Staph or boil? Pleas help I have no idea I'm 16..........?!
Question: On my inner thigh I get these boils also under my stomach and underarm. They appear like every week. They are painful theres relatively small.
Answers: On my inner thigh I get these boils also under my stomach and underarm. They appear like every week. They are painful theres relatively small.
You could have Hydradenitis Supporativa. It is skin condition of the apocrine glands. The apocrine glands are located under arm pits, breasts, and groin areas on males and females. They are recurrent, painful, and just downright worrisome. I have this condition and before I found out I was embarrassed and ashamed. I get them in my inner thighs and on my vagina. I thought I had an STD, but I didn't. You need to see your primary physician so that you can get antibiotics and help.
Of course, I am not a doctor so you should get your condition checked out by your primary care physician.
Are you still in high school? Go to your school nurse and and have them check it out. Also, if you have a doctor you can see I'd ask your parents to set up an appointment for you.
Doctors.
Soon.
It is most likely an ingrown hair. It seems as though they are in areas that you shave, and the when the hair starts to grow it does not completely grow out, but turns back into the skin. Try hot compresses and don't squeeze before it is ready-it will only irritate it and cause it to get infected.
you should really get that checked out.
i went through that for half a year and kept quiet, and now i regret it because i found out a few months ago that i now have a severe case of mrsa, and if i went earlier before it spread i could've gotten rid of it easier.
those places were the exact same ones i got them..
go to a doctor, he'll give you antibiotics, and they'll go away..
if they keep returning after treatment then you have mrsa.
go now though, don't wait like i did.
ps. i know how painful that can be..
ughhhhhh
I believe that you may have a condition called Hidradenitis Supprativa. It is a condition of re-occurring boils/ cysts/abscesses , that are often misdiagnosed as ingrown hairs, herpes, being unclean and folliculitis. This is a newly diagnosed skin condition , but there is a lot of info out there.
Here is a link :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidradeniti...
If this sounds like it might be you, READ it, PRINT it out, and TAKE it to your DOC.
Its better to try to start treatment soon, it can spread over the body if left untreated. These boils can become quite large and painful. Sometimes even lasting for weeks or months , do not attempt to POP them they can then tunnel under your skin and spread all over the body. Most common areas are armpits, groin, binkni line, inner legs, and intimate places and basically anywhere that sweats and rub against clothing. Stress is a big inducer.
There is some support groups at MSN
(http://groups.msn.com/HidradenitisSuppor...
and yahoo, and I am open for questions!
I have had this for 8 years, I was misdiagnosed for a LONG time, It was very embarrassing, painful and scary. I am just trying to help out so you don