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Suggest Treatment For Feeling Fatigued & Hard Swelling Below The Tailbone
I have non-red, hard swelling below my tailbone, it is essentially symmetrical across the top of my buttcheeks. it is very mildly painful, feels like a bruise. and I can t feel any pain unless I am applying pressure to the area. Swallowing has also been mildly uncomfortable starting last night. Yesterday I was itchy in various areas of my body, which persists today, but isn t as bad. I have various red spots that seem like small hives, a few on my leg/butt and one on my face, the one on my face is not itchy at all, the others are slightly itchy. I woke up this morning feeling fairly fatigued and achey, but i took two tylenol and that helped a lot.
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
The lump you have on your tailbone could be a pilonidal cyst. It is common for young men and the peak incidence of Pilonidal disease is between 16 and 26.
A Pilonidal cyst may remain harmless. If it becomes infected, however, it will cause pain, inflammation and usually drainage of fluids. So I would suggest getting this evaluated by a doctor for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate management
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
The lump you have on your tailbone could be a pilonidal cyst. It is common for young men and the peak incidence of Pilonidal disease is between 16 and 26.
A Pilonidal cyst may remain harmless. If it becomes infected, however, it will cause pain, inflammation and usually drainage of fluids. So I would suggest getting this evaluated by a doctor for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate management
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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