Worried about weird lesion on groin area

[GirlAfraid23]

I have a very strange looking bump on my groin. It looks like a cross between a spot and a boil, dark in colour and sits right where my knicker line is.

Last week, I was wearing particularly tight knickers and it started to bleed. I put some savlon on it and hoped it had drained itself. A week later and it's back again. It feels a bit hard underneath. I did try squeezing it and a bit of watery substance and pus came out.

I've out some germolene on it and left it be.

What could it be? I've had them before re-occurring. I looked up about a boil and it says online, you may need antibiotics. Anyone?

[nomorepanic]

Sounds like a boil and no you don't necessarily need antibiotics

Just keep it clean and dry

[GirlAfraid23]

It's hard when it's in such a weird place. Obviously I sweat there as well so probably doesn't help.

[nomorepanic]

Put a plaster on it

[LE]

Sounds like an ingrown hair. I've had them before and they are that colour.

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Sounds like an ingrown hair. I've had these before exactly there and that colour. My gp told me to exfoliate in the shower.

[mummyanxious]

I have had a few of these and they are always at the same point in my cycle. Sometimes they're fairly small and sometimes they're large. They can take a while to go and are very painful. Almost certainly linked to hormones in my case.

[rebeccad]

Yep I get these a lot and they are in grown hairs , I bet if you squeezed it a hair would come out x

[mummyanxious]

Mine aren't ingrown hairs just to add, they're just boils

[GirlAfraid23]

Thanks everyone.
Any need to go to my GP? Or self care at home?

Don't want to get ill so near Christmas.

[nomorepanic]

No you don't need to see the GP unless it gets infected and you will know then that you need to go

[almamatters]

I get these, try putting a warm flannel on it. Mine were ingrown hair follicles from shaving.

[GirlAfraid23]

How will I know if it's infected?

[Hypo]

How will I know if it's infected?

It will get really red around it and perhaps a bit dischargey. Inflammation around it too. If it is infected it would likely heal itself anyway.

Keep going with the warm hot flannel compress.