Irritation behind anus

For awhile I was worried and wondering if maybe it was something caused by an ingrown hair.

But did your son experience a bit of blood on toilet paper? I feel like the more likely thing is that I have a fissure, yet this cyst thing is making me wonder.

Hmmm.
 
Oh and PS. I don't have the most hairless butt in the world, so does that increase chances of pilonidal cyst? I guess you need to have enough hair for there to be an ingrown hair and therefore a cyst?

But for me, the discomfort isn't right below the tailbone, it's much further down in the "crease" between the buttocks, with most discomfort being from just behind the anus to about halfway between the tailbone and the anus.

So, I guess it's most likely a fissure still?
 
Two possibilities come to mind: #1 you have a small fissure that keeps getting reopened which if it's small should heal on it's own if you give it time and get a Rx for low dose steroid cream or suppositories. #2 you mentioned taking antibiotics, some of which namely vancomycin, causes red man syndrome in some people. It may be that you've had and adverse reation to the tetracycline and it just so happened to affect that part of your body, especially since you've already noticed gastrointintestinal side effects. It's always best to consult a Dr when you have issues that don't resolve after a short time.
 
Could be a yeast infection. You can get them there or anywhere that stays moist and dark (men too!). Do you exercise and sweat a lot therefore keeping this area moist? When you shower and water hits this place, does it hurt and sting?
 
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