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Suggest Treatment For Pain Due To Bruised Tailbone

hi, I slipped and fell on some ice last night and landed on my lower back, just above my tailbone, of course today im in pain and its really sore, im assuming its bruised, but I woke up with a headache too.. should I use any kind of heat or is cold better for it? I have been taking ibrophin(motrin) its not helping.
Mon, 12 Jun 2017
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Hello,

I think you should use cold therapy to avoid swelling of that part of the body. You should worry if you see blood in the stool that means that the tail bone is fractured and dislocated and has damaged the rectum (the end part of the bowel). If that is the case you should go to ER to see the doctor.

Otherwise, you may be sore for few weeks in buttocks when you sit. You may use pillows to sit and take Ibuprofen and Tylenol combined together.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Edvin Selmani
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Suggest Treatment For Pain Due To Bruised Tailbone

Hello, I think you should use cold therapy to avoid swelling of that part of the body. You should worry if you see blood in the stool that means that the tail bone is fractured and dislocated and has damaged the rectum (the end part of the bowel). If that is the case you should go to ER to see the doctor. Otherwise, you may be sore for few weeks in buttocks when you sit. You may use pillows to sit and take Ibuprofen and Tylenol combined together. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Edvin Selmani