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Chiray is an inflammation of the hair follicle, in medicine this disease is called a furuncle. There may appear a boil in any place where there is hair, but more often they appear on the face, back, neck, nape. Treatment of boils can be carried out by home remedies if an isolated case has arisen, but in the case of multiple abrasions the entire inflammatory process begins - furunculosis, and, possibly, a course of antibiotics. Furunculosis is quite a serious disease and requires qualified medical care.
The appearance of boils is associated with many causes, among all one can distinguish microtraumas of contaminated skin, slagging of the body. It has already been noticed that the cessation of excess intake of protein food of animal origin into the body of the problem of boils itself passes. Also, a boil may appear in men with careless shaving, non-observance of the necessary hygiene. Increased sweating, metabolic disorders, unhealthy diet - can also trigger the appearance of boils. The growth of pyrex is caused by pyogenic bacteria, most often staphylococci.
The greatest danger is represented by a boil located in the nasolabial triangle or in the nasal cavity. If you do not open the boil, then pus can break through into the inner layers of the skin and lead to infection of the blood and death of a person.
Which doctor heals?
Treatment of boils is carried out by a dermatologist with the involvement of a surgeon, but in case of a serious illness, it may be necessary to open the boil and purge from the pus, in this case you will be referred for consultation to a surgeon.
Treatment is appointed depending on the stage and location of the boil. With single abscesses, usually treatment is prescribed in the home, with numerous or with the appearance of a boil on the face, a stationary treatment under the supervision of a doctor is recommended in the nose.
Alternative treatment for boils
At the very beginning of the disease, the boil appears in the form of redness and soreness, with time a painful swelling under the skin begins to appear. Chirai rarely pass by themselves. Treatment with alternative means is especially effective at the first stages of the disease.
There are many recipes for alternative medicine for the treatment of boils, they include baths, and compresses, and tinctures, and poultices.
For stretching pus well suited to such compresses:
- knead a thick enough dough from rye flour, fresh home-made milk and butter. The resulting cake is applied at night to the affected area.
- three parts of Vishnevsky's ointment mixed with seven parts of fir oil. The resulting mixture is well to impregnate the gauze napkin (bandage) and superimpose on the boil, from above you can put paper (parchment) and bandage. You need to change the compress 2 - 3 times a day.
- grate ordinary household soap on a grater, put on fire, cook a little, put a warm mass on a gauze napkin and attach it to a sore spot. The compress should be changed frequently, but no more than four times a day.
- apply to the abscess cut along the leaf of aloe, fleshy side to the sore spot, best for the night (this compress has anti-inflammatory and pulling properties).
Treatment of boiled onions
Alternative medicine has several recipes from boils using onions, which has good bactericidal and pulling properties.
The most common recipe is a baked onion, which is slightly chilled, cut in half, then applied to the abscess and bandaged. Change the bulb every 2 to 3 hours.
Another recipe is to prepare an onion compress: grate the onion and mix half a teaspoon of celandine. Apply the mixture to the abscess, bandage so that the compress is held in place.
In order to accelerate the process of ripening of boils, use a compress of onion and sorrel. As in the previous recipe, you need to grate the onion, cut the leaves of the sorrel finely (about 20 grams), mix well to make a homogeneous mass. The compress is applied to the affected area, fixing it well. Under the influence of medicinal properties of sorrel and onion, the pus quickly emerges outside and the treatment of the chicken is more effective.
Prayer from the Chiri
Treatment of boils and various skin lesions can be not only with the help of traditional or alternative medicine. Appeal to God or prayer, is necessary for any disease, in some cases prayer helped a person cope with quite serious diseases and not lose hope.
Of course, if the process of suppuration has gone too far and a natural autopsy is delayed, it is necessary to consult a surgeon for help. Any disease of our body or our children is God's reminder that we live in the wrong and need to change something in our lives.
Purulent foci are treated by the holy martyrs Cyrus and John, who should be treated with the disease.
Treatment of boils at home
Treatment of boils alone can be done if they are at an early stage of development. When the boil does not pass, it becomes more and more painful, it is necessary to immediately seek advice from a surgeon.
Also, at home, you should not start treating the boil, if you are not sure that you have this disease. Chicken or boil very much like a large pimple, if the focus of inflammation looks different, it is better to immediately consult a doctor.
Do not engage in self-medication in the case, if the boil appeared in the nasolabial triangle.
If the disease occurs in severe form (a large abscess, several chiruses close to each other, the condition is exacerbated by fever, etc.), in addition, if you have already had ulcers that required medical help not to be pulled, but immediately to seek qualified assistance.
A special risk group is people with diabetes, because they can lead to very serious complications.
Children are also at risk, self-medication in this case can lead to adverse effects.
It is necessary to treat pustules only with clean hands, before you do a compress or apply ointment, you should wash your hands thoroughly.
For treatment, you can use special pulling ointments, which will contribute to the maturation of the boil and the exit of pus. Do not squeeze out a boil - this can lead to the spread of infection throughout the body.
The drawing ointment can be bought at the pharmacy or you can prepare yourself from a teaspoon of turmeric, half a teaspoon of ginger, a tablespoon of honey and a pinch of salt, mix all the ingredients, put it on gauze and apply to the abscess for several hours, you can wrap it up with food film and a layer of gauze .
How to crush the boil?
You can not crush it. He should ripen, and only then a natural opening of the purulent focus occurs, after which the pus comes out. Only after the ripening has matured, pus can help to get out - for this it is absolutely necessary to press lightly on the sides of the inflamed foci with clean hands, slightly pushing the skin in different directions. After the release of pus, the wound should be gently rinsed with hydrogen peroxide and apply Levomekol, ichthyol ointment or Vishnevsky ointment to remove the inflammation and cleanse the remains of pus. Treatment of boils (applying compresses, lubricating with ointment, etc.) must be done only with clean hands.
Is it possible to warm the boil?
The warming of the feces promotes rapid maturation and the release of purulent contents. But warming up should be prescribed only by a doctor. Treatment of ebbing usually involves warming up with dry heat, and special heating procedures can be prescribed after surgical removal of abscesses. Warming helps to get rid of boils in the eye area - it is advised to warm up the affected area with a hard-boiled chicken egg several times a day.
Warming up the boil at the time of inflammation increases blood circulation, which increases the risk of pus penetrating into the adjacent tissues, lymphatic or circulatory system, so warming should be used with great care.
Is it possible to wet a boil?
When a boil on the body can take a shower, but from the bath and visit the sauna or bath will have to for a while to refuse. Taking a shower, you must carefully handle the inflamed area - you can not rub hard and scratch the affected area. It is best to wash with antibacterial soap and rinse lightly with warm water, then gently wipe with a tissue.
What can I do to break through the boil?
In order for the breakdown to break, you can accelerate the process of maturation. In this case, special ointments and compresses will help. Chiropic treatment should be started as soon as possible, preferably immediately after detection, in this case, the effectiveness of treatment will be much higher and the risk of complications is reduced to a minimum.
Pills from boil
The list of medicines for treating chiray is quite large. With staphylococcal infections that provoke the formation of boils, almost all antibiotic drugs that exist on the pharmaceutical market help to cope.
Treatment of boils can be carried out with the help of the following medicines:
- augmentin, is available in the form of tablets and powder, is an antibiotic with a wide spectrum of action and is effective against a large number of harmful microorganisms. Usually prescribed 3 times a day for one tablet. For children younger than 12 years, you can use the drug in the form of a suspension, the dosage in this case will depend on the body weight.
- Levomycytin, a fairly well-known antibiotic with a wide spectrum of action. Usually it is prescribed 250-500 mg per day, children 150-200 mg each. In the case of severe disease at the discretion of the doctor, the dose may be increased.
- oxacillin antibiotic with a wide spectrum of action, has a high bactericidal effect against staphylococci and other microorganisms. Dosage in each case is individual, depending on the patient's condition and the severity of the disease. The usual dose is 0, 25mg 3-4 times a day, the course of treatment - one - two weeks.
Treatment with antibiotics
Antibiotics are selected based on the type of staphylococcal infection that caused the disease, for this, a planting of pathogenic flora is taken.
Dicloxacillin, the penicillin group, is most suitable for the treatment of diarrhea, which is optimal for the treatment of staphylococcal infection.
Chicken in the armpits or on the genitals is not an infectious inflammation, for such a boil, a characteristic feature is a high frequency of appearance. For such abrasions, antibiotics of a long-acting penicillin group, such as minocycline, erythromycin and the like, are used.
In case the disease affects all members of the family, it is necessary to identify the source of infection, for this it is necessary that all members of the family sow crops.
If furuncles regularly appear on the body, it is necessary to undergo a survey to determine the cause of the appearance of boils (weak immunity, lack of vitamins, infection, etc.). Depending on the results of the analysis, the appropriate treatment for the boil is prescribed.
Ointment for the treatment of boils
Treatment of boils in the early stages (immature) is carried out locally, with the help of ointments. Ichthyol ointment is widely used in the treatment of boils. It has a bactericidal effect, eliminates itching, inflammation, improves tissue regeneration. Usually, a few hours after the application of the ointment, anti-inflammatory and analgesic action is observed.
Also widely known is Vishnevsky ointment, which, despite its specific odor, has a wide spectrum of action, has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, regenerating, drying properties.
Not so popular for the treatment of boils Shostakovskiy balm. But, despite its little-known, it has good antimicrobial properties, it helps to cleanse wounds, restore tissues.
How to smear the boil?
Chirai is an acute purulent disease, so it can be smeared with special antiseptic agents that accelerate the maturation process and draw pus on the surface. Today, there are many drugs for external use that help cope with abscesses. But still more popular are time-tested products, such as Vishnevsky ointment, ichthyol. Such funds are imposed in the early stages of the disease (to accelerate ripening) and after self-opening of boils, to prevent infection in the open wound and early healing. Treatment of boils with these ointments helps in a few days to get rid of the abscess.
Levomekol with a boil
Levomekol ointment has been around for a long time and over this period it has proved to be a good antibacterial agent that also has a restoring effect. Levomekol is both an antibiotic and a reparant (it cleans the wound and accelerates the healing process).
Often, this ointment is widely used in the practice of surgeons, as its composition allows to effectively treat purulent wounds, heal seams, etc. Treatment with levomekolya has repeatedly proven its effectiveness and this drug is often prescribed for topical use.
Levomecol is prescribed for cleansing the wound, reducing swelling, repairing damaged tissues in purulent processes. Ointment actively acts on the tissue, even in the presence of purulent masses, effectively destroys some coccal bacteria, viruses. The advantage of this ointment is that, as an antibiotic, it acts locally, i.e. Directly in the lesion, without exerting a negative effect on the intestinal microflora. Antibiotics intended for internal administration can significantly disrupt intestinal microflora and lead to dysbiosis.
Ichthyol ointment
Ichthyol ointment has a wide range of medicinal properties. For the treatment of boils used 10% or 20% ointment. It is sold freely in the pharmacy, a prescription for the purchase is not required. Ichthyol ointment, first of all, well anesthetizes the affected area, it also contributes to the regeneration of tissues. The main substance of the ointment is ichthiol, obtained by means of a special processing of the shale resin under the influence of sulfuric acid. Ichthyol ointment has a specific sharp odor, but the treatment with its help allows it to get rid of this disease in the shortest possible time. Often, when treating with ichthyol ointment early manifestations of boils (at the stage of densification and redness) a few days later from the inflammation there is no trace. The purulent stem quickly ripens and breaks out, and the wound quickly tightens. The composition of the ointment is harmless, it does not irritate the skin and allows you to treat the chili without the help of surgeons.
Also ichthyol ointment is good for various inflammations on the skin, burns, frostbite, etc.
Can I smear it with iodine?
Iodine is good only in the early stages of the disease. Treatment with iodine can be done only at the stage of the appearance of a reddening compaction, when there is an itching and a slight tingling. The red dot should be cauterized with a cotton swab well moistened in iodine solution a couple of times a day. To the agent could penetrate to the desired depth and destroy the infection, it is better to keep the cotton swab on the affected area for about a minute. Such treatment can provoke a small burn.
In the event that the initial period is still missed, you can continue to lubricate with iodine in combination with other treatments.
Brewer's yeast from boil
Brewer's yeast speeds up metabolic processes in the body due to the sufficient content of vitamin B and proteins in easily digestible form.
Chicken - a skin disease, and to increase the self-cleaning of the skin to activate metabolism and brewer's yeast are suitable for this very well. Before you start treatment with boiling beer yeast, you need to consult a doctor.
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How to cut out a boil?
How to properly open the boil and clear of pus know only experts. The treatment of the boil is a total of about 10 days. Reception of antibiotics significantly reduces the time of treatment. Immediately after removing the boil, the patient feels the long-awaited relief.
Before cutting the boil the doctor takes into account the stage of maturation, surgical intervention is not always necessary.
The procedure for opening the boil is under the local anesthetic. During the autopsy, special attention is paid to the patient's hygiene and safety, since getting the infection into the blood can cause death. Notching the inflamed skin area, the doctor removes the purulent contents and conducts the cleaning of the wound (usually using drainage with a special rubber strip). After the procedure, a bandage with hypertonic saline solution or antibacterial ointment is applied to the wound surface (at the discretion of the attending physician). If after the operation the boil reappears, it is necessary to donate blood to the coccal infection and sugar. If the blood sugar level is OK, and there is no infection in the blood, it is necessary to revise one's diet (eat less sweet), pay more attention to the hygiene of the skin, drink a course of vitamins, etc.
Treatment of boiled eggs under the armpit
Chicken in the armpits is a pretty unpleasant disease. Chicken appears only on the scalp, usually caused by bacteria, axillary cavities - are an ideal place to spread the infection. To lead to the formation of a boil may be non-observance of personal hygiene, injury during shaving, hypothermia or overheating, severe sweating.
Treatment of boiling under the arm should include antibacterial ointments (Vishnevsky, ichthyol), warm compresses, and sometimes you may need to take antibiotics. In difficult cases, surgical treatment is prescribed - opening of the abscess and purification from accumulated pus.
If the boil is ripe and pus leaves at home, it is necessary to treat the affected area with hydrogen peroxide and apply an antiseptic bandage. You can not extrude the boil yourself - it can lead to infection in the bloodstream and infection of the whole body, as a result, there may be a multiple appearance of boils throughout the body.
Chiril under the arm may be a manifestation of hydradenitis (bony udder), with the treatment of which it is not worthwhile to pull. Hydradenitis is treated by a surgical method - the exposed tissue is opened and excised.
Treatment of boil on the back
Chicken on the back can appear for several reasons, first of all it is a failure to observe personal hygiene, damage or irritation on the skin where the infection can get. Especially prone to boils people with a weakened immune system, because in this case the infection has more chances to hit the body. Weaken the immune forces of the body excessive consumption of carbohydrates (sweets). The lack of vitamins A, B, B1, C in the body can also be the reason for the frequent appearance of boils.
Currently, the most effective method to combat the emergence of boils is the treatment with antibiotics. Doctors say this method is the most reliable, in some cases (in very severe disease), the boil is removed surgically.
Treatment of chiray consists in removing the purulent stem - it can go out by itself, without the help of a surgeon, after applying compresses, drawing ointments, etc. But compresses and ointments are effective at an early stage of the disease, they will help speed up the process of ripening and pus coming out. If after such treatment there is no relief, the pain and redness around the boil increases, it is necessary to urgently consult a surgeon.
After the release of pus, the wound should be applied for several days with antiseptic agents to avoid re-infection. Compresses with ichthyol ointment will help to finally suck out pus from the wound and promote healing.
How to treat a boil on the back?
On the back, the skin is thick enough, therefore, it often appears in this area in persons with weakened immunity or in the elderly. Kazha at the site of the appearance of the abscess is swollen, there is swelling, redness, soreness. In some cases, the pain is so severe that it prevents a person from sleeping on their backs. Also, the temperature can rise.
Self-treatment of boil on the back is quite complicated, it will require an assistant who will apply compresses and ointments. To remove pain and inflammation, you can take coniferous baths (especially with multiple abscesses). In a bath with warm water, you need to add a decoction of young branches of spruce, pine needles, cones. You can use coniferous extracts, but they have less effect, although they contain the same tannins.
You can get rid of boils with the help of medicinal herbs. Well cleanses the blood of a decoction of nettle. You can use both dry and fresh grass. Take a broth you need to eat one glass three times a day.
It relieves inflammation and pain of compressing their infusion of sage, chamomile, eucalyptus (a teaspoon of herbs in a glass of boiling water, insist 20-30 minutes).
To accelerate the maturation of the abscess, you can use a warm compress of tincture of calendula and liquid honey. To wash the inflamed area to reduce inflammation you need a pure infusion of calendula.
Treatment of a boil on the face
The cause of the appearance of boils on the face is a coccal infection, when germs get on the skin as a result of dirty hands or towels. To that, if the skin is prone to inflammation, the chances of developing an abscess on the face increase.
In childhood, a boil on the face develops as a result of a lack of vitamins or trace elements. Also, the habit of squeezing pimples on the face can cause this disease.
The problem of chyling on the face is dangerous because the blood from the face is guided through the vessels to the brain, so ineffective or incorrect treatment can lead to serious complications. There is also a danger that the pus will pierce not outward, but inward, which threatens with general inflammation.
When a boil on the face is best to immediately go to the doctor, because the risk of complications is too large. If a boil appeared in the nose, it is treated with tampons impregnated with antimicrobial ointments. If the ripening process allows, the abscess is opened and cleaned of pus. After opening on a wound a napkin with saline is applied, which is periodically moistened, not allowing drying out.
When abscesses on the face is required to take antibiotics, in some cases, the treatment of chiray is delayed or requires repetition.
Treatment of boil on the lip
Chicken on the lips appears much more often than on other parts of the body. Ulcers often affect the upper lip. Litter on the lip presents a great danger due to the relationship with the front facial vein and cavernous sinus. You can not extrude the boil yourself. Especially in the face, as it threatens the development of meningitis or thrombosis of the cavernous sinus. You can not touch the inflamed place with your hands, you need to try to talk less, use liquid food.
Usually, with abscesses, antibiotics are prescribed on the face, if in a couple of days maturation does not occur, then surgical treatment of boils is prescribed - opening the foci and removing the pus.
In combination with medicamental treatment, you can use alternative means: compresses from baked onions, aloe, herbal tinctures.
Treatment of boil in the ear
A common cause of abscess in the ear are various injuries that can arise from the habit of scratching or picking in the ear with various objects (pencils, matches, etc.). On the damaged site of the skin gets the infection and as a result there is a boil. In some cases, abscesses in the ear appear due to colds, most often after ingestion of water and subsequent hypothermia.
Ear canker often develops in people who do not wear hats in cold, windy weather.
At the beginning of the disease there is a slight itch, redness, swelling. With time, soreness increases. The development of boil in the ear can be accompanied by a severe headache, which gives to the jaw, eye, shooting pain in the ear. Man completely loses his ability to work, becomes irritable, especially hard for the disease children and people who are mainly engaged in mental work. Painful sensations can become stronger with head movement, chewing, swallowing and even when talking. To the ear, where the development of the boil is sometimes impossible to touch, perhaps, inflammation of the parotid lymph nodes, high fever. Ear swelling in some cases is so strong that the ear becomes protruding. If there is an abscess in the ear or its symptoms, you should immediately consult a doctor, which will help to avoid complications and relapses.
We must try to keep water in the ear at all. To sleep it is necessary to try on the sore side, that in case of break of pus, it left outside. You can not wash your hair and bathe in a bath.
If the treatment of boils does not bring an effect, or they eventually appear in other places, the cause may be staphylococcal infection in the blood, so, first of all, you need to cleanse the blood from it. In the treatment often prescribed immunomodulators, antibacterial drugs, painkillers, anti-inflammatory. At high temperature, antipyretic agents may be prescribed.
Among antibacterial drugs, the most effective are rulid, tetracycline, erythromycin and the like. In severe forms, injections with antibiotics are prescribed. To facilitate the release of pus using turuns, which are impregnated with stretching ointments (Vishnevsky, ichthyol).
To reduce the itching, it is good to lubricate the itching area of the skin with borate vaseline.
Usually the boil is opened by itself and passes for 5 - 7 days.
Very large or persistent abscesses must be surgically removed. But sometimes, if the treatment is started in time, the boil can dissolve before the stage of maturation of the purulent stem begins.
Treatment of boil on the nose
Chicken on the nose is a common disease, especially in childhood. Small children are much more difficult to tolerate the disease. Often a boil on the nose affects children prone to intestinal diseases, rickets, frequent catarrhal diseases (ie, with weakened immunity). The habit of picking in the nose can also lead to an abscess in this area.
Chirai can be located on the tip or wings of the nose, in the nasolabial triangle.
At the initial stage, there is a slight reddening, soreness in the development of the feces, after a few days a purulent stem is formed, with the recovery of which recovery comes. In some cases, inflammation and redness passes by itself, without the formation of pus, most often this is due to effective and timely treatment.
Treatment of boil on the nose in childhood usually occurs in a stationary environment. The treatment process is complex, i.e. Includes reducing inflammation, increasing the body's defenses. Surgical treatment is usually prescribed in extreme cases. A small patient needs a full vitamin food, which includes vitamins A, B, C, fresh air and rest.
How to cure a boil on the nose?
To squeeze out self-abrasion on the nose is impossible, it threatens to get the infection into the blood, which is sent first to the brain, and then to the heart, and this can lead to serious complications, possibly fatal. An inflammatory process in the veins can also occur. Treatment of boil on the nose should not include warming procedures.
As with other forms, the treatment of boil on the nose is aimed at early maturation and purification from pus. The site of inflammation can be treated with alcohol, zelenok, iodine, apply compresses with stretching ointments. After the breakthrough of pus, it is necessary to thoroughly treat the damaged area with hydrogen peroxide. After this, it takes a few more days to apply Vishnevsky ointment or ichthyolum to the site of the lesion in order to completely clean the wound from purulent clusters and accelerate the healing.
In more severe cases, when ripening or breakthrough of the boil is delayed, antibiotics or surgical intervention are prescribed. If there is swelling of the lips, cheeks, then hospitalization and treatment under the supervision of a doctor is necessary.
Treatment of eyelashes
Chicken in the eye area is usually located on the upper eyelid or in the eyebrow region, sometimes formed on the edge of the eyelid. At the beginning of the disease there is a painful densification, puffiness. A couple of days in the center appears a purulent stem, which eventually breaks out, leaving a small trail. Often the disease is accompanied by a headache, poor health, and temperature.
The treatment of a boil on the eye should be aimed at reducing the inflammatory process, preventing possible complications (abscess or phlegmon). Until the boil itself opens, dry heat, ultraviolet irradiation, UHF are prescribed. Usually treatment does not take more than 3 to 5 procedures. With a strong edema and pain at the stage of maturation, you can use water-alcohol compresses.
The general principle of the treatment of boils is the treatment of the affected area with camphor alcohol (before the release of pus), green matter, iodine, antibacterial agents (after the exit of the purulent stem), the appointment of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
The most commonly prescribed penicillins (benzylpenicillin sodium salt, ampicillin - intramuscularly or orally), cephalosporins (ceftriaxone, cefotaxime intravenously or intramuscularly), aminoglycosides (gentamicin intramuscularly).
For local treatment three times a day, ophthalmic ointments, erythromycin, tetracycline, with ofloxacin, and chloramphenicol are used. Also used antiseptic agents - camphor alcohol, zelenok, iodine 1 - 2 times a day for 3 - 5 days.
Treatment of boils on the neck
Chicken on the neck is also very dangerous, all for the same reason - pus can get into the brain, which will cause purulent meningitis. If treatment of a boil on the neck does not begin on time, then the disease can develop into a chronic form, and neighboring tissue can become inflamed. Therefore, it is impossible to pressure, pierce, extrude the boil, it is also recommended to touch it as little as possible (only if necessary, after thoroughly washing your hands). Appears on his neck for the same reasons as other places: non-compliance with hygiene, weak immunity, overheating or hypothermia, lack of vitamins.
The appearance of a boil on the neck is accompanied by severe pain (with complications, the pain becomes unbearable).
There are several types of treatment for ulcers:
- surgical (opening of the feces and removal of the purulent stem), after that it is necessary to apply antiseptic agents for a few days to the wound (Vishnevsky ointment, ichthyol).
- treatment with antibiotics - doctors call this method the most effective to date. No other treatment gives such a quick and positive effect.
- treatment with compresses, ointments, herbal decoctions (folk remedies). In some cases, such treatment is quite effective. Good results can be seen at an early stage of the disease, when there is a single boil. In case of multiple rashes or if alternative remedies do not bring relief in 2-3 days, it is necessary to consult a doctor urgently.
Treatment of boil on leg
Treatment of boils on the leg, as well as on other parts of the body, is aimed at accelerating the process of maturation and the release of purulent contents.
Before touching the boil, and also after handling it, you should thoroughly wash your hands.
Antibacterial agent is applied by gentle movements several times a day. To relieve the pain and speed up the maturation process, you can apply a compress 2 - 3 times a day. Good draws pus out garlic oil compresses. To make it, you need to impregnate a bandage, gauze or a napkin, folded in several layers with a mixture of garlic and vegetable oil, put on the affected area, well fixed from above. You need to change this compress 2 times a day (you can in the morning and in the evening). Under bactericidal properties of garlic, the plugs are destroyed and the pus flows to the surface of the skin.
As already mentioned, you can not pick, scratch, open yourself with a boil, as this can spread the infection throughout the body. After the boil has opened, you need to carefully remove the pus, treat the skin with hydrogen peroxide and apply a dry bandage on top. This procedure should be repeated for several days, until the abscess is completely healed. You can also use anti-inflammatory creams or ointments that will promote wound healing.
Do not use a cream containing antibiotics without prescribing a doctor.
If you have diabetes, you should immediately seek medical help.
How to cure a boil on the leg?
To treat the boil, you can take brewer's yeast inside. It is recommended to dilute brewer's yeast in 100 ml of water to adults 2 teaspoons, to children 1 teaspoon and take once a day. Currently, brewer's yeast is sold in the form of tablets, which are much more convenient to take, although they are less effective.
There is one popular way that allows you to cope with an abscess quite quickly. This will require black bread, which will need to be heavily salted and chewed well (so that it was drenched with your own saliva). After this, lay out the resulting gruel between the bandages, attach to the abscess, cover with parchment on top and tightly attach to the foot. Such treatment is best done at night and by morning, you will see that the tumor is gone, and on the bandage should appear blood mixed with pus, the wound will be completely cleared. After this, several days are recommended to apply antibacterial anti-inflammatory drugs.
Flax seeds also have a good anti-inflammatory and pulling effect. For the compress, it is necessary to crush the seeds into powder and slightly dilute with boiling water to make a gruel. You can also use a pack of raw grated potatoes, which must be changed every three hours.
If self-management of the boil does not lead to recovery, the condition is aggravated (fever, headache, temperature, inflammation, tenderness become greater, etc.) it is necessary to immediately make an appointment with a doctor.
Treatment of a boil on the arm
Treatment of boils on the arm can be treated at the initial stage independently (if the boil is one and you do not have diabetes). The most affordable and easiest way to treat at home is the ichthyol ointment, with which you need to do regular compresses. For the compress you will need a bandage (gauze, cotton napkin), on which an ointment is applied and is applied to the affected area for several hours. The compress can be pribintovat, so he remained in place. Change the compress every three hours. Usually on the third or fourth day there is an outflow of pus out.
Ichthyol has good healing properties that will help the abscess to ripen quickly and come to the surface. After opening the abscess, you need to remove the remnants of pus moistened with alcohol in a swab and lubricate the wound with hydrogen peroxide. After this, you need 2-3 days to lubricate the skin with anti-inflammatory agents.
Also, when a boil on your arm, you can immediately go to a consultation with a doctor. Given the stage of maturation, it is possible that the boil will be removed surgically. Such treatment will also take several days. The operation to open the boil is under local anesthesia. But usually surgical treatment is prescribed in extreme cases. Usually in this situation, a course of antibiotics is prescribed, which relieve soreness, inflammation, accelerate the maturation of the abscess. In addition, antibiotic treatment sometimes shows a better result than a surgeon's scalpel.
How to treat a boil on your hand?
Treatment of boil on the arm is no different from treatment on other parts of the body.
The sore place can not be touched without special need by hands, scratch, press, raskvyrivat. Before and after handling the boil, you must wash your hands. Several times a day, you need to do compresses with Vishnevsky ointment, ichthyol or other anti-inflammatory drugs. Treatment is aimed at accelerating the maturation of the purulent stem, which usually takes several days. After opening the purulent focus, continue to apply anti-inflammatory ointment for a few more days, until the wound is fully tightened. After the release of pus and wound healing, soreness or redness in this place is a bad symptom and it is necessary to consult a doctor immediately.
Treatment of boil in an intimate place
Chiri in an intimate place is a delicate problem. Some people, because of their shyness, simply can not consult a doctor with this disease.
Chicken in an intimate place arises for the same reasons as on other parts of the body: hypothermia (to sit on the cold), weak immunity, exhaustion (frequent debilitating diets), etc.
Treatment of boils in an intimate place can be tried on the first stages independently. But if you feel that the disease becomes negative - pain has increased, inflammation increased, redness around the boil, maturation is delayed, you need to throw away all shame and go to the doctor, because that may depend on your future health and life, in the end.
To speed up the ripening process, you can apply hard-boiled and slightly chilled eggs to the boil, the procedure can be repeated several times a day.
You can also attach a scone for the night, cooked from flour and honey, which will help to pull pus out. Usually, the maturation of the boil and the exit of the purulent stem occurs on 3-5 days, if this did not happen, medical attention is required.
Treatment for boils on the pope
Treatment of boils, especially if they often appear, you need to carry out a complex. Chicken is only a consequence, but it is necessary to establish the cause of this disease. The best way to deal with this is by an expert who will conduct a survey, assign appropriate tests, etc.
If the boil regularly appears in different places, then in this case it is necessary to pay attention to the state of the organism, or rather to the immune system. Weakened immunity can not cope even with the most insignificant infection. In addition, the lack of vitamins can also be one of the reasons for frequent boils.
Therefore, with the appearance of boil, you can drink a course of vitamins of group B or brewer's yeast. If the vitamins did not work, maybe the cause is in your blood, in which there is a coccal infection, in this case antibiotics can not be avoided.
Treatment for boils on the pope practically does not differ from treatment on other parts of the body. You can apply compresses with stretching ointments, herbal decoctions, aloe or baked onions. After opening the abscess, the wound should be treated with hydrogen peroxide (the remains of pus should be removed from the wound), then the affected area is lubricated with anti-inflammatory antibacterial agents for several days, and protected with a sterile bandage.
Treatment of boils on the buttock
If the boil is only at the stage of maturation (a feeling of tightness and soreness, a slight reddening), it is possible to use sufficiently effective alternative methods in the fight against this ailment.
First of all, you need to help the abscess ripen and contribute to the outflow of pus. In this case, ordinary bread will help you well: put a small piece of bread over the boiling water and let it soften, then apply it on the boil (you can attach a bandage, parchment and fix the compress with an adhesive plaster on top).
You can also use pure honey: rub the honey in your hands and apply it for a few hours. From above, you can also apply a sheet of parchment and stick a sticking plaster. Treatment of boils at later stages is better spent under the supervision of a doctor.
Treatment of boil in the groin
Treatment of boils in the groin area is not much different from treating abscesses in any part of the body. And the reasons for its appearance remain the same.
Discovered at an early stage of boil, with effective and proper treatment can disappear without any complications.
As in other cases, you can apply a compress with ointment Vishnevsky, ichthyol. These ointments contribute to the early maturation of the purulent stem and the release of pus on the surface. After the purulent stem came out, the wound should be disinfected with hydrogen peroxide (can be washed with a syringe, pipette). Next few days it is recommended to continue applying Vishnevsky's ointment or ichthyol, so that the remnants of pus come out, and the wound finally heals. With proper treatment, boils in the groin area will no longer appear.
To prevent this disease from ever worrying, you need to monitor the state of immunity, your own hygiene, fully and properly eat.
How to treat a boil in the groin?
Treatment of boils in the groin can be started with alternative medicine. One proven and effective way is to apply the onions: cut the onion into halves, place the cut side on a dry heated frying pan and bake so that the bulb is black. After that, cool a little and attach the side of the cut to the place of formation of the abscess and fix it well with a bandage or adhesive plaster. Leave the bulb overnight. Repeat the procedure for the next night and the abscess will open. After the purulent contents of the boils come out, another 2-3 days must be applied ichthyol ointment to relieve inflammation and complete healing. But this method is effective only in the early stages of development of the abscess. If the process has gone far enough, it is better not to delay with a visit to the hospital.
Treatment of boils in children
If a child has a complaint about soreness in any place, you need to observe the condition of the baby. Chicken usually appears unnoticed, and treatment at home is not very pleasant, especially for young children. With a bad mood, a painful look, temperature, restless sleep, fatigue, you need to show the child to the doctor. For the time of illness the child needs rest, the room needs to be ventilated daily (the child should be taken out of the room for the time of airing). If one is cheaper, then most likely, only local treatment in the form of ointments and compresses is required. But with chronic furunculosis (often the appearance of boils) will require additional treatment with antibiotics and immunomodulating drugs.
To prevent infection, it is necessary to treat the skin around the boil with alcohol-containing solutions.
In the treatment of boils, some "adult" drugs are not suitable for young children. You can not open the boil yourself, it should be done by the doctor in appropriate conditions. The infection on healthy areas or in the wound can provoke even more inflammation and lead to undesirable complications.
After the boil itself opens and the pus comes out, the wound should be rinsed with hydrogen peroxide in order to get rid of the leftover pus and continue to apply bactericidal ointments or solutions for several days so that the infection does not spread and does not take on a chronic form.
With extreme caution, it is necessary to carry out treatment of a boil on the face, since an infection from this part of the body can get into the brain and lead to serious consequences. Be sure to wash your hands before and after working with the abscess on the body of the baby, and also forbid the baby to touch it and protect the damaged area with special bandages.
In the early stages of the disease, alternative methods can be tried. One of the reasons for the appearance of boils may be an incorrect metabolism. To fix this, you can give the child to drink a tincture from the root of burdock (five days 3 times a day for 1/3 cup), echinacea (half an hour before meals 3 times a day, 5 drops per half a cup of water).
Treatment of boils is to help ripen the abscess and go outside. In this case, some alternative means have good efficacy.
To relieve the condition and speed up the ripening process, one can make a compress from a tincture of ginger, which is applied to the abscess four times a day for 10 to 15 minutes. The compress is done with a linen napkin, or gauze (bandage) folded several times). The napkin should be well moistened in a steep tincture of ginger and attach to the affected area (a small root per liter of hot water, let it brew for several hours, you can use a thermos bottle).
An effective remedy is an ointment from the flowers of calendula, which you can buy at the pharmacy or cook yourself. To prepare the ointment, grind (powder) the dried flowers of marigold and mix with Vaseline (one part of flowers and 5 parts of Vaseline). Ointment in the form of compresses can be used immediately after cooking, with time it does not disappear, but becomes more effective.
You can prepare an ointment for the same recipe from sage, St. John's wort, eucalyptus, mint.
For treatment, you can use poultices from decoction of medicinal herbs - althea, yellowgrass and plantain (a tablespoon per glass of water). Blend the mixture on low heat for 15-20 minutes, then moisten the napkin and apply for half an hour (should be slightly cooled, so as not to burn the delicate skin of the baby). The procedure should be repeated 3 times a day for 2-3 days.
The cause of boils is a staphylococcal infection, with which the lichen Usnea effectively fights. This herb is used in alternative medicine to successfully get rid of abscesses in the form of a compress. For the broth you need to take 2 tablespoons of herbs for a glass of water, bring to a boil and simmer for a couple of minutes. Then let it brew for 15-20 minutes. Moisten the decoction in a decoction and apply to a sore spot for 15 minutes, repeat the procedure three times a day until the pus comes out.
To increase and strengthen the body's forces in this difficult period, you can give your child a tincture of propolis (5 drops three times a day).
Treatment of internal boils
The internal boil is a great danger to human health and life. As such a boil grows inside the body, the release of pus can lead to infection of the blood. Therefore, the treatment of internal-type boils should be treated only by surgical methods.
After opening the boil and cleansing of pus, a compress is applied to the skin with ichthyol ointment. It is also possible the doctor will consider other surface procedures necessary: infrared irradiation, UHF, darsonvalization, etc.
If the boil is quite large, a strong reddening around, but the process of maturation is delayed, you can help warming compresses (alcohol mixture or aqueous solution of ichthyol).
Treatment of internal chiruses occurs also, as well as at an external abscess: a course of antibiotics, vitamins, a diet (to exclude alcohol, to reduce the use of carbohydrates).