Itchy fissure - worried about it producing an abscess

[rollinstone]

Hey guys, pretty embarrassing post, but for the past few weeks iv had quite an itchy ass. Took a deworming pill so it's not worms, and there's a bit of a sting when I wipe so I'm assuming it's a fissure, but it's been really itchy pretty much non stop for the past few days... I'm worried it's becoming an abscess - is this unusual when one isn't flaring? I thought I was pretty close to remission, Havnt had blood for ages and been having one bm a day now for about a month... Sorry if it's TMI, is there anything I can do to minimize chance of it causing an abscess? I'm on imuran so I don't know if raises the chances or what...

 

[Jennifer]

Can you have your GI or GP do a rectal exam to be sure? Hemorrhoids, fistulas and fissures can cause itching and pain. Hard to treat it without really knowing what it is. Have you tried baby wipes (to keep it clean) and creams to help reduce itching? Either way it may still need to be looked at.

 

[rollinstone]

I guess I'm gonna have to get one done wouldn't my Crp etc be elevated if it was anything other than a fissure?

 

[Jennifer]

So far from what I've read is that a hemorrhoid may not raise your CRP especially if its not inflamed as they are just "swollen veins in the anal canal." http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/hemorrhoids-topic-overview Two of the main symptoms are itching and pain. A fistula may very likely raise your CRP though.