any ideas on getting rid of a boil?

Question

i have had a boil for about six months toa year it has not got any bigger but its ugly i have tried boil eaze and it did not work and the doctor said they can cut it off if it bothers me that bad but i am afraid it will hurt any other suggestions?

Answer 1

From a physician: First, make sure it's just a boil. This is where having a doc look at it can be a good idea. Cyst-like structures in the skin may or may not be infected. A boil may or may not require antibiotics.

If you're sure it's a boil, apply warm, wet compresses for 20-30 minutes at a time, several times per day. This softens the skin, brings blood flow to the area, and promotes drainage.

As far as putting bacon on a lesion that you've just punctured with a sterile needle - well, the bacteria on the bacon will pretty much negate any benefit from using a sterile needle - especially as the bacon sits around at skin temperature and attracts flies that lay eggs that turn into maggots.

Answer 2

yes i do and you would not believe how well it will work for you that boileaze you tried it is the best it is drawing sauve....but listen an old women told me this and it worked wonders...put the boileaze on the boil and put a bandaid over it keep it that way for at least 12 hrs...take the bandaid off dont wipe away any boilease that may still be on boil... then fill up your tub with slightly hot water the hottest you can tollerate it sit in the tub for about a good 20 min..for this 20 min apply slight preasure to the boil while in hot water it should emerse and bust or get harder it will probably burst so be prepaired while applying preasure to it..all around the area of the boil. if not...when you get out of the tub while your skin is still very warm from the tub apply boilease again to warm/ hot skin cover with bandaid repeat till boil burst.it may take a few days and if you do the tub thing more it will burst quicker.. ..it works wonders so just try it, trust me you will see.

Answer 3

Cut the fat off of a peice of bacon. Place it on the boil and bandage it up with gauze and tape. Leave on overnight. This may take several nights. The salt in the bacon fat "draws" the puss out of the boil. You may have to use a small sterile needle to poke a tiny hole in the boil before starting, so it can drain. My father did this under the advise of an RN. His boil he had for 2yrs went away.

Good luck

Answer 4

i had a boil cut open about a year ago. it was the most painful thing ive done, but it was neccessary. just make sure when they drain it, you keep disinfecting the inside of it because in mine, green stuff started growing!! if it closes up with the stuff in there you will have to go back and get it cut open again so dab at it with iodine.

hope i was helpful!!!!!

Answer 5

Try putting tomato paste on it and covering it with a gauze pad. Try to leave it on all night and by the morning it will have either popped or drained some. If it has not drained all the way repeat the procedure

Answer 6

Go to the Drug store and ask for Drawing ointment...that works...it draws out the center of the Boil

Answer 7

let the doctor lance it. it will hurt for a few seconds and then you'll feel big relief after the pressure is released. the pain it causes you now is much worse than the pain you'll feel from having the doctor take care of it for you.

Answer 8

Go to a pet store and get this stuff called bag balm.
It should draw all the poison out.
Its safe enough to use on pets and humans.

Answer 9

warm compresses and also over the counter "boil ease " follow direction on tube it really works well keep area clean and dry.

Answer 10

An inflamed boil on the buttock of the world.....Go to doctor, tell him to cut it off and get antibiotics..........have a great day..........