stuff and I've washed everything.

How long should the tablet take to zap the little blighters?

I'm not sure on that but I think it's when you poo them out its the vilest most putrid thought isn't it??!!!

Oh Roost, I'd just sat down with my lunch as well.

You need to take a second course I think it's 2 weeks later to kill the eggs too, otherwise you'll end up with more wormies.

Oh and next time you go anal worm fishing, use a cotton bud.

Thanks, Passive. See, I've used a cotton bud too (ick, TMI, sorry everone!) and never found a thing.

Still, better safe than sorry.