what causes painful puss filled bumps under underarms?

Question

could it have anything to do with breast cancer?

Answer 1

Those are most likely boils and they are caused by the staph bacteria. Use a warm compress on them several times a day to get them to open up. If they don't open on their own or you get them often you may need to see the doc to get them taken care of and to get antibiotics for them. They have nothing to do with cancer and some people are more prone to boils than others.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Dry and/or greasy skin due to poor oil composition of the skin. Thick greasy oils clog pores, lack of oil leads to dryness and irritation. You need thin oils to moisturize while dissolving and clearing gunk in your poors. Try fish oil or seafood. 2 tsp fish oil a day or 4 servings of seafood a week. Stick it out for at least 2 months; it will take a long time to replace all your oil. Any effect after 1-2 days is temporary or random; so even if it makes you break out a little at first, you haven't given it a full try yet.

In the short term you can wash and moisturize well, but that will only go so far. Plus excessive washing can be drying and excessive moisturizing can be clogging. Use a small amount of a light moisturizer, made with oil not jelly or grease. Often that means soybean oil or mineral oil. Mineral oil means mined from the ground. So soybean oil is usually better, though mineral oil won't cause too much harm. Clean with soap and water, not a harsh acne cleanser. Even then they only work so well. So you really need the seafood.

Antibiotics aren't really good for bacteria long term, they'll come back in force after. Short term they may help. After you get off them find some kefir with acidophilus listed first or 2nd to replace the friendly bacteria they destroyed. Studies show less illness when you have these bacteria, even outside the stomach in places such as the lungs and elsewhere. You want friendly bacteria to fill the void when the antibiotics stop, not harmful ones.

In the short term you might also try 100,000+ iu retinol vitamin A (a megadose, and too much for normal use) or one of the acne drugs that is similar to retinol vitamin A. It's some minor harm to your organs, but it helps against bacteria on your skin. At least it doesn't have the other long term drawbacks to your skin that antibiotics and many scrubs do.

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Answer 4

Bumps Under Arms

Answer 5

You got boils. Pop them, then treat them with antibiotic ointment.

Where do you work? Do you work at a nursing home, or hospital where you could be around other people that have the same thing? When you work in a nursing home, you are more apt to catch skin diseases such as this.

For the longest time, I had boils under my arms, under my breasts, around my breast, on my belly,etc, etc..and it's because I worked at a nursing home.

Also, I sweat a lot! But when I stopped working there, I lost the boils. The boils completely went away and I have had no trouble with them since.

So, get to know the people around you at work and at home. Friends, family, boyfriend, people at work..get to know them all..and stay away from the ones that you could be getting these boils from..Because YES, it is contagious!

Talk to your doctor or dermatologist, and find out what could be causing this. Do not just take my word for it that you could have gotten it from someone else.

God Luck and God Bless.

Answer 6

There are so many great answers I almost fill like I would be wasting your time. But aside from all those answers, if you have cause to believe it's breast cancer by all means have them checked out. There is a disease I have I can't think of the name of it at the moment but it is more prevalent in african american women. It's a bacterial infection that causes boils under your arms, breast, and your grion area and they are painful. They usually occur when you are subjected to high tempertures of water and our hairs grow into the folical then when we sweat it becomes infected. I triied digging one out with tweasers and girl I couldn't even grab it because it had grown in so deep. check it out on webmd. I'm sorry I can't think of the name of it at this time. Hot compresses to bring it to a head and drain it and treat with peroxide.
Prevention is to take warm but not hot showers as often as needed depending on how much you sweat. And AVIOD hot tubs, saunas, or hot pools. They are your enemy. Good Luck

Answer 7

Sounds like a sweat gland that has become blocked. Try warm compresses to open the gland. If it has become very infected it could be what's called lymphedema, which is swelling of the lymph gland which normally is a good response, because the lymph glands are where our body helps trap and break down infection. If the area is red, warm to touch, it has become infected and might need to be incised and drained. Probably need some antibiotics as well. If the warm compress doesn't open the area up to drain, see your doctor. If you develop a fever, see your doctor, it has spread.

Answer 8

absolutely no connection to breast cancer (these types of lumps will only show up within the breast themselves)

could be one of the following

-razor burn
-irritated caused by ingrown hairs from shaving
-allergic reaction to shaving cream or deoderant used

try applying some hydrocortisone cream or benadryl cream to the affected area.

avoid using anything with perfumes or dyes in it (switch to a gentle deoderant such as dove).

when shaving-use a shaving gel designed for sensitive skin and make sure it is fragrance free-this will help prevent this in the future

if it lasts longer than 3-4 days-make an appt to have it checked out by your dr. sometimes allergic reactions can be so severe that only antibiotic cream will clear them up.

seek medical attention within 24 hours if

-the bumps get larger and more irritated
-they begin to drain liquid (pus)
-you begin to run a fever of 101.0 or higher

these are signs of infection and you'll need an antibiotic to treat it.

Answer 9

Yes, I think they're razor bumps. You should maybe change your razor more often. Always use a sharp razor. Also, I use Dove Deoderant for sensitive skin to moisturize and haven't had a problem since.

Answer 10

Go to the doctor. It's not cancer, but they almost sound like buboes which are infected and swollen lymph nodes. It could be a sign of a more serious infection, but nothing a short round of antibiotics couldn't fix.