Hi. I'm new on this forum and so happy I found you ☺. I've been diagnosed with UC in 2012 and have been doing well on trial medication with only 3 minor flare ups...that was till November 2016. What I first thought was a muscle pulling, ended up being an abscess and I received a steton stitch. I'm also waiting to hear from my GI and Colo-rectal surgeon as to whether they are changing my diagnosis to Crohn's. In the meantime - it's been a week now and I am still in quite a lot of pain and am verý uncomfortable. Should I be worried about it, and also that the puss is varying between bloody and yellowish? (Am doing salt baths up to 4 times a day) And...can I put gauze over the opening as my skin around the area is very sensitive already. Sorry for all the questions, but it is very new to me.