Is there a cure? Or only treatments? I suffered with severe anal itching and chronic pruritus ani for over 10 years. The itching absolutely consumed my life and was especially bad at night so sleeping a full night was impossible. I found a product called Pranicure and it was miraculous compared to where I was. It gave me my life back, but I still have to apply it once every few days so I'm still looking for the cure. Does anyone out there know of a supplement or some pill I can take that is an absolute cure for pruritus ani so I no longer have to apply this ointment?

Honestly, Pranicure may not be an absolute cure, but by far and away it's been the best solution for me. I started itching my bum about 8 years ago and it steadily got more and more intense. Like you, my pruritus ani was always the worst at night, and my lack of sleep declined my productivity during the day. It's literally a nightmare trying to find treatments that actually help: banana peels to witch hazel to hydrocortisone creams…it's like my anus was a laboratory for a mad scientist! Thankfully, I also came across Pranicure and wow…what a game changer! It has zinc oxide in it like a lot of other creams/ointments do, so I was skeptical that it would make a difference, but it must be the proper proportions of the other ingredients in combination with it because I experienced more relief from my first application of Pranicure than anything else I've tried. I started using it a year ago, and although I still need to apply it every now and again, I can sleep through the night and I don't consider pruritus ani to be a problem for me anymore. Just be happy you found Pranicure, it's about as close to a cure as I've found.

I've been using Pranicure for 3 months! My story is very similar to yours…Pranicure has been FANTASTIC at treating my itchy anus, however, I still have to apply it occasionally and it would be nice to find a true "cure". Let me know if you find anything better, I am going to stick with Pranicure in the meantime.

You were sooo right about Pranicure! After reading your posts and reviews on the website, I figured I had nothing to lose so I ordered a jar of it. It came within 3 days, and although it was a little expensive, you can't put a price on a good night's sleep! This stuff actually works!!