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Pilonidal disease is a condition that can occur anywhere along the crease between the buttocks, which runs from the bone at the bottom of the spine (sacrum) to the anus. It may appear as a pilonidal cyst with or without an abscess or a pilonidal sinus.
How do members experience pilonidal disorder?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pilonidal disorder*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for pilonidal disorder*
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Pilonidal disease is a condition that can occur anywhere along the crease between the buttocks, which runs from the bone at the bottom of the spine (sacrum) to the anus. It may appear as a pilonidal cyst with or without an abscess or a pilonidal sinus.
Common symptoms reported by people with pilonidal disorder
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for pilonidal disorder
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Compare treatments taken by people with pilonidal disorder
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have pilonidal disorder through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with pilonidal disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.
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