Let’s talk buttholes

There’s no comma in that title on purpose. 😂

When I shower, I notice that when I wash it, the skin stings very slightly in one area, like a paper cut. I think I have had a slight prolapse for years now. When I saw a proctologist for a hemorrhoid last year he said there were no fissures (though I had forgotten to tell him about the stinging, so if it’s small he may not have noticed it & certainly didn’t spend much time inspecting it).

Does perimenopause change the skin around buttholes too? Is anyone putting estrogen vag cream on that and if so, does it do anything?

Edit: Thank you so much, Everyone! I had forgotten I posted this and when I came back I was surprised to see so many notifications.

I appreciate all the comments and ideas, there are so many things I hadn’t thought of or didn’t know about. This gives me some great information to try some things. I’m going to start with the vag cream and see where things go from there. Also, I am so grateful for everyone’s experience. I don’t believe in TMI, so share away! I appreciate all of you so much!!