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What to do if i have a peri anal abscess which keeps coming back?
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Speak to your: doctor , some times Crohns disease my give recurrent anal abscess and fistulas
Answered 7/30/2014
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You probably: have an anal fistula. Consult a colorectal surgeon, who can prescribe best treatment, which might include surgical fistulotomy.
Answered 8/1/2014
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