Anal Fistula Symptoms: Pus Discharge, Boil Near the Anus and Recurring Pain
A painful boil near the anus that bursts, leaks pus, seems to heal — and then comes back weeks later. If this cycle sounds familiar, you likely have an anal fistula (bhagandar). It's a tunnel, not a boil, which is why it keeps returning.
Common symptoms आम लक्षण
- A small opening or pimple-like spot near the anus that discharges pus or fluid.गुदा के पास छोटा छेद या दाना जिससे मवाद निकले।
- Staining of underwear with pus, blood or a bad smell.कपड़ों पर दाग़।
- Repeated painful swelling that eases once it bursts.बार-बार दर्दनाक सूजन।
- Itching and skin irritation around the opening.खुजली।
- Pain on sitting or during stool in some patients.बैठने या मल त्याग में दर्द।
- Fever when a new abscess forms.फोड़ा बनने पर बुखार।
How does a fistula form? भगंदर कैसे बनता है?
Small glands inside the anal canal can get blocked and infected, forming an abscess (a pus collection). When the abscess bursts or is drained, a tunnel may remain between the gland inside and the skin outside — that tunnel is the fistula. About a third or more of anal abscesses go on to form a fistula. See abscess vs fistula.
Who is more at risk? किसे ज़्यादा ख़तरा
- People with previous anal abscess.पहले फोड़ा हुआ हो।
- Diabetes.डायबिटीज़।
- Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease) and, in some areas, tuberculosis.क्रोन्स या टीबी।
- Long sitting jobs and poor hygiene may add to discomfort, though the root is gland infection.लंबे समय बैठना।
When to see a surgeon कब सर्जन को दिखाएं
See a surgeon for any discharge near the anus that lasts or returns, and urgently for a hot, swollen, very painful lump with fever — that may be an abscess needing drainage. The existing article भगंदर क्या है explains more in Hindi.
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