Hi I am 5 months pregnant and I have a Pilonidal cyst. I have had it come and go for the past year. Today the cyst was huge and it was extremely painful. I had put some peroxide on a paper towel and let it sit there for a little and it completely burst open. What should I do? My boyfriend has tried to keep cleaning it but the push just keeps coming out. So we put a wet paper towel there for now to let it drain more. Would the wet paper towel make it worse? What should I do to help it stay clean?
Hello! I have been through your question. Related your concern I think you should know that colonial abscess is very rare and the cause of colonial abscess can be related to the deeper penetration of the hair into the subcutaneous tissues. This pathology has a good prognosis especially if the treatment start early. It is good news that you are trying to keep this clean and making a home Chat Doctor. What I suggest for you in this delicate moment(pregnancy) is to keep the place sterile, washing with soap time after time the place, using index ointment, meet an Infectious disease doctor and surgeon to do a physical examination, take a culture from the abscess and start oral antibiotic treatment (amoxicillin or ampicillin if you aren't allergic and are allowed to use during pregnancy) and to define if you need a specialized surgical