2006-09-28 07:35:46 · 7 answers · asked by renee 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
The primary treatment for most boils is heat application, usually with hot soaks or hot packs. Heat application increases the circulation to the area and allows the body to better fight off the infection by bringing antibodies and white blood cells to the site of infection.
As long as the boil is small and firm, opening the area and draining the boil is not helpful, even if the area is painful. However, once the boil becomes soft or "forms a head" (that is, a small pustule is noted in the boil), it can be ready to drain. Once drained, pain relief can be dramatic. Most small boils, such as those that form around hairs, drain on their own with soaking. On occasion, and especially with larger boils, the the larger boil will need to be drained or "lanced" by a healthcare practitioner. Frequently, these larger boils contain several pockets of pus that must be opened and drained.
Antibiotics are often used to eliminate the accompanying bacterial infection. Especially if there is an infection of the surrounding skin, the doctor often prescribes antibiotics. However, antibiotics are not needed in every situation. In fact, antibiotics have difficult penetrating the outer wall of an abscess well and often will not cure an abscess without additional surgical drainage
http://www.medicinenet.com/boils/article.htm
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2006-09-28 07:39:13 · answer #1 · answered by Coyote 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the second person., somewhat.......
What I have done in the past is run the hot water, when it is real hot, I would bunch up a wash cloth and put the hot water in the middle of the rag, then immediately touch the boil I had, and let it stay on there if you can stand it until it got cool.......Then I would do it again...............I would leave it alone for a few hours..........And then do it again.....Your boil should start reducing in size...DO NOT pinch or squeeze it.. .leave it alone except for doing the hot compresses...You may have to do this for 2-4 days.......If no help, see your doctor........Good Luck
This worked every time for me..
2006-09-28 14:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by mom of a boy and girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill a glass bottle with boiling water...CAREFULLY....Then dump it out....put the opening over the boil and just wait...The suction created while the bottle cools will drain the boil...Gross but works great.
2006-09-28 14:40:33 · answer #3 · answered by Pusspuss Geroux 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stick it in the refridgerator.
The boiling will stop in a few seconds.
2006-09-28 14:37:02 · answer #4 · answered by Judge Smails 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hot wet saline compresses for four to six hours a day.
2006-09-28 14:58:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hot pack them several times a day with water that is just almost unbearable, it will make them come to head.
2006-09-28 14:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a potatoe, and upson salt and hot bath
2006-09-28 14:37:56 · answer #7 · answered by cattitude1970 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋