Immunal – Natural Treatment for Anal Warts

Immunal is a revolutionary development for eliminating anal warts effectively, painlessly and safely! This is because Immunal contains what�s been used for centuries in alleviating this condition. What�s more, this formulation eliminates other types of warts too. And it won�t saddle you with any skin irritation or scarring. This is because its formula has a special composition of the oils and herbs. It�s packed full of minerals and nutrients and has proven excellent for not only treating the ailment, but for general health too. The time-tested ingredients in this formula not only cure anal warts, but also assist in digestion and fatigue. They also act as natural blood purifiers.

Why is Immunal so effective?

Immunal is a miracle cure for anal warts because it�s 100% pure. We go to any limit to ensure that the highest quality of anti-viral essential oils is extracted from plants. These oils are meticulously blended with some rare herbs to give you the most potent formula. Little wonder Immunal has proven extremely useful in countering anal warts gently and effectively. This product isn�t a quick fix, but is especially formulated to eliminate these warts.

How to use Immunal?

There�s no complex procedure involved in using the product. The serum is topically applied and the capsule is taken orally. So, just apply the serum generously onto the warts and the affected area of the anus every 4 to 5 hours using a Q-tip, cotton swab or your finger. The serum is extremely concentrated and only a few drops per application are needed to help you get rid of the anal warts. Also take one Immunal capsule every morning and every night. Once you find the anal warts clearing, reduce the dosage to two applications of the serum and one capsule per day for prevention.

How does Immunal work?

Immunal doesn�t just work, it works wonders! Just a single application gets the ingredients contained in Immunal into action. They draw the anal warts out from the root upwards without causing any burning or skin irritation. Regular use makes the warts flake away without scarring. The healing process, too, is gentle. However, this product is not meant for pregnant or nursing women. Children may use this product from age 6 upwards.

How fast does it work?

Of course, the healing process varies from person to person, depending upon the number and size of the anal warts and your immune system. Usually, you�ll notice changes in about 12 hours to 5 days. Regular use will eliminate the warts. The good news is once these warts are eradicated, they�ll not grow back again! So, you needn�t fear any recurrence.

Human Papillomavirus and Anal Warts

With the notoriety that HIV or Human Immunodeficiency virus has gained currently, HPV or Human papillomavirus is almost relegated to the sidelines. But its infection-causing potential has not grown any less. The problem is HPV is not a single virus; it has over 100 strains that can wreak havoc on the body.

Understanding HPV

HPV are DNA-based viruses that have the potential to infect the skin and mucous membranes of humans and a variety of animals. You�d be surprised to know that HPV is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infection in the world. There are more than 100 different types of strains, of which, about 30 are typically transmitted through sexual contact. As per the statistics offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 6.2 million new cases of HPV infections are reported every year. And at least 20 million people in the US are already infected! (1)

HPV infections

HPVs are associated with warts or papillomas.

These can be common warts or genital warts. The former is usually transmitted environmentally or acquired by casual skin-to-skin contact, whereas the latter is sexually transmitted. Let�s see the HPV induced infections in some detail:

a. Skin warts:

i. Common warts: Common warts are caused by HPV-1 and HPV-2 types. There usual place of occurrence is hands and feet, but they can also occur in other areas, such as the elbows or knees. These warts have a characteristic cauliflower-like surface and are typically slightly raised above the surrounding skin. The good news is these don�t cause genital warts or cause cancer.

ii. Plantar warts: Found on the soles of the feet, plantar warts closely resemble common warts.

iii. Subungual or periungual warts: These warts can form subungually under the fingernail or around the fingernail or even periungually on the cuticle. Because of their location they pose difficulties in treatment than warts in other locations.

iv. Flat warts: The scourge of children and teenagers, flat warts are most commonly found on the arms, face or forehead. Thankfully flat warts aren�t associated with cancer in people with normal immune function.

b. Genital or anal warts:

Genital or anal warts are soft, moist and usually flesh colored. They sometimes appear in clusters that resemble cauliflower-like bumps; they can also be raised or flat, small or large. In women they appear on the vulva and cervix, and inside and surrounding the vagina and anus. In men, they can appear on the scrotum or penis. In some cases these warts occur on the thigh and groin (2). The HPV causing genital or anal warts may get transmitted to others through sexual contact, even if the person doesn�t display overt symptoms of the infection. Remember, the HPV types that cause genital warts are not the same ones that cause cervical cancer (1).

c. HPV-induced cancers:

HPV-induced cancers, caused by a dozen or so �high risk� HPV types that include Types 16, 18, 31 and 45, can cause cervical cancer, anal cancer, vulvar cancer, head and neck cancers, and penile cancer (Parkin 2006). Women with no history of cervical cancer don�t develop this cancer. Anal cancers usually occur in persons engaging in anal or oral sex. (1)

d. Respiratory papillomatosis:

This rare condition is caused by HPV Types 6 and 11. In this, warts form on the larynx or other areas of the respiratory tract (Wu et al., 2003; Sinal and Woods, 2005). (1)

HPV, if not treated in time, can cause endless suffering that may even lead to cancer. So, adopting safe sexual practices and keep a look out for anal or genital warts to catch this infection in its infancy.

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Anal Wart Treatments & Cures

The oozing, bleeding, itching and burning cauliflower-like fleshy anal wart clusters can not only prove unsettling, but can severely affect one�s self-esteem too. Just have a peek at what these repugnant pieces of hanging flesh may actually look like at our pictures page. If you�ve them, you don�t need to renounce the world, know that there are some effective treatments that can help you get rid of this condition. But, don�t sleep over the treatment, as it can lead to many complications, including cancers.

Treating HPV to cure anal warts

The bad news is there�s no treatment currently available to treat HPV. Once you get it, it remains with you throughout life! If you�re wondering why get the treatment at all, it�s simply to reduce the risk of transmitting it to your partner who�s never been exposed to the types of HPV you might be carrying.

There are several treatment options available for removing anal warts, but since the condition varies from person to person, no particular treatment is best suited for all. It�s for this reason your physician will consider the size, location and number of warts, changes in the warts, your preference, cost of treatment, convenience, adverse effects and their own experience with the treatments, when suggesting the treatment. The treatment can be both invasive and non-invasive. In some you�d need to get it done at a clinic or doctor’s office, in others, simple prescription creams applied to the affected area at home would do.

Treatments at doctor�s clinic

The following treatments can be undertaken in the doctor’s clinic:

a. Surgical removal: The age-old therapy, in which the warts are simply cut off and thrown. The good part about this procedure is you can get rid of warts by just visiting the physician once!

b. Electrocautery: You can consider it an improvement on surgical removal of the warts. In this, instead of being chopped off, the warts are burned off by means of an electrical current.

c. Podophyllin resin: This has been an effective chemical treatment of the past, but is no more widely used today. The warts are removed with the help of this chemical compound. It�s inexpensive, but may require frequent visits to the physician, which may increase the overall cost of treatment (1).

d. Trichloracetic acid or TCA: This chemical compound is applied to the surface of the wart. Regular application generally gets rid of the warts. It�s most effective when treating few small, moist lesions (1).

e. Cryotherapy: In this procedure, the warts are removed by freezing them over with liquid nitrogen. Cryotherapy is recommended for patients with small to moderate numbers of warts (1).

f. Laser treatment: Carbon dioxide laser treatment is best for extensive anal warts and genital warts (1). In this the light intensity of laser is used to destroy warts. This procedure has proved immensely effective for those not responding well to other treatments.

Treatments at home

Your physician may recommend the following are the home treatments:

a. Immunal: Immunal, composed of oils and herbs, has been used for centuries in alleviating unwanted anal warts. Its regular application not only eliminates the infection that causes these warts, but also gives relief from digestive disorders and fatigue.

b. Imiquimod cream (Aldara): Safe, effective and easy to use, Aldara boosts the immune system to fight HPV. It can be self-applied to the affected area.

c. Podofilox cream or gel (Condylox): This inexpensive, easy to use and safe self-application treatment destroys the tissue of the external warts. It takes about 4 weeks for the treatment to be effective.

Although, these treatments are effective, in most cases a single treatment will not cure anal warts, since the virus may remain present and cause new anal warts. So, follow-up visits up to 6 months are recommended. (2)

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Anal Wart Complications & Risks

It�s not that HPV only causes anal or genital warts, there are a host of other risks associated with it. This infection, if left untreated, can lead to severe condition that may pose risk not only to health, but even to life.

The low and high risk HPV

Of the 100 different types of HPVs that exist, most are harmless. Some types of HPV only cause common skin warts, like those found on the hands and soles of the feet. These types of HPV, luckily, don�t cause anal or genital warts. Only about 30 types have the ability to spread through sexual contact.

These are classified as either low risk or high risk. Low risk type cause genital warts, which may be single or multiple bumps that appear in the genital areas, including the vagina, cervix, vulva (area outside of the vagina), penis and rectum. High-risk types of HPV cause abnormal Pap smear results and could lead to cancers of the genital area. Many people infected with HPV display no symptoms at all. (1)

Who�s at risk?

If you�ve had sex at an early age or with multiple partners without the use of barrier protection, you�re at risk of getting infected with HPV, resulting in anal or genital warts.

Risks of the infection

Despite the extensive study of prevalent HPV infections, little is known about their incidence and natural history. What�s surprising, findings from a variety of studies suggest that after infection, most individuals don�t develop clinical signs or symptoms of this infection. However, all develop warts and a small percentage of infected individuals are likely to develop HPV-associated cancer (2).

Since, the various strains of HPV infect differently, some types cause cervical cancer, while other types are associated with vulvar cancer, anal cancer and cancer of the penis, a rare form of cancer. However, in women, most HPV infections don�t progress to cervical cancer. But, still it�s important to have regular pelvic exams and Pap smear tests done to detect them early, for timely treatment to be given, if necessary (1). Even HIV-positive men and women are at an increased risk of this infection. The risks for HPV-associated neoplasia and cancer, such as hypermethylation, leading to down-regulation of potential tumor suppressor genes, are also increased (3).

Anal and genital warts can cause a number of problems during pregnancy too, because these warts can multiply and become brittle, posing risk to the mother and baby. So, if necessary, it�s best to discuss options for their removal with your physician. Warts, especially genital warts, can sometimes get larger during pregnancy. If they occur in the urinary tract, you may find it difficult to urinate; if they�re present in the vagina, they can make the vagina less elastic and cause obstruction during delivery. So, it�s of utmost importance that they be removed to ensure a safe and healthy delivery of the newborn. (1)

Although rare, there have been cases where infants born to women with genital warts had developed warts in their throats. In medical parlance, this is termed as respiratory papillomatosis. For the child, this is a potentially life-threatening condition, requiring frequent laser surgery to prevent obstruction of the breathing passage. Research in interferon therapy with laser surgery shows promise in slowing the course of the disease. (1)

Anal warts hide a host of life threatening risks. So, it�s always better to be safe than sorry by getting Pap smear and other tests done regularly, especially if you�ve been a victim of anal or genital warts.

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Causes of Anal Warts

Of course, by now you know what causes anal warts. Yes, it�s the dreaded human papilloma virus or HPV that invades the body to give you this disgusting condition. How disgusting? Well, just click on the pictures page on this website and see this condition for yourself in all its glory!

Knowing anal wart-causing HPV

There are more than 100 different types of HPV, of which, most are harmless. It�s these harmless ones that cause the external warts and, fortunately, don�t lead to anal or genital warts. However, about 30 types (1) are spread through sexual contact and are classified as high risk, which can cause changes in the cells of the opening to the uterus or cervix, or anus. Two specific types of viruses � 6 and 11 � cause 90% of anal or genital warts. The good news is they�re least likely to have cancer-causing potential.

However, there are other less common types you need to be wary of, as they�re known to be strongly associated with cancers, especially pre-malignant and malignant cervical cancers in women. For instance, HPV-16 is responsible for about 50% of cervical cancers, and types 16, 18, 31and 45 together account for 80% of cancers (2). For this reason, you�d be better off submitting to an annual Pap smear test that will keep you posted about this infection. Even sexually active gay and bisexual men will soon need to adhere to the recommendations of the Federal health officials and submit to yearly anal Pap smear tests.

Mechanism of invasion

It�s generally believed the viruses enter your body through sexual contact that need not necessarily be anal intercourse. Once you come in bodily contact with an infected person, the viral particles penetrate the skin and mucosal surfaces through microscopic abrasions in the genital or anal area. When they enter the body, they don�t cause infection right away. They�ve a latency period, in which they generally lie dormant inside the tissues. It takes about a month to 6 months for them to get activated and get potent enough to cause warts on the skin. This period can be longer. However, if you�ve sexual contact with a partner who already has these warts, you�re most likely to develop them within 3 months. This can be after just a single episode.

Why this infection is so readily acquired from an infected partner is because it�s highly contagious. You can get it during oral, vaginal or anal sex with an infected partner. You can also get it by skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone who is infected. In women, warts can not only occur in the anus, they can be present on the outside and inside of the vagina, on the cervix or around the anus. In men, they can also be on the tip of the penis, shaft of the penis or on the scrotum, besides being around the anus. In rare cases, warts can also develop in your mouth or throat, through oral sex with an infected person.

Anal warts are not only repulsive to look at they can saddle you with problems that can even lead to cancer. So, your aim is to remain ever vigilant against this infection and practice safe sex. This you can only do, if you care to know the many causes of anal warts.

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Anal Wart Signs and Symptoms

Of course, fleshy growths in the anal region can very well be anal warts, caused by human papilloma virus or HPV. With more than 100 strains, HPV is not only responsible for anal warts, but can also cause genital warts, common warts on hands and plantar warts on feet. According to an American Social Health Association report more than 20 million people are infected annually with HPV in the US alone.

Anal wart is not a sexually transmitted disease, as it�s not exclusively transmitted sexually. However, it can very well be got from anal intercourse and is most prevalent within the gay community.

Signs of anal warts

Whatever be the reason for this nasty infection, its symptoms don�t become apparent immediately. In fact, results from a study conducted by the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases indicate as many as half of those infected with HPV don�t show outward symptoms and are unaware they are infected!

The symptoms can appear within a month or can take as long as 6 months to become visible from the time of exposure to the initial outbreak. What�s surprising is, in certain cases, it has been known to take even years to appear! The reason is the anal wart causing virus remains inactive in the body after infection. This non-appearance of symptoms constitutes the main problem in effective treatment of anal warts. This is also the main factor in the rapid spread of the virus.

Initially, the warts usually remain invisible or sometimes stay underneath the outermost skin layer and do not break through. When they do appear, they�re usually found on the skin around the anus, that is, the rectal opening, inside the anal canal or in the lower rectum. They can display a variety of shapes and sizes � large or small, singular or in clusters or groups. The appearance of anal warts can also differ from person to person. In some, they may appear as small, cauliflower-like clusters or like flat, white areas that resemble dry, flaky skin. Just have a look at the pictures to get the idea.

Anal warts can cause itching, burning, bleeding or oozing in the infected area (1). Pain is generally not associated with them, but occasionally minor bleeding can result from anal sex or bowel movements. If left untreated, anal warts can lead to bowel obstruction. Of course, these developments in a sensitive area are enough to cause alarm and warrant quick diagnoses.

Characteristics of anal warts

The warts occurring outside the rectum are called peri-anal, and those occurring inside and affecting the lower inch or two of the rectum are called intra-anal.

Being highly contagious, anal warts can be transmitted through direct contact, usually sexual in nature, with an infected person. If statistics are to be believed, two-thirds of people having sexual contact with infected individuals usually develop anal warts within 3 months. The good news is even though common warts appearing on hands and feet are caused by HPV, they can�t cause anal warts. But the real bad news is anal warts can lead to anal cancer, especially among men who have sex with men (2).

Anal warts not only look disgusting, they can prove immensely traumatic both mentally and physically. So, what should you do? First and foremast pay close attention to your body. If anal warts appear, keep them under close observation, but not indefinitely. Get them checked by your personal physician, as early as possible, since a correct diagnosis will help in eradicating this infection permanently from the body. And last but not the least, if you are sexually active, adopt safe sex practices.

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You’d been noticing tiny, pinhead sized blemishes around the anus for sometime now and thought they’d go away on their own. But that did not happen, in fact, these small bumps grew to become pea-sized. And when the physician diagnosed your condition as condyloma acuminate, caused by human papilloma virus (hpv), you almost bid goodbye to the cruel world. Actually, you couldn’t have been more right! Anal wart, the common name for condyloma acuminate, can become cancerous, if left untreated for a long time (1).

According to the American Social Health Association almost twenty million Americans are afflicted with at least one form of sexually transmitted hpv and this dreaded condition continues to invade five-and-a-half million people annually, making it the most prevalent and rapidly spreading sexually transmitted disease in the US (2).

Defining anal warts

The photos of anal wart certainly paints an ugly picture. This relatively common and bothersome condition does not appear as anal wart alone; it may present itself as anal genital wart, common warts on hands and plantar warts on the feet too (2). The surprising thing is anal wart symptoms don’t inflict any pain or discomfort. Mostly, you’d remain totally unaware of the presence of the warts (1).

Getting anal warts

Human papilloma virus (hpv), with over a hundred strains, is the culprit for causing anal hpv wart. This highly contagious microorganism finds access to another person through sex or even close skin to skin contact. This generally gets manifested as warts, but unfortunately, this infection can occur without warts too (3).

The bad news is, if these warts are not removed, they generally multiply and appear as very tiny bumps to large cauliflower-shaped growths. Almost two-thirds of those having sexual contact with infected individuals generally develop genital or anal warts within three months (2). And, as already stated, if left untreated for long, these warts can become cancerous (1).

Preventing anal warts

Once you know the anal wart cause, its prevention simply boils down to safe sex practices. But here even condoms won’t help. A condom offers limited protection, as it doesn�t cover all the skin, inviting infection. So, the best way is to avoid sex or sex play with those displaying visible warts (3). Another important point to note is not to share sex toys or anal lube with an infected partner. Even putting finger in the anus of an infected person or having his percum or semen on the fingers can transfer the infection to you (3). Although, soap and water doesn’t kill this virus, it’s still a good idea to shower well immediately after sex to wash the virus off the skin (3).

Treating anal warts

Anal wart treatment generally includes topical chemical solutions, topical anti-viral solutions, immunotherapy, cryotherapy (using liquid nitrogen), surgical removal and electro-surgery (2).

And the good news is you don’t have to be hospitalized for getting a cure for anal wart. Even the cautery and excision technique can be performed on an outpatient basis and the patient can go home after the procedure. Let’s see the various treatments (1):

a. Medications: Very small warts, accessible around the anus, are treated with medications. However, your physician will need to exercise great care and precision in applying strong medicines directly to the surface of the warts, since injury to the normal skin surrounding the warts is possible. The treatment is a long drawn out one.

b. Cauterization or surgical removal: As per dictionary.com, cautery is an agent or instrument used to destroy abnormal tissue by burning, searing or scarring, including caustic substances, electric currents, lasers and very hot or very cold instruments. Thus, electrical cautery, laser surgery and surgical removal are the general methods of removing the warts. These procedures are especially suited for warts inside the anal canal, which are usually not accessible for treatment by medications. The good news is once the warts are removed, they generally don�t come back for months or years, even though the hpv may remain in the body (3).

So, if you’ve painless blemishes and bumps in your anal region, it’s time to visit your physician. Proper diagnosis and treatment will not only help you in curing this ailment, but in regaining your self esteem too.

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