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What Causes Painful Boil On Buttocks With Bleeding?

Hi Yeah I have a boil or something on the top left of my buttcrack. It was painfull the first night that I had it, then it popped and now it has just been bleeding every day. I have had it for about 2 months now, I do not have insurance and I am unemployed that is why I have not seen a doctor for it. What is it?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
2 months is a long time to have such a problem like the boil on buttock that popped but bleeding daily. I can understand having no insurance has its own problems but still it is best to get a proper diagnosis as you can avail the facility of walk-in-clinic or the clinics run by Govt.
As per the history you have submitted your problem looks to be a non-healing boil that has gone into a stage of ulcer.
I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Get the wound dress with a sterile gauze soaked in hydrogen peroxide and then liquid povidone iodine.
Take an anti-inflammatory medications and antibiotics for which you may need a prescription.
If there is no improvement within a week you have to consult a Doctor or a General Surgeon as this may be something serious like seen in diabetes or cancer too.It is possible that the wound is situated at the pressure point hence use doughnut pillows to sit in such a way that there is no pressure on the healing lesion.

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What Causes Painful Boil On Buttocks With Bleeding?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood the concerns. 2 months is a long time to have such a problem like the boil on buttock that popped but bleeding daily. I can understand having no insurance has its own problems but still it is best to get a proper diagnosis as you can avail the facility of walk-in-clinic or the clinics run by Govt. As per the history you have submitted your problem looks to be a non-healing boil that has gone into a stage of ulcer. I would advise you the following in such a situation: Get the wound dress with a sterile gauze soaked in hydrogen peroxide and then liquid povidone iodine. Take an anti-inflammatory medications and antibiotics for which you may need a prescription. If there is no improvement within a week you have to consult a Doctor or a General Surgeon as this may be something serious like seen in diabetes or cancer too.It is possible that the wound is situated at the pressure point hence use doughnut pillows to sit in such a way that there is no pressure on the healing lesion.