What are some best ways to treat a boil?!
Question:
What are some best ways to treat a boil?
I have a boil located around my inner thigh area and it's really painful. I went to the doctor yesterday, and they said they couldn't drain it because it was too hard. What are some tips of treating the pain, and making the swelling go down?
Answers:
warm compresses applied to the infected area several times a day. You can also talk to you pharmacist about the best type of over the counter creams. Your Dr. should have told you what you could do to treat it. Boils are a types of staph infection...where bacteria get into the skin and cause the infection. If it is really bad they will have to lance it, or have it surgically removed, because there are some that are resistant to treatment.