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I have a ext-hemorrhoid. for 2 weeks . i've been using preperation h for over a week. now i see a yellow tip on it and yellow pus. is it infected?
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Most likely: If you see yellow tip and pus, it is infected, unless the yellow is from the preparation h you've been applying on it. I suggest sitting on a warm bath, put some epsom salt in the bath. This will help calm it down and open the abscess. If it's too painful and does not open by itself, see a doctor to help drain the abscess.
Answered 9/10/2018
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Might be abscess: This may not be a hemorrhoid. Sounds more like a peri-anal abscess. Please see your doctor as this may need to be surgically drained.
Answered 8/18/2017
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