How do you treat a boil?
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Most simple boils can be treated at home. Ideally, the treatment should begin as soon as a boil is noticed since early treatment may prevent later complications.\n\nThe 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. \n\nAs 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.\n\nAntibiotics 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.
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a sithst bath \n\n\npoor hot boiling water in the toliet and sit over it for about 10-15 minutes\n\nhope you feel better
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You can get a boil wherever there's a hair follicle.  \nIf you're brave you can go get it lanced and drained by a doctor.  When I first got married my creep of a husband broke out in them from nerves and passed them around to everyone in the families.  I never had one lanced.  If you can bear the pressure, when it comes to a nasty enough head, with a clean cotton cloth or heavy tissue, don't squeeze it, but push down into your skin around it and pull away from it.  When it's 'ripe' it will drain, and if it's a big one, have towels ready.  After it's drained, clean it with hydrogen peroxide and cover it with and gauze bandage until it starts to heal and can't be passed on to anyone else.  \nYou'll feel weak after draining a big one, not to worry, just lay down and drink some water, you'll be just fine.
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Measure the boilin point.
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I think what those are.....are boils.There is medication found at local drugstores which when applied will help.Ask a pharmacist for information on the product though.Even though the product may have information on it?....A pharmacist may have something to add.\nYou can call a doctors office and ask if what you have are actually boils.Some people have chronic cases and they may want to schedule an appointment for you to give you perscription strength medication.
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Hold it in a flame or boil it.
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I am an alternative medicinal therapist and an ex nurse. I would not lance it yourself, you can get an infection.If you are sure it is a boil/cyst, then you can buy magnesium sulphate paste from the chemist, apply a small amount  and cover it with a pad. It should draw the poison out.Or you can get your doctor to lance it.After it has burst, apply some Aloe Vera gel to it, but keep it covered for a few days.\n\nGloria(BSYA)
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boil ease will draw it its behind the counter at the drug stores ,,,and then when its solid again get a friend to prick the center with a needle and then squeese it with a cloth ,,warm cloths will help drain it, and then more boil ease to numb it,,, an so on till it dries,, also the plug will be the dead hair folicle in the center   ,,pulling that out ,will help the thing dry out ,,and ive had several faruncles and boils since being in the swamp ,,,in the army
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There is a product you can get over the counter called boil-ease. Ask your local pharmacist if they carry it.
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The best way I know how to do it is through electrolysis.  I don't think just heating it up will work; that will just cause the water to boil.
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chop it off.  \n\nNo really, Alka Seltzer Cold works for me.
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You can use hot compresses to help bring it to a head and drain it, but truthfully the safest thing to do is visit your doctor and have him lance and drain it.  You risk infection if you drain it yourself.  Depending on the size, he will place "packing" in the boil after draining it, and you may have to go several times to have that changed.
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Use a teabag (black tea) and run it under water as hot as you can stand it. Place the teabag on the boil, place a hot damp washcloth over it, then a dry fluffy towel. Leave it for 15 minutes, then re-wet the teabag.
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my kid keeps getting them .try this site www.medicienet.com it tell you all you need to know about boils
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1) Remove the heat source, and remove the clothing\n2) Use flowing cold water to cool down the burnt member\n3) If severe pain is present, then some pain killers may be administered\n4) Surgical operation, and some plastic surgery is needed most of the time. New trends are available in this field, summarized as "planting" some tissues from other non-affected members
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Narrow it to surface tension. 1. Sprinkle on wax paper and drag drops using toothpick. 2. Overfill a shotglass. 3. (my favorite)  get a flashlight , small bowl of water and an eyedropper of common rubbing alchohol.  Shine the light on the surface of the bowl of water and from about 1/2 inch, drip in the alchohol.  It will appear to boil!
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rinse with hot salt water and baking soda.\ntry not to rub your tongue on it\n\ni have one right now :(