Hello doctor, I am a 32-year-old man. I have been suffering from recurrent boils and folliculitis on and around my butt area since two months. It comes and goes. Sometimes, it lasts for three days and sometimes seven days, but never more than that. This time I got one on my hipline and it lasted for around three weeks. Since then I got more on the other side which again lasted for around two to three weeks. The size of the first one was approximately 0.7 cm. At present, there are two on the left side and one on the right. Surprisingly, one day I was unable to sit properly because of pain and the next day there was no pain and this continued for some days and then I got relief for three to five days and suddenly felt pain the very next day. They occur almost at the same place. I suffer from tiny ones from time to time, but they vanish in three to five days and are never an issue. Also, I sit for a prolonged period of time all day long. I have heard that it happens because of that as well. Is it true? I do not want antibiotics. Can it be cured without them? How do I make sure if it is caused by bacteria or something else?
Hello. There are small boils around the anal area, recurrent formation and inflammation mostly occur in the anal fistula. But it needs physical examination to know the the exact diagnosis. Prolonged sitting, driving two-wheelers, chronic constipation as these are the causes of anal fistula. Inflammation, recurrent boils around the butt area may also be due to an allergic condition. We need more details about this and pictures of the affected areas to know better diagnosis and treatment. For more information consult an ayurveda specialist online -->