does anyone know of ANY EFFECTIVE TREATMENT for MERSA boils? My entire family has been suffering from this!?
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MRSA is a very tough bacteria to kill, and people can carry it up to several months after treatment. The best antibiotic to treat MRSA with is Vancomycin.\nI assume your family has seen an infectious disease MD, if not start there. Careful handwashing is the most effective tool in preventing MRSA infections, and you should warn any visitors you have in your home that you have this infection present so they may take precautions. If any of the family is children precautions should be taken for contact especially in GYM class. We have had a outbreak of MRSA skin infection here in locker rooms. At home: Keep your hands clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. \nKeep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed. \nAvoid contact with other people’s wounds or bandages. \nAvoid sharing personal items such as towels or razors. Wash clothing in hot water with hot water rinse and dry in hot dryer, no air drying.
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Well my friend Tasha has the same thing .It is alright. All you have to do is get some cream or ointment or any medication from a doctor to help it. GOOD LUCK.
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First off, I'd quit using whatever deoderant he was using in case he is allergic to it.\nOne website said that you should see a doctor if:\na boil becomes extremely large or painful\na cluster of boils form or you have an abscess\nboils become increasingly common\nred lines spread out from the center of the boil\nthe boil is extremely tender\nfever and chills develop\nlymph nodes begin to swell that are located in other areas of the body from where the original lymph node swelling occurred.\nAnother website said it could be blocked hair follicles (hidradenitis).
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Seriously, I believe I would take him to the doctor.  When I worked at dermatologist there was a lady that came in with big clear fluid filled blisters and they were some kind of bacterial infection and she had to take oral antibiotics.  If nothing else a doctor could probably give you a note to let him in school with socks only until it heels.  I really hope that he feels better.  Good Luck.
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Boils are localized tender, inflamed, pus-filled swellings in the skin surrounded by large red areas. They are infections of the hair follicles of the skin.\n\nBoils may be caused by staphylococcus germs, which enter the sweat glands or hair follicles. The essential cause of this disorder is thus bacterial. However, several factors predispose the growth of bacteria in hair follicles. Of these, the chief factor is a toxic condition in the blood stream, which is due to a faulty diet and frenetic pace of living. Boils generally appear when a person is in a run- down and devitalized condition.
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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?
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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.
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I would definitely have it checked by a doctor.  I'm sorry to hear that you are hurting & what you have described is pretty painful.  I know how you are feeling b/c I get bumps (lesions) like this all the time and not just on my thighs.  \n\nHere's what I try on the lesions I get in that area:\n\n1.  Warm compresses to try to draw whatever is on the inside to the top.\n2.  Soaking in the bathtub helps, too ... But given where you are located that might be difficult for you.\n3.  If you can get some TEA TREE OIL, dab a little (not a lot ~ just a little bit) on the lesion itself with a cotton ball or Q-Tip.  This stuff smells really nasty, but should help to dry the lesion up pretty quickly.\n\nIs this the first time you have ever had one of these bumps come up?  If so, you could have a boil or a cyst.  I would definitely have it checked out by a medical professional ... But, if you get these things on a recurrent basis, you could have what I live with on a daily basis.\n\nI have a skin disease called Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS, for short).  One of the characteristics are boil-like lesions that appear in any of the following areas:\n\nThighs\nGroin area\nButtocks\nBreasts\nUnderarms\n\nThe boils/lesions that I get are recurrent, appear in all of the locations noted above (not all at the same time, but I've had them everywhere), and, when cultured, contain no bacterial growth rendering antibiotics useless.  There is no specific treatment for my disease ~ just treating the lesions as they appear.  \n\nI am putting a couple of links to a few sites to check out.  They might be able to give you more information about whether this is a boil or something else.\n\nHope you are feeling better soon!\n\nThanks for being over there & hurry home safely ...
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There are many ways to treat it check out all your options before you go with orthodox medicine. Kemo was responsible for my dad dying faster and in more pain than if he had done nothing.
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hahah you have male friends don't you? I had friends who stick Ice and salt in their buttcracks just got really bad burns.... try A&D ointment,you can get it at any drug store, it smells kinda funny but it will help...and next time make someone else do it first so you know what the out come is!
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We can give you all of the suggestions in the world, but the best would be to suggest that you go see your family doctor.  \n\nGood Luck!
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no hot water!!! try soaking the spot with clorox 2 like over night, or with tide, or try both, but not at the same time...\nhope that helps!!!!
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apply a warm moist hand towel to the boil a few times a day this will help it
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Boil ease, and you have to ask for it from the pharmacist. You should discuss it with your doctor, it could be a sign of diabetes. And it is essential that you keep the area clean and wash anything that contacts the area with an antibacterial soap. The toxins secreted are the same bacteria that cause botulism, no joke. You can make yourself very ill or even grosser, someone else. Hope it gets better!
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I've heard of them going away on their own, but in my case I had to use medicine. I waited a while to get treated for them, because I thought they would just go away, but they didn't. If anything, they got even worse. \n\nI was prescribed Aldara cream and after about a week and a half they still hadn't gone away! The doctor said they can take several weeks to go away though. The only other thing you can do is have them lasered off or frozen off. I saw that as kind of a last resort though, because it can be very painful. There are no home remedies, you'll need to go to a doctor. Ask your doctor to give you a prescription for Aldara cream, and if that doesn't work after a few weeks you might have to get them frozen or lasered off. Good luck!
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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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Hi Ronnie\n\nHere are some ideas on how to heal them.\n\nCause\nThe infection is usually due to the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. \n\nRecurrent boils can occur in people with decreased immune function, diabetes, chronic gastrointestinal problems, under active thyroid, lowered resistance due to borderline nutrient deficiencies, and chronic emotional stress. \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNatural Cures\n\nNote: Bursting a boil can spread it, leaving scars, and usually does no good until the core is expelled. \n\nAromatherapy: Draw out the boil with bergamot, lavender, chamomile, and clary sage. \n\nAyurveda: To bring boil to a head, apply a poultice of cooked onions. Wrap in cloth and do not apply onion directly to boils. Application of a paste of 1/2 teaspoon each of tumeric and ginger powder directly to boil. \n\nDiet: Eat plenty of green, orange, and yellow vegetables, which are cleansing (try to have at least four different types of green vegetables a day, and keep this up for at least six months). Increase fluids, drinking water throughout the day, and drinking water with juice of fresh lemon and one teaspoon of chlorophyll upon rising and before bed. Also avoid over-consumption of white sugar and white flour products. \n\nFlower Essences: Rescue Remedy Cream® can be applied (minimum four times a day) on unbroken skin around, but not directly on, boils. Flower essences for negative feelings surrounding the problem, such as Rescue Remedy® to help alleviate stress or Crab Apple for low self-esteem, negative body image, and feeling toxic. \n\nHerbs: A blend of the tinctures of echinacea, cleavers, and yellowdock in equal parts, taken one teaspoonful three times a day can help speed the healing time for boils. Additionally, drinking a cup of an infusion of nettle, preferably fresh herb, twice a day, can be helpful. \n\nHomeopathy: Bellis, Belladonna, Hepar sulph., Arnica, Silicea, Apis mel., Arsen alb., and Lachesis are all useful homeopathic remedies that can be taken alone or in combination with each other. Phytolacca is another useful remedy, but it must be taken alone. \n\nHydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments. \n\nJuice Therapy: Juice of parsley, spinach, celery, and pineapple may help to purify the blood. As an alternative, beet root juice can also be used, and is a traditional remedy used in Europe to help treat boils.\n\nNutritional Supplementation: The following nutrients can all be helpful for treating boils, due to their ability to boost immunity: garlic capsules, kelp, chlorophyll, proteolytic (pancreatic) enzymes (taken on empty stomach two to three times daily away from meals), vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin E, coenzyme Q10, raw thymus glandular, and zinc.\n\nFor boils compounded by chronic emotional stress, also consider adrenal and thymus glandulars, vitamin B5 (1 gram four times daily), and vitamin C (1 gram every hour).\n\nTopical Treatment: Apply a mixture of honey, the oil from vitamins E and A, and zinc oxide to the infected areas. Do this several times a day, up to once per hour. Other effective topical treatments include a poultice of goldenseal root powder paste, hot Epsom salt pack (two tablespoons in one cup water), tea tree oil, or a poultice of one part sesame oil and one part lime juice mixed and applied externally.\n\nColloidal silver applied topically can also result in marked improvements.\n\nAlternative Professional Care