What is the cause of anal pain in children? There are several reasons

Both adults and children may have various problems, and anal pain is also very common in children. But the child couldn't bear it and could only cry in pain. So what are the main causes of these problems?

Anal pain often occurs in babies, mainly caused by anal fissures and perianal abscesses. Anal fissure refers to the cracking of the skin at the anus. Long-term constipation and dry stool are the main causes of anal fissure.

In addition to anal pain, symptoms include blood dripping after defecation or blood on toilet paper. Because defecation will aggravate the pain of anal fissure, babies are unwilling to defecate normally, which aggravates constipation and makes the stool drier and harder. As a result, the anal fissure is aggravated or the wound that has just healed cracks again. Therefore, anal fissures often occur repeatedly, and babies often complain of anal pain.

Perianal abscess refers to an acute or subacute suppurative infection occurring under the skin around the anus, which manifests as a red nodule in the anus. As a result, the anus is painful, especially when sitting, often causing the child to cry and be restless, and sometimes also causing fever and other systemic discomfort.

Because newborns have delicate skin, frequent bowel movements, and unformed stools, improper cleaning methods around the anus after bowel movements (using coarse paper or cloth, using excessive force) can damage the skin around the anus, lead to bacterial infection, and cause local inflammatory reactions. It manifests as a red nodule in the anus, which may rupture and discharge pus in severe cases. If the local inflammation is not treated and controlled in time, the baby may develop symptoms of systemic infection such as chills and fever.

If the cause is getting a fever, you can take antipyretic drugs for treatment. Secondly, drink more water and eat a light diet without eating irritating foods. You can consider dietary therapy to reduce internal heat, boil pears with sugar water and eat the juice and flesh. You can also peel the fresh pear, split it open and remove the core, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, put it in a pot and steam it until soft and then you can eat it.

If you want quick relief, apply some chloramphenicol eye ointment to your baby's anus.