I was diagnosed with a staph infection.?

Question

I have a boil like spot on the bottom of my buttcheek and on side of my leg. The doctor didnt even examine the spots and just put me on a sulfur antibiotic. He didnt tell me anything to do to stop the pain. It hurts so bad I can barely walk and I dont know what to do for the pain. He also said dont pop it and its got a white head on it, its hard not too. I was also wondering if you know how long it will take the antibiotics to make them go away.

Answer 1

Go to your drug store and ask for something called Boil Ez...not sure on the spelling but ask the pharmacist for the black cream that helps bring a boil to a 'head'.

Apply the black cream and then cover with a dressing and tape it good. The boil should burst.

It can take anywhere from 7 days to 8 weeks to rid yourself of a staph infection. Apply warm compresses to the area. If you use the boil ez it should ease the pain by tomorrow. There are many forms of "staph" infection. But, yours sounds like a carbuncle or boil as most people call them. The least of all the staph's in relation to seriousness.

Answer 2

i'm hoping they gave him meds for the staph an infection.....Like Bactrim for 10 to twelve days. you would be able to desire to take severe precautionary measures which you dont get this too. you would be able to desire to spray Lysol on rest room seats after each use, dont share tub towels, wash your & his cloths seperately. Dont rub up against him or you will finally end up with it. Wash your mattress sheets each 3 days and spray your mattress with clorox or Lysol daily. Wash you palms and scrub your finger counsel many times. it is amazingly contagious, so make useful he has a sparkling gauze a number of situations an afternoon and leave one on on a similar time as he baths and get rid of the moist one after his tub and place a sparkling, dry one back. it is going to continually get extra perfect, and your the only one which would be waiting to tell. If it starts getting worse, call his Dr. in the present day or bypass to the emergency room .

Answer 3

Staph (pronounced "staff") is medical quick speak for staphylococcus aureus bacteria. This pesky little bacterium is very common (many people have some living on their skin all the time), but when it enters the human body, usually through an open cut or break in the skin, it can cause infection and trouble anywhere in the body. Staph infections tend to be pus-producing. Common minor (or relatively minor) skin infections caused by staph include:

Folliculitis Infections of hair follicles that cause itchy white pus-filled bumps on the skin (often where people shave or have irritations from skin rubbing against clothes)

Boils
Infections deeper within hair follicles that leave large, frequently red inflammations (often occur on the face or neck)

Sties
Infection of the follicle surrounding the eyelashes, causing a sore red bump in the eyelid

Impetigo
The infection kids often get around their mouths and noses that causes blisters and red scabby skin

Abscesses
Infection characterized by pus and swelling that can occur in the skin and in any other organ.

Staph infection is also the leading culprit behind cases of food poisoning, and can be to blame for larger life threatening conditions, such as Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), pneumonia, bone infections (osteomyelitis), mastitis in nursing mothers, endocarditis (infection of the inside of the heart), and bacteremia (blood infection). People who are otherwise healthy typically do not usually become severely ill from staph infections, but those at special risk, who have weakened immune systems, include:

persons with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, cancer, lung disease, kidney disease, or HIV/AIDS
people with various skin conditions
the elderly
newborns
people recovering from major surgery
injection drug users (especially those who reuse needles)
people whose immune systems are weakened due to steroid use, radiation therapy, cancer treatment, immunosuppressive medications
women who are breastfeeding
Health care professionals can determine that staph (and not some other bacteria) is the cause of an infection by taking a culture (usually a swab from what looks like a giant Q-tip) from the infected site. Once staph has been diagnosed, the provider will prescribe antibiotics that are known to work on that specific strain of the bacteria. These antibiotics (usually either pills or creams applied to the infected body part) typically kill the bacteria and cure the infection within a week or two.

Hospitals are working to stamp out staph infections, in part because the majority of hospital patients fall into at least one "at-risk" category, but also because drug-resistant strains of staph (versions of the bacteria that aren't killed by one or more of the antibiotics that are commonly used to treat staph infections) are becoming an increasingly common threat. These drug-resistant strains of staph do not cause worse or different infections than non-resistant strains, but they can be much harder to treat because the most common (and easiest to use) antibiotics may not be effective. People with resistant staph infections may require hospitalization to receive antibiotics through an IV or by injection.

Because improper use of antibiotics can help produce resistance to drugs, making future infections much harder to treat, the American Medical Association recommends that patients:

follow the directions for any prescription exactly
take all of the medicine prescribed (even if one feels better after only a few days)
never save old, leftover prescriptions for future use
never take anyone else's prescription antibiotics
Other preventative measures are careful treatment of all skin conditions, including wound care after trauma or surgery, IV drug users taking precautions when injecting, and people with special risk factors being attentive to early symptoms of staph.

For an entire dose of the whys and wherefores of proper antibiotic use, check out the American Medical Association's fact sheet, Antibiotics: Facts You Should Know.

Answer 4

Go to another doctor cuz the one you went to seems neglectfull. Didn't even prescribe pain medication?

Answer 5

my 2 year old son was diagnosed with staph infection Sunday,, i thought it was bug bites!!! the doctor didn't test his blood he just looked at the bites,,and told me to give him sulfa-trim,,hes also been really sick like the flu,,,,im pretty scared my self i wonder how they know what it is with out testing??

Answer 6

that sounds pretty bad.. i think you might wanna go and see another doctor.