Hope it's not worms. What else could be giving me an itchy bum?

[ItchyBum]

I've named changed for this as it's a bit .

My bum is really really itchy. I can't see any worms in my poo but haven't yet had DH shine a lit up my arse in the night looking for worms. Romantic or what!!

There are a few little white spots beside by bumhole and I wondered if anyone could give me an idea what they might be. I really don't want it to be worms!!!!!

Oh thank goodness the name change worked!

itchybum is that you?

PMSL.

worms

thrush

lots of things cause itchy bum

NO, NO not worms, please say it's not worms

Piles?

Or the white spots could be thrush (and yes, you can get it round there)!

itchy bum - factsheet

Don't think it's piles. Ah, didn't think about thrush, wouldn't do any harm to get the old Canesten out, would it?

Ah ha. Very informative factsheet foxinsocks. I have changed my name accordingly

Take some acidophulus tablets. I'll bet it is an overgrowth of yeast. Do you have athletes foot atm too?

yes, I quite like that factsheet .

We went through a stage last year where we had worms 3 times in a row (arrghh - finally realised we seemed to be getting it from a public sandpit - stopped visiting and worms were gone). I became very au fait with Pruritus Ani.

Yes, I do. And for the last two months have had a visit from the songbird at the same point in my cycle

Will also try the acidophulus

with worms, you normally get this unsettling 'emerging' feeling

if you can see white blobs and they aren't wriggling, it's probably thrush (luvvvvvvvverly)

Do they come out at all through the day? Or is is just at night like all the blurb says?

Maybe I've just got a hairy bum! The factsheet says "Young children who may not wipe themselves properly, adults with sweaty jobs, and adults with a lot of hair round their anus may be especially prone to this."

piles can start as a stange itchy feeling, then goes onto a painful feeling. have another look - really. the white spots we probably loo roll !!

It's not because you are a......

Beginner to Bum Sex is it????????

'adults with sweaty jobs' could be a euphemism for so many things

generally, ahem, we have found that they emerge in the evening/night time.

just take the medicine [groin}

Wow!! A hole fifteen minutes before somebody mentions bumsex!!!

perhaps you don't wipe your bum properly either

and then you could tick all the categories

definitely not loo roll winegumms. Really don't think it's piles, but will keep that in mind too

psml at thought of an itchy bum factsheet
There's a fact sheet for everything these days.

Poss. even one for Beginners to Bum sex.

• beginners to bum sex. Don't worry, no pictures and no obscene words

lol lol lol