Rectal Itching: Ayurvedic Treatment, Causes & Natural Remedies

Rectal itching has several possible causes. One is worms and parasites, such as roundworms and pinworms. Itching may also be caused by hemorrhoids, inflamed ulcers, a yeast infection, or a fungal infection. Excess toxicity—ama in the colon—can also create itching of the anus.

Rectal itching has several possible causes. One is worms and parasites, such as roundworms and pinworms. Itching may also be caused by hemorrhoids, inflamed ulcers, a yeast infection, or a fungal infection. Excess toxicity—ama in the colon—can also create itching of the anus.

FOR WORMS. If worms are the problem, you may be able to eliminate them entirely with this herbal formula:

vidanga 5 parts shardunika 2 parts trikatu ⅛ part

Use ¼ teaspoon of this mixture twice a day washed down with warm water after meals.

• Also, take ½ teaspoon triphala every night in a cup of warm water. (Steep 5 to 10 minutes before drinking.) . If there is a yeast infection, apply a little yogurt to the anal orifice, then

FOR YEAST INFECTION

wash the anus with water.

. If the problem is hemorrhoids, take a baking soda bath, soaking the

FOR HEMORRHOIDS

hemorrhoids in warm water with ⅓ cup baking soda added. Then apply neem oil to the hemorrhoids. (See also “Hemorrhoids.”)

. Mix a little tea tree oil and neem oil together, and apply it directly to the

FOR FUNGAL INFECTION

anal area to heal the rectal itch.

. Avoid hot spicy foods, fermented foods, and yeast-containing bread. Stay away

PREVENTIVE DIET

from alcohol entirely.

• neem
• tea tree
• trikatu
• triphala
• vidanga