Painful Boil

[cowboyblue31]

Hey guys, anyone here ever had a boil?

I've had them past, and they never really gave me any problems, but I have a really, really painful one on my knee.

Had to go the doc and get some antibiotics.

My question is, anyone here have a way of getting rid of the these things faster? The doc told me to use a heat pad and not to pop it.

Sorry, I know this is a gross subject.


Thanks -J

[TheCount]

Waaayyyy too much information. lol

Do what the doctor says, it's how they get rid of them in most of the world, not much more you can do. Definately don't pop it.

[cowboyblue31]

Waaayyyy too much information. lol

Do what the doctor says, it's how they get rid of them in most of the world, not much more you can do. Definately don't pop it.

lol! I know. I think I have created the most unpopular thread ever on Cowboyszone!!!! :laugh2: :laugh2:

I went to another doc because it hurt so much and he thinks it was a spider bite.


Thanks Count.

[notherbob]

Sounds like you may have a staph infection; they're painful like that.

Crushed raw non-irradiated garlic kills staph on contact and staph cannot become immune to it. If you crush it and let it set 15 minutes or more and place it on the boil, it will burn like fire for a minute but then the boil will go away over the next couple of days.

A less painful way is to crush a clove of garlic and let it set for 60 to 90 minutes in air and then put it in pint of water and every part of the water becomes antibiotic and you can soak a wash cloth in it and place it on the boil and keep it wet for a while. The garlic water does not burn like the undiluted garlic but takes longer and maybe more treatments to work.

No, I'm not a doctor but I know a little about the health benefits of garlic and how to use it in different ways to kill all harmful bacteria like strep, e. coli, staph, including MRSA and none of them can become immune to garlic.

You just have to be sure to get non-irradiated garlic because irradiated garlic is dead and has no health benefits because the enzyme that triggers the process is killed by the radiation.

Fortunately, there is an easy way to tell natural garlic like you get from your locally grown farmers market and the irradiated garlic from China that is in many supermarkets. Remove a clove from a bulb and cut it vertically down the middle and lay open the two halves. If you see a small pale growth shoot in the center or some tiny baby leaves then it is a good garlic with health benefits. If; however, there is no growth shoot or baby leaves but only an empty spot in the center that may even be tinged with brown, then that garlic has been irradiated and has no health benefits.

I regularly post on a MRSA patient support forum and if you are interested in looking into it, please PM me and I'll give you a link.

Good luck to you.

[Rynie]

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[CliffnMesquite]

They always tell you not to pop it. I had one on my, er...Lower back side. Finally went to the emergency room and they had to pop it and drain it. It drained for a week. Nasty business that. :eek:

[notherbob]

Oh yeah, I forgot (It was late last night when I made my post.) If you are allergic to garlic, do not use it at all.

and

If you have a problem, see a doctor and I am not a doctor and cannot give any medical advice; all I can do is discuss the properties of garlic and let people and their care providors decide what, if anything, to do.

Learn all you can, educated patients make better decisions.

[Teren_Kanan]

I stick a needle in it and drain it =/

[Signals]

Sounds like a Staph infection, I'd have it looked at by a different Physician.

[Hoofbite]

Sounds like a Staph infection, I'd have it looked at by a different Physician.

I would too.

And take a video camera so you can record the violent stabbing of it.

[justbob]

The garlic will work -and no I am not a Doctor,nor am I giving medical advice -just passing on Info that worked for me.

And you can get drunk and do what the do on utube ... if you decided to watch some of the videos on boils make sure you have a strong stomach

[Gemini Dolly]

Amputate.

[CowboyMcCoy'sWife]

I dip a rag into really hot water and then put it on the boil. It cleans it out immediately and will be gone within days.

[Heisenberg]

Boils are nasty business. I normally just let them do their thing and eventually it goes away. I haven't had many, but the ones I have had have all been around my waistline and inner thigh. Both of those particular spots aren't exactly easy to avoid.

Though, if I do get another, I'll definitely try garlic. That sounds like an interesting idea that might work.