painful boil
suggested by [unspecified] on Sunday, February 3, 2008
I get boils quite often on my buttocks, my mother gets a huge cucumber shaped boil on her back every year, always the same spot and we both used bacon. Just put a strip of raw, uncooked bacon on the boil overnight and it works wonders.
Take a piece of bacon fat or a piece of fat back and apply it over night to the affected boil.when morning comes the boil will have already have burst or have come to a head, i have done this ,this is an old remedy from my family and it does work.
I tried so many of these remedies listed here and nothing worked for me. I all the sudden started getting boils for a period of a few months. I kept asking my doctor to test me for MRSA, but she kept telling me there was no way I had MRSA. Finally, when I had the 4th boil in my armpit, I went to the hospital to get it lanced. They cultured it and sure enough I had MRSA. They put me on a round of antibiotics that are effective for MRSA and...NO MORE BOILS! So the next boil you get, be sure to get it tested for MRSA to make sure that isn't the case.
fill tub with warm water not lukewarm. put pure epsom salt peroxide and white vinegar in tub. soak inflamed area or boil for 30 good minutes, massage around inflamed area while soaking in solution.dry area good.do this for three days.
I had a lemon sized boil on my bikini line. I suffered for 3 days trying hot wet washcloths and boil ease. Then I read this web page. I tried the tea bag suggestion. I woke up the next morning and the boil had drawn to a head. That afternoon I tried it again and it burst. It was a big relief. thanks for the advice.
Oh my goodness what ever you guys do don't use the potatoes. my husband tried this and ended up in the hospital for three days with a rare type of infection from the potato. The only thing that I have used that helps is to apply toothpaste right when you feel the boil forming. Use it for a few days and the boil will go away, it wont even swell. I always use Colgate total care toothpaste.
I just wanted to say thanks to the web site and to Peggy for her suggestion of potato under a bandaid and placed directly on the boil. I tried this on my daughter's boil and it was cleared up the next day!! Thanks so much!
My husband's grandmother uses 6 egg shells crushed with one cup water. Crush egg shells in pan. Put in 1 cup of water and boil. Let boil for a few minutes. Strain water into cup and drink. My husband has never had another boil since using this remedy from the 70's. She recently made this concoction for my son who was starting to get boils. He hasn't had any for a month now since using this treatment.
Raisins, raisins, raisins. My Mother-in-law told me about eating raisins to get rid of boils. When my husband was a very young man working on road construction during the summer, he got several boils on his neck. His Mother told him to eat a lot of raisins every day. He did and his boils were cured. I had my daughter eat raisins to rid her of boils on her buttocks. Her doctor laughed at the suggestion but he did not cure the boils....she started eating raisins every day and before long she no long got boils. True story.
Take a bottle with an opening like a pop bottle. Place the bottle in boiling water till hot as you can handle. Place the bottle opening on the boil for several minutes. It will cause a sucking pressure and it pulls the entire puss out. It works very fast and you get instant relief. I use this remedy, it hurts a little but you can handle it. The boil was behind my ear and it was huge.