I have been getting boils on my face and I am at the point of freaking out! I got a few in the groin area then they went to my face. It's a little different on the face. I don't want scars so I don't do a lot of the home remedies, just moist compress to keep swelling down. I am going crazy with this and need some advice. From what I understand the antibiotics are just a band-aid. I eat good and I am so sick of this! Help.
By Julie R.
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Sometimes these are an ingrown hair. I know the groin issue is what? Get some epsom salts from the Walmart or drugstore/grocery store. You can go to their website too. Take soaks in a couple cups in the bathtub waters. It detoxes you even when you have no apparent other issues. Body aches, etc...fantastic.
Make a poltice of a bit in warm water, use a washcloth and soak, the put on face. I put some slurry in vinyl gloves, slip them on for 30 minutes. The stuff turns dark with detoxing.
Also, from the drug store get some carbolic salve... Watkins product. It is not the same strength (nor any other company's pretending it is the same) as it was 40 years ago, but my pharmacist stocks it in his store Now. AKA drawing salve. Or diaper salve. This is a very old product used for post surgical back. It is called Petro-Carbo Salve. About $8-10. Worth every cent. Put some on, bandaid over if necessary.
Cut open a fresh garlic clove cut to slice it long lenghts as u can and place it on the boil directly put a band aid over a leave for 4to 6 hr then replace with new garlic repeat till healed dont forget to wash a few time in between and and bandage to keep from spreading ...garlic is a natural antibiotic
Go to a doctor. Boils are a staph infection which is treated by antibiotics. They are not a "bandaid". You have been mis-informed.
not to all...boils aren't always staph....that is a MAJOR misconception. I have an auto immune disease called hidradenitis suppurativa that causes abscesses and boils and can be super painful.
APPLE CIDER VINIGER. AND BAKING SODA pure . mix into paste and over nite wake up and see amazing! Change. I had boils my whole life. And been to er. Lanced. Treated. Anti biotica. Ect... If there is a core. It will come back unless u eat antibiotics forever. Which u won't.
First, do not touch them, and use something disposable each time you wash them. If you touch one inadvertently, like if it itches and you scratch before you realize what you did, immediately wash your hands. The reason is, you can spread from one to other areas. I had 2 pop up (no pun intended) on my rear end; they made sitting uncomfortable for the short time they were there.
I didn't waste any time wondering anything, I went to urgent care so they could lance them. It took them maybe 15 minutes total because they numbed the area first and had to wait for it to take effect. Then they packed them so they could drain for 48 hours, then I went back so they could remove it. Then I was assigned to soak in epsom salts & warm water I think twice daily, to hasten healing of the wound. They gave me an antibiotic, as well as a painkiller. Ended up not needing the painkiller after the first one, and they healed quickly. Here is a link to some information: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
I have an acquaintance who didn't know the one on his leg was a boil and tried to pop it; within a day and a half he was in the ER with one side of his entire calf covered in them, with a fever; he ended up staying overnight for an antibiotic IV drip. They look very innocent but they are nothing to mess around with. Be careful!
You really need to go to the doctor. If antibiotics aren't working, they need to culture them to find out exactly what is causing them, so they can give you the right antibiotic. The main thing about antibiotics is to finish the treatment. If infection is still there, go back to the doctor.
You or someone in your house could be a 'carrier' of a certain type of bacteria, that keeps you getting infected, and that can be checked as well. The most common cause of skin infection is staph, but only a doctor/dermatologist can tell you exactly what it is. If your current doctor isn't effective, then find another one.
Go to a doctor. You have been mis-informed. Boils are usually caused by a staph infection, which is very treatable with antibiotics. Home remedies are useless, and it has nothing to do with what you eat.
You absolutely need to see a doctor. You need antibiotics. As others have said on this thread, boils are caused by a staph infection, and are spreadable. Make an appointment now!
Yes definately go to a Dr for treatment. Also, Have him check for allergies. I get them also, they are brought on by citric acid. (not vitamin c, that is asorbic acid. I avoid tomatoes, oranges, grapefruit, pineapple, lemons, limes, etc.
I also have to watch because a lot of hard candies use it for flavoring,along with citris flavored powdered drinks and geletin. I can eat them sometimes by taking a Benadrill before eating, I do love tomatoes. It is not as bad as it used to be. Another thing. For the ones in your groin area. sometimes jeans can cause a boil if they fit tight and rub down there.
I started having them under my left arm and then in my groin area. I didn't bother with the ones in the groin area but the ones under my arm were painful and deep. Went to the dermatologist and haven't had one since! I did find out that these things are quite common. So go do something about it!
I have a boil on my buttocks what can i do at home for it
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