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I have a dime size red painful soft lump on the inside of my right butt cheek, without pus. It has been there for over a week. It does not look like any pictures of Herpes I have found on the internet. But I am worried sick. It hurts to sit and it hurts when I walk because of friction. PLEASE HELP

Also, I have been with my boyfriend for just about a year now so I haven't been with anyone else for about a year and a half no and neither has he. He shows no signs or symptoms of anything, so I am thinking that whatever this is, it is not spreadable. I thought possibly a infected hair follicle, chafing, ingrown hair.not really sure. But like I said it doesn't have pus, no head, or whitehead. It has been there for over a week now. I have had it before I just never payed attention to it. It is almost cleared up now. I am just confused on what this could be. PLEASE HELP

Answers:
sounds like a abscess, go to the docs before it gets really bad

It can be a pimple, an ingrown hair, or it can be an abcess. If it continues to cause u problems, go to a dr. An abcess has to be opened and drained.

sounds like a recurrent cyst or abcess.next time it shows up see if local heat does any good.hot soaks 3xday

omg my friend had the same thing. hers was a boil. it eventually poped it was just filled with fluid but looked redish in color. it could possible be an ingrown hair as you butt check sweats and air doesnt make its way inthere all to often but id say it was a boilor ingrown hair. either way try taking a cloth and put hot water on it and press it against the irrated bump daily and it doesnt go away in a week-3 id go the doctors. dont worry you will be fine it does not sound like an std and genital warts/anal warts are itchy so dont sweat it

its probably nothing hun but ingrown hair get in a tub of hot water and soak for a couple of days it might come to a head if not go to a doctor don't be scared they have seen worst good luck

are you a lone friend to your boy friend.pl checkout

i think you have abscess. i had it and i had the same symptoms. i had mine for a couple weeks and then it went away.

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