how do I cure 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.

The 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.

As 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.

Antibiotics 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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Take the pan off the heat.

My grandmother used to put tomato paste on her boils. i get them sometimes after shaving my armpits or along my jaw line and they usually take 4 or 5 days to heal. I like drying them out with clearisil or salicylic acid. it seams to make them desolve faster. i've yet to try the tomato paste thing..

a bread poultice works wonderfully along with an antibiotic such as over the counter Polysporin.
http://waltonfeed.com/old/mama/poltice.html
http://www.k12.nf.ca/stpauls/grassroots/grandparents/medicine.htm
There used to be an over the counter poultice ointment called UTOR I have not been able to find it but it worked extremely well. I would add lots of clear drinking water or water with lemon to your daily regiment. This will help flush out the impurities in the body causing this infection to come out as a boil. Hope that helps ~A~
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