how to treat a boil on the upper leg?

Answer 1

Apply moist heat compresses to the area as often as you can. It will start out a hard red lump, and as it "ripens" it will get soft and a pus point will form on the top. Continue to apply the heat and it will rupture and drain all on it's own. Resist the urge to mess with it by squeezing it or poking it with a pin, as that will spread the infection more. It is currently contained in it's own pocket, and if you squeeze it you can rupture that to release the infection into all the surrounding tissue. That will cause an even larger abscess which might require the doctor.
When it does drain, it will be smelly. The bacteria which usually causes boils is staph, which is a smelly thing on it's own. It normally grows on the skin and causes no problems, but if it manages to get into a cut, hair follicle, or sweat gland, it causes the infection you now have.
To prevent it coming back or getting more, you need to keep the area around it clean, using an antibacterial soap. Wash your hands well after you have applied a compress or changed the dressing once it drains, as you don't want to spread it anywhere else.
Boils on the leg are usually due to wearing pants which are too snug in the leg portion, and the skin has become irritated due to a combination of the rubbing and the inability to sweat well. If your jeans are tight, consider purchasing some that are not so snug in the leg. If you shave, give it a break on that leg for a while. Also, you don't need to bathe/shower more than once a day. We cause many skin problems because we are just too clean, as crazy as that sounds. The skin has a normal balance of bacteria, needed to stay healthy, and too much bathing upsets the balance of things. A daily bath/shower, in warm water with a mild soap, is really all we need- and a wash up of the necessary parts in between. You don't need an actibacterial soap, or even a deoderant soap, all over, every day.
A healthy balanced diet will help heal and prevent. While you have this problem you need to cut down on the fats and up the intact of whole grains, fruits and veg, to get more of the vitamins that will help skin healing.
If it gets really large, you can visit the doctor for antibiotics. He won't do anything with the boil until it is soft and ready to drain. Once it does drain, the relief will be immense- though I warn you it can be smelly at first. With heat applications, most boils will ripen and drain within 3 days to a week- depending on size and depth. Afterwards they tend to heal fairly quickly, and can heal without leaving any scar behind if you don't mess with it.
Boils are painful and nasty things, but with patience and proper treatment they can also go away fairly quickly. Meantime, just apply moist heat and leave it be. Don't put on potions and lotions to hurry it along- they don't work and the skin doesn't get any benefit from it. Don't squeeze or poke it, it'll just make things worse, and if it's not ready to drain it will just be excrutiatingly painful. Good luck, and hope you feel better soon.

Answer 2

in some stores there is black salve,or black sag you can keep
that applied to it and covered with a bandage for a few days . you can soak in warm salt water 2-3 times a day but make sure there is some type of hole in it.you can also take the skin of the inside of an eggshell and apply it until it drys then remove it,and if all else fails go to the doctor and let them cut it open and pack or give you some meds.good luck

Answer 3

Try warm compresses. This should bring the boil to a head so it will pop faster...it should also help any pain you may be having.

Answer 4

Seeing a doctor to lance it would spead healing.