Painful splinter in my foot. I cant get it out. Any advice?!
Question: Painful splinter in my foot!. I cant get it out!. Any advice!?
!.!.!.It's a small black splinter or something!. I dont know what it is exactly, but it is straight in the sole of my foot and slightly swollen!. I've been trying to dig it out and use tweezers, but I'm making no progress!. It hurts a lot and I need it out tonight so it can heal while I sleep!. tomorrow I have work and Im on my feel ALL day!. What tips that dont involve too much pain have you got!? If you need any more details ask!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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My husband had a splinter in his thumb!. He used a paste of baking soda and bandaid and the splinter came out overnight!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
if it truely is a splinter, peroxide and warm water can help!. Putting a piece of gauze under a bandaid or tape can help keep it from hurting as much tomorrow if you have to leave it in!.
If it is not a splinter, it could be a plantar wart!. This is what I have in my heel and I didn't know it for a while and thought I had something in my foot!.
But you may have to just wait a few days for it to get infected then the skin will break right open for you to get it out!. Needle might help too but tweezers should be enough after it gets infected!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
If it is not a splinter, it could be a plantar wart!. This is what I have in my heel and I didn't know it for a while and thought I had something in my foot!.
But you may have to just wait a few days for it to get infected then the skin will break right open for you to get it out!. Needle might help too but tweezers should be enough after it gets infected!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Soak your foot in hot water (as hot as you can stand it) with some epsom salt!. Then while your foot is warm try to gently squeeze out the splinter, do not squeeze to hard or you may make the swelling worse, thus making the splinter more difficult to remove!. Soak your foot in between tryin to squeeze!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
How long has it been in there!?!? If it's been a few days, I would suggest going to see a doctor!!
Try some olive oil on it!. My friend got a splinter in her foot, and with some olive oil, and a pair of tweezers, she got it out!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Try some olive oil on it!. My friend got a splinter in her foot, and with some olive oil, and a pair of tweezers, she got it out!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Get a needle & stick it by where the splinter is!. Try to make an opening for it to come out & keep pushing it out with the needle!. Don't hurt yourself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
soak your foot in hot water to open the pores!. it should be easier to take out!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Try soaking your foot in warm/hot water!. !. !.it should loosen your splinter!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
you may have to go to a splintologist - (splinter doctor)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Take a sterile sewing needle, and after placing an ice cube over the splintered area, which will numb it some, get in as close as you can to the splinter, and start picking at it and lift outward at the same time!. If you can get it out just far enough to put some duct tape over it, do that, and the tape should help it out of the skin!. Put some Neosporin on the open area, cover while you sleep with a band-aid, and it should feel great in the morning, but you have to work that wood out somewhat, even keep picking at it with the needle and lifting, you may be able to get it clean out with the needle!. Put the needle over open flame for just a couple of seconds, or wipe the point with 91 percent alcohol, and that will sterilize it!. Hope you get it out young lady, be confident that you can!.Www@Answer-Health@Com