Infection in urogenital area with hemorrhoids

[spinymountain]

I have hemorrhoids and have only had inflammation twice, both times due to constipation. When they become infected, the skin in the urogenital area becomes raw, red, and itchy.  There are no blisters. Even if I do not scratch, the skin begins to bleed and a clear, odorless, sticky, and irritating fluid seeps out of the split skin. This fluid is similar to the fluid that is in herpes zoster blisters which I get on my hand when I am under stress.

Using suppositories helps with the hemorrhoids, but I cannot seem to clear up the sores. The first time it took a couple weeks, but once the infection was gone, it did not return for two years.  BTW, I went to a clinic at that time and the doctor told me to use lotion, which was the worng thing to do, and she did nothing else.

I have been treating this by flushing the area with water several times a day, using cornstarch as a powder to help absorb the liquid and help with chafing, and using anitbiotic ointment to kill the infection. I also go without underwear whenever I can. I wear a sanitary napkin when I go out because at times the leakage is so sever it soaks through my clothing, but I think the plastic liner and holding the infection in worsens the condition.

The antibiotic helped and the infection was almost gone twice and then came back in force.  I have had this for about a month now.

I have not been sexually active for 15 years now and prior to thath ad sex only with my husband for 20 years, so this is not a STD.

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[ITCHY2011]

A lot of this is probably due to your diet.  Stay away from processed foods, lunch meat, and food with nitrates.  A diet full of this kind of food causes hemmroids and other skin problems such as herpes.  Eat baked or broiled fish twice a week, pasta, chicken breast, take it easy on beef.  Take 2000 to 5,000 mg of Vitamin C, fish oil, Vitamin D-3, eat vegetables, especially salads.  You also need to drink water but you need to drink it after exercising so it is absorbed into your system.  Walk 20 minutes and drink 2 glasses of water.  Do this 4 times a day.

[spinymountain]

Thanks for answering!  I will watch my diet more carefully.  Seeing a doctor is out of the question right now as I am unemployed and don't have medical insurance. I could possibly afford the appointment, but not all the tests they would need to run.  

I did find something about using stomahesive powder and sensi-care barrier together. I know that's more for colostomies, but I thought I might try it.