PCOS Messages for January, 2002: Re: Boils anyone ???

Re: Boils anyone ???

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 15 Jan 2002 00:49:28 -0600 (CST)

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>From personal experience mine are always at their worst the week after
my period and when I've been eating too much sugar. When I removed refined sugar from my diet, I went from having 3 - 4 (or more) of them at any given time to going several days or even weeks without one. Then they were only one at a time - a huge improvement!

It helps them drain faster and not hurt so much to apply hot compresses. Get a washcloth / face washer and soak in hot water from the tap - not hot enough to burn but as hot as you can stand it. Then pack it onto the boil and let it sit for 10 minutes or so at a stretch.

Of course when they drain be meticulous about keeping them clean. I try to keep mine covered and treat them a couple times a day with antibiotic cream stuff.

Hope that is a start at least!

At Mon, 14 Jan 2002, UK wrote: >
>Sorry to bring up this yucky subject again - but I suddenly had an
>outbreak of boils again yesterday and they really hurt and I'm sat here
>in agony wandering why I keep getting them.
>
>Does anyone know if they come at certain times of the month, or in times
>of stress, or just pot luck - they spring up when you least expect them
>? Is there any way I can avoid them ?
>
>Also, can anyone suggest any treatment for them either to prevent or
>clear them up quicker.
>Mine tend to scab and then scar (my own fault for squeezing I guess) but
>they can last for weeks sometimes.
>
>Yours in pain with a big spot under my nose too that hurts every time I
>smile or talk ...
>
>Gemma

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Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org

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