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How To Cure Painful Lump On The Back Bone After Falling Down?
I fell a few days ago and a ladder bar went between my legs and must of hit my tailbone , I was very on the ladder so I was more concerned about hanging on than any injury . I didn t notice any pain at the time . But now I have a small bump on the side of my tailbone. It is semi painful , it s uncomfortable to sit in some ways . I m asking whether or not to go to see doc or can I just ride this out
Mon, 7 Mar 2016
hi,
thanks for writing to healthcaremagic.
you seem to have tail bone injury, not necessarily a fracture since you didn't have immediate pain.
please take following treatment:
1. avoid sitting on hard surfaces.
2. Infact for sitting you should buy a ring pillow or doughnut cushion which
has a hole in between, so when you sit on it, your tailbone area keeps
hanging in the air.
you can also buy a coccyx cushion for this purpose.
3. avoid sitting for a long time
4. till you get hold of one such pillow you can manage by alternate sitting
on each side of your buttocks
5. do seitz bath- take warm water in a tub and dip your bottom in it. do it
3-4 times a day.
5.take a mild antiinflammatory like ibuprofen or naproxen.
6. avoid constipation- take high fibre diet. this will avoid strain on your tail
bone while passing stools .
it should improve in 2-3 weeks
hope i have answered your query .
if satisfied, please rate my reply
thank you
thanks for writing to healthcaremagic.
you seem to have tail bone injury, not necessarily a fracture since you didn't have immediate pain.
please take following treatment:
1. avoid sitting on hard surfaces.
2. Infact for sitting you should buy a ring pillow or doughnut cushion which
has a hole in between, so when you sit on it, your tailbone area keeps
hanging in the air.
you can also buy a coccyx cushion for this purpose.
3. avoid sitting for a long time
4. till you get hold of one such pillow you can manage by alternate sitting
on each side of your buttocks
5. do seitz bath- take warm water in a tub and dip your bottom in it. do it
3-4 times a day.
5.take a mild antiinflammatory like ibuprofen or naproxen.
6. avoid constipation- take high fibre diet. this will avoid strain on your tail
bone while passing stools .
it should improve in 2-3 weeks
hope i have answered your query .
if satisfied, please rate my reply
thank you
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