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Why Do I Have Redness And Soreness In Tailbone

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Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

My stepdaughter is having severe pain , swelling and redness in the area of her tailbone, which is getting rapidly worse. She denies having a fall or injury of any kind, but she is nearly unable to walk at ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

My daughter at college has an infected gland near her tailbone. She went to the Er and they gave her pain meds and two antibiotics which don't seem to be helping the redness and swelling. They didn't ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal MD

The area near by tailbone/anus is sore and seems very red ( rash like)...there is also wet clear fluid in that area as well. What is this? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

could sitting more than usual be the cause of tailbone tenderness/pain?or is tailbone pain caused by something more serious such as cancer? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

5 years ago I fell while snowboarding and hurt my tailbone badly - but never went in to see a ... tailbone started to return. So I finally went in, and the saw that the tip of my tailbone does not show... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. ARCHANA MD

Hi, Doc! With me, it s just a soreness around the tailbone area, it just started yesterday. I notice it more when i cough or when I first sit down. No swelling, and no redness. But I do exercise a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. ARCHANA ( Anesthesiologist)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

with the floor (or anything else). What could cause the soreness and redness? ... goes from standing and falls to the ground, landing on one knee. Afterwards, her tailbone started ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Indu Kumar MD

Almost about a week ago, my tailbone started having mild pain. As the week went on, the pain has worsened. There is no swelling, redness or bruise marks on my tailbone; it looks perfectly normal. Just... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr.    Mukesh Chugh MD

hello, earlier today i discovered that the area where by tailbone is is rather red and sore, im not ... about 2-3 inches down where the tailbone ends. what is it and am i in trouble ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukesh Chugh ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Hi, I have a small area of redness around my tailbone area which has come up in the past few days. It is now becoming uncomfortable to sit on. I noticed it after doing quite a heavy session at the gym ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)