Boil possible.

[boildude]

I've had this hard like boil grow on my groin on pubic hair (in the crease of my left thigh and pic area.)
It was painful but I popped it, and blood poured out and the next day I squeezed it again and it was like a bump was underneath the first and it popped out pus. there were a few hairs pulled from it that had some pus on it as well.

The last few days its been healing, its not wet nor has it scabbed..it looks like an old wound healing w/a red center like layer of skin trying to reform.

Ive been working out tons, and Im a little overweight. Ive missed a shower here and there.
Im usually a clean person though.

Is this normal for boils, could this be something else?

[Dr Santos]

Hi,

Although most people with boils are otherwise healthy, boils are sometimes related to immune deficiency, anemia, and diabetes or iron deficiency. If you are overweight, try to reduce your weight and take regular exercise.  It is important that you wash your hands regularly.  Abscesses or boils may have a tendency to recur. Staph. aureus is most commonly carried in the nostrils, armpits, between the legs and in the cleft between the buttocks.Tiny nicks or grazes or something rubbing against the skin can inoculate the Staph. germ into the wall of a hair follicle.  Once inoculated, the bacteria cause a boil, which goes on to run its usual course of about 10 days. If it persists, have this evaluated further by your dermatologist. Prescription antibiotics may be indicated.

Take care and regards.

[bevzed]

I am a woman and having the same problems for years.  Doctors always told me it's an ingrown hair, and I never believed them.  I have finally figured out through the internet, that it is possibly a ruptured sweat gland.  This is in my groin area, right on the crease of the leg.  Very hard to wear underwear, and sometimes even hard to walk.  I finally am getting in next Tues to see a dermatologist.  I really believe it is a swollen/broken sweat gland, and I have heard you can use lypssuction to get these out.  Get in to see a dermatologist, because family doctors sluff this off as not so important.  But take it from someone who has been suffering for over 10 years, deal with it now.  Good luck!