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How To Get Rid Of Bruised And Painful Tailbone?

I have recently had a painful feeling on my tailbone for 3-4 days which I just thought was a bruised tailbone, however I think it might have been a pimple or something as something popped and a lot of puss came out, what can I do to get rid of whatever it is
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
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I have studied your case and I think you are having Pilonidal sinus. This condition is common in hairy people and it causes pus accumulation in side a sinus. It occurs when person is obese, sits for long time on the stool. It causes hairs to enter in the skin and pus forms. I would recommend you to show it to general surgeon and he might start you on oral antibiotics. If these antibiotics will take care of pus than it is better otherwise you will need a small surgery. In this whole sinus is excised and than it is left open so slowly whole sinus heals. You might need daily dressing. For future precaution you should loose some weight and should not sit for long time.
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How To Get Rid Of Bruised And Painful Tailbone?

I have studied your case and I think you are having Pilonidal sinus. This condition is common in hairy people and it causes pus accumulation in side a sinus. It occurs when person is obese, sits for long time on the stool. It causes hairs to enter in the skin and pus forms. I would recommend you to show it to general surgeon and he might start you on oral antibiotics. If these antibiotics will take care of pus than it is better otherwise you will need a small surgery. In this whole sinus is excised and than it is left open so slowly whole sinus heals. You might need daily dressing. For future precaution you should loose some weight and should not sit for long time. I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions. Thanks.