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Antibiotics and Infections

Ok so I 'think' I have an internal infection starting from my anus (history of hemroids and anal fissures). I can feel my anus being moist and when taped with a tissue I can see there are small drops of water/pus absorbed that also has a particular smell to it. Doesn't smell like stool or fart but hard to describe the smell.
The problem is I don't have a fever and I've had these symptoms for a while but the doctor didn't think its infection. I can feel my body getting warm (esp at night) from the waist down but there's never any fever when I check.
The other problem is I don't have access to a doctor right now. I've moved back to India and live in a small village. The best I can do is get antibiotics online but don't know which one would be the best.
Also I used to live in UK until recently and as part of the study programme was registered with health service. I've had these same symptoms for a few years now and while getting my treatment from the GP for my anal fissure I blatantly asked the doctor that I feel its getting infected. The doctor assured me that its not infected and that it would be a hell lot painful if it was.. Went 6 months later to a different doc and was told something similar.
I'm so confused if it is infection or not and its driving me crazy. I feel slight internal numbness around the right side of my stomach (couple inches right of my belly button) and I immediately feel it might be the infection growing. But at the same time there's no pain and 2 doctors previously said there is no infection (last check up was around a year ago now). This is diving me crazy.
I feel like ordering a bunch of antibiotics and just go through a course just for the sake of it. Maybe the smell or moisture stops, or at worst nothing changes and I put myself at a little more risk by doing a 14 day course (antibiotic resistant and all).
Please please please help. I'd greatly appreciate it.
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Have you explored the possibility that you may have a fungal/yeast infection instead of a bacterial infection? Moist areas tend to promote overgrowth, and the white stuff you're seeing could be yeast instead of pus.  It's a lot more friendly environment for yeast than for a bacterial infection.

If that's the case, and you take antibiotics, the problem will get worse.  
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Thanks for the reply CurfewX!

Honestly, I hadn't thought about that before. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm doing more research where I can.

From what I understand its common to have itchy skin with yeast/fungal infections? If that's the case then I'm not sure if I have one as there's almost no itching at all. I cant see too much redness as well. I did have something like that around 2-3 years ago and didn't take any medication tho. It did clear out by its self but now I'm not sure if the itching stopped and the problem persists or no.. (I had rash/redness/itching around my groin and thighs for a brief period 2-3 years back but not around the anus. And had athlete's foot around then too)

Is there any single cream/medication that treats most fungal/yeast infections? Is clotrimazole a safe bet to go with?

I can try using that and see if it helps before diving into antibiotics then?

Thanks again for helping me through this tho. I'm grateful
Reading through last comment it seems a little confusing,

let me just and there is actually no itching or redness around my groin/anus area, but both areas do feel moist or sweaty even in winter times.
Let me just add*
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