Homeopathic question about boils?!
Question: I have a boil on my tush. I kinda know how to treat the thing, but I'm trying to also prevent more boils. I'm taking calcarea sulphurica made by a company named boiron. My question is am I adding to the infection that's already in my body with this stuff? Will this stuff help in the long run to keep me from getting anymore boils? Will this help with my current boil? Anyone who has used this let me know. My daughter also gets boils on occasion, should I give the calcarea sulphrica to her? Topically I'm using SMILE'S PRID Homeopathic all natural drawing salve. It's worked in the past at opening up the boil and drawing out the infection. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Missy
Answers: I have a boil on my tush. I kinda know how to treat the thing, but I'm trying to also prevent more boils. I'm taking calcarea sulphurica made by a company named boiron. My question is am I adding to the infection that's already in my body with this stuff? Will this stuff help in the long run to keep me from getting anymore boils? Will this help with my current boil? Anyone who has used this let me know. My daughter also gets boils on occasion, should I give the calcarea sulphrica to her? Topically I'm using SMILE'S PRID Homeopathic all natural drawing salve. It's worked in the past at opening up the boil and drawing out the infection. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Missy
Missy I can't tell you if the homeopathic treatment would have any effect or not. A boil is an infection caused by the staph bacteria that already live on your skin naturally, and somehow the bacteria gets into the skin in a pore or hair follicle. It's the same thing that tends to cause pimples on the face, except on other parts of the body we just tend to call them boils. The best way to deal with a boil is actually the least invasive way there is. All you really need to do is apply heat, either with a hot soak, a hot clean washcloth, or even a heating pad. Otherwise, keep it covered with a dry gauze bandage. When the body has isolated the infection, it will drain it all by itself. That is much better, because it will not cause any other skin to be damaged in the process, and in the end it will heal a lot faster. When it actually does start to drain, you can encourage it to drain completely with some very, very gentle pressure along the sides. Before you do that, make sure your hands are fresh washed, with any soap you have- antibacterial soap isn't necessary. Then wash your hands again directly after touching the boil, and cover it with a clean bandage. Keep it covered until it has healed completely. This helps to prevent spreading the bacteria to new spots. You don't need to use anything on the skin to draw the boil, your immune system will do that all by itself, and your adjacent skin doesn't need any potions on it. Plus, it's just a way to spread the infection to other healthy skin. All you really need is heat and patience. The infection really isn't coursing through your body, it's all localized in the spot you see as the boil. It's an infection caused by bacteria you normally have on your skin, which makes it hard to completely get rid of. And in truth, anything that would rid your skin of the natural flora wouldn't be very good for you or your skin. You can however, do some things that will help prevent overgrowths- though nothing will prevent them all. First, you should use plain old soap for washing. You don't need antibacterial anything. Bath oils and bubble baths aren't really good on a regular basis, as they upset the natural pH of the skin, and upset the bacterial balance as well. You should also probably use a bath scrubbie to clean with, and hang it after use in sunlight to dry completely between uses. Every couple days you can sanitize it in a bleach water dip, or even a trip to the microwave for a minute or two will do the trick nicely. Try to wear natural fabric clothing against the skin, avoid nylon and other synthetics as they don't allow the skin to breathe well, and they hold moisture and heat against the skin. Bacteria likes dark, moist, warm spots- so the buns and inner thighs, and armpits are places most likely to develop boils. You want airflow and light there as often as you can. Though of course, the buns area makes that a trick. Mostly that can be done by going to bed at night without undies on, and wearing all cotton undies in the day. Ignore the folks that tell you that diet and such do this- it's just not true. A good balanced diet will help you heal better, but nothing you eat will prevent an infection from happening. Nothing you ate gave it to you either. If a boil doesn't drain itself, with heat, after a week, then you need to see the doctor to have it incised before it gets into deeper tissue. As a rule though, most boils will drain themselves if you just apply heat and wait it out. It's really that simple. Trust your body knows how to deal with it best, and then let it do it. Resist the urge to get involved, other than applying heat and the bandage. If I understand the formulation of the clacarea sulphrica correctly, it contains sulfur and calcium. Although sulpher is an antibacterial, I would be cautious giving it to a child, or even taking it yourself. Sulfa drugs are infamous for causing allergic reactions, and some bacteria are resistant to it. By using an antibiotic, even a weak one, you are helping to boost the antibiotic resistant bacterial population. And you could actually be contributing to further problems for yourself. Honestly, the easiest way to maintain healthy skin is the simpliest. Use plain soap, no perfumes, no dyes, no extra stuff like antibacterial medications. Plain old soap and water is still the most effective thing against most of the bacteria and viruses out there.
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A boil, also referred to as a skin abscess, is a localized infection deep in the skin. A boil generally starts as a reddened, tender area. Over time, the area becomes firm and hard. Eventually, the center of the abscess softens and becomes filled with infection-fighting white blood cells that the body sends from the blood stream to eradicate the infection. This collection of white blood cells, bacteria, and proteins is known as pus. Finally, the pus "forms a head," which can be surgically opened or spontaneously drain out through the surface of the skin.
Boils, skin abscess - Treatment & Homeopathic Medicines :-
#Belladonna [Bell]
In boils with much swelling and redness Belladonna is the remedy to be used in the early stages. Boils recurring in the spring also indicate the remedy. Arnica produces a crop of boils all over, beginning with soreness, go on to suppuration, and another crop follows. When the boils partially mature and shrivel up Arnica is the remedy indicated. Calcarea picrata has achieved a clinical reputation in boils.
#Silicea [Sil]
This is a great boil remedy, and, in conjunction with Hepar sulphuris, prescribed for the general indications of abscess will cover many cases. It is a remedy to prevent boils. It produces inflammation of the connective tissue, and following the boil will be a plastic indurated and often inflamed lump, which Silicea will remove. Calcarea sulphurica is also a remedy to remove the tumefaction of boils. Arsenicum and Carbo vegetabilis come in boils of a low adynamic type.
#Sulphur [Sulph]
This remedy produces a tendency to boils and is applicable to scrofulous persons. Hughes recommends a course of Sulphur 12. Phytolacca is said to be specific in boils. Lycopodium. Evans says the trinity of remedies for boils is Belladonna, Arnica and Lycopodium. Berberis vulgaris hastens suppuration in boils and prevents their recurrence. Anthracinum is recommended by Clarke for succession of boils, with no other symptoms to guide. Arctium lappa and Echinacea are excellent remedies with which to break up the "boil habit". In the latter remedy profound prostration is an indication.
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I am 72 years old . In 1950 I played football. One day i started to get boils on my arms. I had as many as 6 at one time. I was told by my coach to start eating raisins. i ate 4 small boxes a day. i don't remember for how long but I would guess 1 month. They went away slowly but I have never had one since. He said is was an Iron deficiency. Take it for what it is worth. It worked for me.