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Q: Diagnosing rectal bumps
asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 24th, 2009
Can you please help me on narrowing this down so i can go to the doctor and tell them i think it is this..? thank u


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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD
replied on January 26th, 2009
Skin Answer A5515


Current medical status: ok. i have red like nickel size bumps on my rectum skin right before butt-hole. I had a colonscopy done and they said everything looked fine. But these bumps do not go away they always are leaking and make it painful to go number 2. I ve been on antibotics that helped but the bump never went away. i ve been test for all sexual diseases and came back clean. i can t take it anymore it makes me feel dirty went to the emergency room 4 times and they were confused! i have a nickel size one on my right cheek right on anus and then i have two little ones on the other side. They are very tender and hurt and itch. please try and help me i would do anything its embarrassing and i can t take it anymore! thank u so much for you help


It is hard to say what the bumps are without seeing them. A chronic inflammation of the skin glands in the area is one possible diagnosis. If the bumps bleed from time to time, especially after defecation, then hemorrhoids might be suspected. If the bumps do not bleed, the inflammation can be caused by many reasons including even friction. If no reason can be determined you might want to try over the counter anti-inflammatory cream (containing aloe, for example or another agent). The final diagnosis can be determined for sure only with a biopsy.




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