There are red bumps on the buttocks

The buttocks is a relatively hidden part of our body. Many people think that it will not be stimulated by the external environment. However, if the buttocks are often sat on chairs for a long time without exercise, it can easily cause blood circulation problems and affect the health of the buttocks. Just like some people often have a lot of small red bumps on their buttocks, sometimes they are itchy and painful, which is particularly annoying, so what is going on?

Why do red bumps appear on the buttocks?

Your condition should be "sit sores", which in layman's terms means that you sit on a chair for too long, without exercising for a long time, and your blood circulation system is blocked, so some hard red bumps will appear at the blocked places, and if you don't exercise, the places will become necrotic. But if bumps appear before you even sit, it means you have an infection.

The name of the disease of sitz sores. Ulcers occurring on the buttocks. From Volume 7 of "Surgery Qixuan". Also known as wind rickets, ancient name acne. It is mostly caused by sitting on a bench for a long time, or sitting in a hot and humid place for a long time, which causes the heat and dampness to stagnate in the local skin. At the beginning, the skin on the buttocks is red and itchy, or there are papules as big as millet or beans. Later, the red and itchy area will become red, swollen and painful like a burning fire. If the itching is severe, it will often lead to ulcers and oozing water, and the sores will spread continuously and become connected into pieces. The treatment is suitable for dispelling wind and relieving itching, clearing heat and cooling blood. For internal use, you can choose Xiaofengsan with a blood-cooling agent, or you can use Wuwei Xiaoduyin with some flavors. For external use, you can use a decoction of genkwa, Sichuan pepper, phellodendron chinense, etc. for fumigation and washing, or use a decoction of sophora flavescens for sitz bathing. Equivalent to furunculosis of the buttocks.

Sitz sores are caused by summer heat and dampness that stagnate in the skin. A multiple furunculosis-like disease occurring on the buttocks.

The disease occurs on the buttocks, initially appearing as small red papules, which gradually increase in size and become red hard nodules, causing pain and tenderness. After 2 to 3 days, the nodule softens and a yellow-white pus head appears in the center. The pus is discharged after it breaks, and it will scab over and heal in about 10 days.

Chinese medicine: For external use, you can use decoction of genkwa, Sichuan pepper, phellodendron chinense for fumigation and washing, or use Sophora flavescens decoction for sitz bath. For internal use, you can choose Xiaofengsan with a blood-cooling agent, or you can use Wuwei Xiaoduyin with some flavors.

Western medicine: The best ointment for external use is Bactroban ointment. For oral administration, take levofloxacin tablets under the guidance of a physician, as a normal medication. Do not use hormonal external medications such as triamcinolone ointment, dexamethasone compound ointment, and dermatitis cream ointment. Bactroban is sufficient for external use, the key is to have adequate oral antibiotics. If you add appropriate amount of 3% boric acid solution at 38 degrees Celsius, it would be better to take a sitz bath twice a day. It is effective to apply Bactroban ointment after taking a sitz bath.

At the same time, you can walk around appropriately, avoid sitting for long periods of time, avoid sitting on a sofa that is too soft, and eat more fruits and vegetables.