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Suggest Medication For Pain In Tail Bone And Yellow Liquid Secretion

I have coccydynia or tailbone pain, i have tried self therapy to relieve the pain after a taking painkillers (ibuprofen) which did not work. i cannot sit and walk sometimes and it hurts particularly at night and in the morning. today however i have noticed a smelly yellow-oily liquid thats being secreted from the tailbone area...now i am completly confused! please help me?
Fri, 2 May 2014
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You could have a Pilonidal Cyst, which is an infection of a hair follicle near the anus. This could be pussy drainage from such a cyst. So, you should have the area examined by your doctor. If it is such a cyst, it would need to be surgically drained.
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Suggest Medication For Pain In Tail Bone And Yellow Liquid Secretion

You could have a Pilonidal Cyst, which is an infection of a hair follicle near the anus. This could be pussy drainage from such a cyst. So, you should have the area examined by your doctor. If it is such a cyst, it would need to be surgically drained.