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Posted 10/2/2011 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
Ok so I've had Crohns Disease for 11 years now but I've never came across anything like this I have a lump to the right of my anus I found it Wed. Of last week it's kind of sore but not really it's flesh colored no pimple on it just a lump it's not getting bigger or getting any more sore than it was I had a colonoscopy about 2 months ago with good news and he said everything look fine crohns has not spread since surgery right hemi colectomy in 08 what I'm asking is could this be the beginning of an abscess
Posted 10/2/2011 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
Not tmi at all!!

Yes, it could be the beginning of an abscess, but it could be a few other things as well, so I think it would be a good idea to show it to your doctor.

In the meantime, maybe it would help to have some hot, salty baths, and maybe even some hot, salty compresses, to help the sore and swelling part, in case there is some sort of infection coming on.

Try not to worry too much until you know what it is. Even healthy people can get lumps and bumps down there, so a lump doesn't automatically have to be Crohn's related.

But I do think it would be a good idea to let your doctor know, at your earliest convenience.

Ivy.
Posted 10/3/2011 1:09 AM (GMT 0)
Very much like Ivy's suggestion for Sitz bath and such. I had a lump like that years ago and it was the disease and ended up a fistula that I had to have cut twice.
Posted 10/3/2011 5:59 AM (GMT 0)
It very well could be perianal crohn's skin tags (these are more common for CDers that have their disease affecting their colon compared to the small intestine only)....If you google "pictures of perianal crohn's skin tags" you will be able to better compare if your tags resemble them or not. I've had them for 20 yrs + and they are not fun, but thankfully I've never had a fistula. You should always report any changes to your GI as well.
Posted 10/7/2011 2:13 AM (GMT 0)
It is a hemmoroid thank god I know whould be happy about that.....but I'm so glad it's not an abscess thanks to all who posted
Posted 10/7/2011 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
You are welcome. Where else but on this forum would a hemorrhoid be good news?
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