What pills or food to take if have skin infection/boil?

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What pills or food to take if have skin infection/boil?
Ginger is excellent for cleansing the blood. Have it in hot water with some honey.
Reply:I cant help, but I would be interested in any answers you get.
Reply:an infection (boil) is a puss filled pocket on your skin. You need to put a hot ( as hot as you can stand) wet wash cloth on it. It will come to a head and pop. The infection should then come out and you can use neosporin or something like that and camphor(liquid or gel) will dry it out and it is also an anesthetic so it i will numb it!
Reply:SEE A DOCTOR FOR ANTIBIOTICS! It could be MRSA!!!!
Reply:I believe that you may have a condition called Hidradenitis Supprativa. It is a condition of re-occurring boils/ cysts/abscesses , that are often misdiagnosed as ingrown hairs, herpes, being unclean and folliculitis. This is a newly diagnosed skin condition , but there is a lot of info out there.


Here is a link :


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidradeniti...


If this sounds like it might be you, READ it, PRINT it out, and TAKE it to your DOC.


Its better to try to start treatment soon, it can spread over the body if left untreated. These boils can become quite large and painful. Sometimes even lasting for weeks or months , do not attempt to POP them they can then tunnel under your skin and spread all over the body. Most common areas are armpits, groin, binkni line, inner legs, and intimate places and basically anywhere that sweats and rub against clothing. Stress is a big inducer.





There is some support groups at MSN





(http://groups.msn.com/HidradenitisSuppor...





and yahoo, and I am open for questions!


I have had this for 8 years, I was misdiagnosed for a LONG time, It was very embarrassing, painful and scary. I am just trying to help out so you don’t have to wait as long as I did.
Reply:It'll take a long time to go away on its own, if at all. There isn't really anything you can eat or self-prescribe that will significantly improve it. The best thing is to see your GP and they'll probably give you some antibiotics.





In the meantime, DON'T squeeze it.