What causes anal pain in children?
Patient: my 4year old has been complaining for the last month of pain inside his bum that seems to be getting worse,he screeches in pain and cant sit still when it happens.is goin to the toilet reguarly so unsure to what it could be, have also checked for worms and cant see anything. Doctor: hi,thanks for the question. most common cause for anal pain in children especially if the child is passing hard stools is injury to the sensitive anal skin caused by the hard stools. if your child is passing hard stools give her some laxative like lactulose. intestinal worms are less likely to cause anal pain.