Large painful lump next to anus

[Riddlediddle]

Sorry if this is TMI but I've been on a diet recently and the last week or so it's been more of a struggle to pass a bowel movement which has meant I've had to sit on the toilet for much longer than I normally would and strain more. Yesterday I had horrendous pain constantly in my anus which I just assumed was from the recent issues but it's got even worse today so I've done some prodding and I have a huge hard bulge on the left side of my anus moving up towards my vagina but it's all underneath the skin so I can't see anything other than swelling. It's painful constantly whether I'm standing,sitting or laying down. Will this be from the straining? I've done some Googling and can't work out whether it's Rectocele Expanded? Also how the hell do I treat this? Heat packs or ice packs? Any help is appreciated as I genuinely am in so so much pain.
Thanks!

It's more than likely to be piles. But of course you need to seek medical attention

Thing is, if it is something like an abscess and you leave it overnight and it gets worse, treatment and recovery could be significantly worse than if you go now. Especially if you end up with sepsis.

If it’s piles and it’s causing you this much pain it needs assessing to see if you need treatment.

Either way I wouldn’t wait.

You need to go to A&E ASAP you could get septic very quickly

How are you this morning?

@sallyscallop a link there would have been wonderful

Go to a and e not walk in centre. I had similar (not in the same area ) abscess and I had to have a drip and emergency surgery to drain then weeks of packing. If you leave it you will be really ill and the abscess will grow leading to a longer healing time . ( of course it might not be the same ) but get checked

@ourmamageddon

Sorry, is that picture offensive? I have quite a high threshold for stuff like that - sorry if it's offensive.

You can report it if it crosses a 'line' I won't be offended 👍🏻

@PenguinsCantFly

I hope your feeling better and it's either gone away, settled or you're being treated.

@sallyscallop oh it's fine, I meant it lightheartedly. I'm not offended, I just don't love an anal abscess with my toast and coffee!

Thanks @sallyscallop but I'm not the OP

(Coincidentally though, I am recovering after surgery for a complication after my perianal abscess from 2014!)

I hope the OP is feeling ok this morning and can get to see a doctor

Yes OP get seen.

@PenguinsCantFly oops, my message was obviously meant to be though 💐 - hope you're healing well

Sorry for going awol ladies. I've never known anything like it i must have fallen to sleep and I've literally only just woken up now. It's unheard of for me I only usually sleep for about 6 hours max. I have memories of being in pain in the night when turning over but it's all really odd. Anyway I've woken up and lump is still there and so is the pain so I'm going to head off to walk in centre to get seen

Good luck

Hope they see you quickly!

Hope you are seen quickly and its sorted x

Just an update for you ladies. I had an extremely funny turn just as I was about to head out to the walk in centre. I got pins and needles in my whole body and passed out. I was freaking out ive never felt anythinf like it before and I lost use of my hands for a good hour. Luckily my dp was there and rang an ambulance but they said they had nothing available so he's got me out to a and e. It was really scary. Feeling much better now but still. waiting to be seen after the initial assessment. Hopefully won't be long

This sounds really nasty. Hope you're ok op.

Thanks. Feeling really poorly. Just want to be seen now

Oh God, how scary.
Hope you're seen soon. Good luck 💐

Yep it's an access. Got to be pumped through with antibiotics but potentially surgery is of no improvement

Sorry to hear this @RiddleDiddle

If you end up needing surgery there is a fab support group on Facebook (called Abscess/Fistula Support for Women) which I found so helpful when recovering from mine.

Are they keeping you in?

Glad you're getting sorted Op

Have you been admitted for IV antibiotics? Hope it improves.

Oh you poor love, sending kind thoughts