how do i treat a boil?
341942
try soaking a bit of bread in milk, apply this to area and set for half an hour, alternate with cold used tea bag this was my gramma s old home remedy for styes and boils, it works. something about these poltices , draws the puss out naturally.
431610
putting you hand in boiling water
1113451
Boils are a buildup of body fluids, body tissues, white blood cells, and chemical mediators of inflammation. These chemicals come together to form the inflammatory response which is what you experienced prior to lancing the boil with pain, redness, tenderness, swelling, etc. The body is working to "close off" that area that is infected by the bacteria. So the chemicals and cells are killing body cells as well as bacteria. The cells that kill other cells leave waste products behind that they have excreted. The dead tissue and cells are what cause the bad odor. Are you taking an antibiotic? If the odor becomes worse, you need to see your healthcare provider.
299920
cold water for minor burns followed by any burn oinment.\n\nyou don't say how big and if it's blistered or not. If it's badly blistered or the skin has come off, go to the doctor now.
311899
warm water maybe.\nOr maybe soak it in Listerine?
222179
Put some ice on it.  That will help soothe it.  If the skin is damaged try some Neosporin.
918151
anywhere from a teaspoon to a tablespoon of vinegar with a glass of water to wash it down with afterwards.\n\nSeriously.  It'll hurt but wait and see, it will butn the soreness and the infection right out.  Vinegar is GREAT for you!
1096119
Put antibacterial ointment or peroxide on the scrape and ice your elbow. Also, take some motrin or aleve. If your still in pain after a couple of hours, go to the hospital.\nGood Luck!!
574415
What do you want to treat it for? Do you wnat to soften it? Remove salt? Sterilise it? Remove pesticides? Remove colloids?\n\nNothing short of an activated charcoal filter or distillation will do al those things
282621
When I was a little girl I used to get boils often. My mother would get a washcloth and soak it in very hot water then cover the boil. She would do that several times. That seemed to make it go away. It would shrink under the heat.
746813
Yes, go to the hospital!  Even if it is just a boil (doesn't sound like one) it's still big and needs to be taken care of properly.  Why be in pain if you don't have to be?
311521
Does it hurt when you sit?  It is probably a boil or just a pimple.  Leave it alone.  Boils and get infected if you mess with them.  If it gets really big and full of puss, you may have to go to the doctor and have it lanced.  Doesn't sound like a boil, because they hurt like Hell.
806945
You no should boil on face. You should boil on stove. But boil hiv is bad idea - make bees angry, they sting face.
70855
you should flushed you eye out immediately for at least 10 min with real cold water!! Since it is swollen you need to go to the ER for them to treat it.
564103
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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Hi Sexy,  That's terrible. Boils are soooo painful and nasty. You really need to take your daughter to see her doctor. He should beable to give you some kind of shampoo to prevent this from happening.I just hope your daughter doesn't get a staff infection.Really i have never heard about babies getting boils on their heads. A Friend.\n\n  Clowmy
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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.