Early symptoms of anal abscess

Some people find something abnormal around their anus, but do not pay attention to it, which leads to the occurrence of perianal abscess, which has a great impact on their life and work. What are the early symptoms of anal abscess? When a perianal abscess is just formed, there will be a lump or protrusion next to the anus, which is relatively hard and a little painful. As the lump grows larger and softens, there will be a feeling of heat, which indicates the formation of a perianal abscess.

Early symptoms of perianal abscess

In the earliest early stages of perianal abscess, patients tend to ignore it and fail to be vigilant, so they are often caught off guard and unaware of the sudden perianal swelling, pain, ulceration and pus discharge. Some patients also think that they have excessive fire poison and have boils on their buttocks, so they just let it develop without taking it seriously. These are situations that are often encountered in clinical work.

Self-diagnosis of perianal abscess: In the early stage of the disease, a lump protrudes from the anus, which is hard and painful. Later, the swelling and pain expand and become soft. There is a local feeling of heat and the surrounding area is red. You should consider whether you have perianal abscess. When the lump breaks and pus oozes out, it may contaminate underwear. Patients often feel that their anus is moist and has obvious secretions, which indicates that the abscess has ruptured and is oozing pus. At this time, you should first consider whether you have an perianal abscess.

In fact, whether the disease can get better does not depend on the doctor, but on ourselves. If we can discover the disease earlier and believe in our illness, we can get treatment in the best time and be cured.

Symptoms of perianal abscess

1. Perianal subcutaneous abscess: The main symptom is pain, which is initially distending pain, throbbing pain when purulent, and pain aggravated by defecation. Urinary retention may occur when the abscess is in front of the anus, and pain in the coccyx may occur when the abscess is behind the anus. Symptoms of systemic poisoning are mild, with local swelling, redness, tenderness, and fluctuation.

2. Ischiorectal fossa abscess: The patient has symptoms of systemic poisoning such as general discomfort, fever, chills, and increased body temperature. Local symptoms include swelling, redness, burning pain, throbbing pain, tenderness, restlessness on one side of the anus; the pain worsens during activity and defecation; and urination is difficult.

3. Pelvic rectal abscess: The patient has severe systemic symptoms, first with chills, high fever, and general fatigue. In severe cases, there may be symptoms of sepsis poisoning. The local symptoms are mild, with only a feeling of rectal prolapse, soreness or discomfort, and difficulty urinating may also occur.

4. Retrorectal abscess: The systemic symptoms are similar to those of pelvic rectal fossa abscess, but the local symptoms are mainly soreness, swelling and heaviness in the coccyx and lumbar region, radiating to the back and thighs on both sides. There is tenderness in the coccyx and the patient cannot sit upright.

5. Rectal submucosal abscess: The patient feels general discomfort, fatigue and fever. The main local symptom is rectal irritation, including tenesmus, heaviness in the abdomen, frequent bowel movements or a feeling of urge to defecate.

Tuberculous anorectal abscess is different from the above-mentioned bacterial infection. Patients often have a chronic disease, and the abscess will take weeks or months to form. The local pain is not severe, accompanied by low fever, and the local redness and swelling are not obvious. The pus flowing out after rupture is clear and milky white. The pus opening is sunken, and the surrounding skin is blue or bluish-white. There are often multiple external openings for pus to flow, and it does not heal for a long time. A systemic examination can reveal tuberculosis lesions in the lungs, large intestine, or other parts of the body, and pus culture can find Mycobacterium tuberculosis.