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help me please, in so much pain, swollen colon

hi there,
please give me any help you can. i am a 20 yr old healthy female.  in the last 2 days i have developed an insanely painful "lump" or almost tube-like swelling from the end of my genitals to my anus, on the left side, following perhaps the exact shape of the sigmoid colon.
this is so painful i havent been able to walk, sit, or lay right. im crying when im sleeping because it hurts so much, and i have trouble resting at all.
i have no blood in my stool, no mucus, my BM's aren't irregular or hard.
please help me! i am in so much pain.
im making  doctors appnt today.
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Do you have any other symptoms like fever or chills.  If so this could indicate some type of infection.  If so see the doctor right away.  Could be an abscess or fissure.
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Go to the Dr!  
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