{"id":1076016,"date":"2026-07-08T10:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1076016\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:19:23","slug":"mans-bum-exploded-after-he-was-dismissed-by-doctors-for-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1076016\/","title":{"rendered":"Man’s bum ‘exploded’ after he was dismissed by doctors for months"},"content":{"rendered":"

25-year-old Owen Wiliams has been left in agony, and is unable to workNeil Shaw<\/strong><\/a> Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle)<\/p>\n

07:33, 08 Jul 2026Updated 09:05, 08 Jul 2026<\/p>\n

Man’s bum ‘exploded’ after he was dismissed by doctors for months<\/p>\n

A handyman says a mysterious pain in his bum turned into his worst nightmare when doctors finally discovered the real cause after months of misery and a dramatic dash to the hospital. Owen Williams, 25, says he spent four months battling severe pain that left him unable to sit comfortably, struggling to use the toilet and, at times, virtually housebound.<\/p>\n

The labourer, from Atherstone, Warwickshire, says he repeatedly sought medical help but says the cause of his symptoms went undiagnosed. Then, everything changed.<\/p>\n

What doctors later identified as a large abscess suddenly burst, triggering an emergency hospital admission and surgery the following day. Now Owen is recovering but faces months of treatment while the wound heals.<\/p>\n

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\"Owen<\/p>\n

Owen Williams tried to get help multiple times<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened to me was terrifying \u2013 but the worst part is I had been trying to get help since February,\u201d he said. \u201cThe reason it exploded is because it was left undiagnosed and untreated for so long. The puss and swelling kept growing and growing and growing until it had nowhere else to grow, so it exploded out of my bum cheek.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the course of months, I went to the doctors, A&E, Surgical Assessment Unit and even had paramedics out, but no one found it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owen says his symptoms worsened dramatically at the start of June. He claims he became unable to sit down properly, struggled to use the toilet and spent several days confined to bed at his girlfriend\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

After the abscess burst, his father drove him to George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, where he was admitted and later underwent surgery. He said: \u201cIt turned out I had a large abscess in my bottom. The treatment was an operation under general anaesthesia.<\/p>\n

\"Self-employed<\/p>\n

Self-employed Owen is unable to work<\/p>\n

\u201cAround two-and-a-half hours after going under, I woke up and was discharged the next day.\u201d While the operation was successful, Owen says the recovery has been far from straightforward. He currently attends regular appointments to have the wound cleaned and dressed and says he remains unable to work.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe wound remains open to allow for drainage to continue for however many months it takes to heal. It is extremely painful. The packing process is by far the most painful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owen says the ordeal has also left him facing financial uncertainty. As a self-employed worker, he does not receive sick pay and fears that a full-time job opportunity he had been working towards may no longer be available.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt could be months, and further surgeries may be needed, which would extend it. It\u2019s hard with no income coming in, uncertain about the job opportunity, and still having all my bills to cover.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Owen<\/p>\n

Owen needed emergency surgery<\/p>\n

Doctors have warned him that there is a possibility he could develop further complications that may require additional treatment. Despite the uncertainty, Owen says he has been overwhelmed by support from strangers after sharing his experience online.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe amount of amazing messages and support that I have received has been incredible. One person asked me to set up a GoFundMe<\/a> and since then I have raised over \u00a3160 to help me pay bills while I\u2019m out of work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people out there who have loved and supported me have been absolutely amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owen says he remains frustrated that the abscess was not identified sooner. He claims he received several different explanations for his symptoms over the course of months, including haemorrhoids, anal fissures and inflammatory bowel disease.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI believe if someone had seen me there and then, all of this could have been avoided. At every turn, I felt like I got fobbed off.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, Owen is awaiting further scans and tests as doctors monitor his recovery and determine whether any additional treatment will be needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"25-year-old Owen Wiliams has been left in agony, and is unable to workNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1076017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[11],"tags":[142608,105,2207,16,15],"class_list":["post-1076016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-haemorrhoids","tag-health","tag-hospitals","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116883855317378518","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1076016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1076017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1076016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1076016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1076016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}