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Am I dirty, fat and scanky?

29 replies

mumblecrumble · 29/10/2011 19:02

I have a boil in my inner thigh. It kills. My Mum has implied its because I am over weight not clean, not healthy etc.....

:(

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Doyouthinktheysaurus · 29/10/2011 19:10

Your mum is talking nonsenseSad

I have no idea what causes boils but I am sure its none of those things.

Ignore your mum and hope it gets better soon.

Iggly · 29/10/2011 19:13

I had one recently.

I'm pregnant but my fighting weight is 9 stone, I shower everyday and am "all bump" IYSWIM. have also had them when not pregnant. it's usually an ingrown hair.

Tell your mum to get lost. In the politest way possible Grin

ZombiesAteYourCervix · 29/10/2011 19:17

your mothr is talking bollocks.

Now describe it. In great and throbbing detail

AngryFeet · 29/10/2011 19:18

DD gets them all over the place and she is none of those things. Squeeze it!

GarrottingItLaldy · 29/10/2011 19:25

Nonsense. Boils can afflict anyone.

Now tell us more about this boil

ZombiesAteYourCervix · 29/10/2011 19:30

[boil]

chocolateyclur · 29/10/2011 19:31

If you have a boil you are an MN goddess. If anyone has the recipe for growing a good 'un I need it so I can apply to husband.

Now, take pics and video the squeezage. No, really.

thefirstMrsDeVeerie · 29/10/2011 19:41

My OH had a CARBUNCLE! Ewwwwwww.

He is very clean, handsome and all round scrumpy.

So no you are not dirty and skanky. The very idea!

I prescribe a bread and milk poltice.

cardamomginger · 29/10/2011 20:03

Ex-DH had a once-in-a-lifetime one in his ear that I got to squeeze. I still have dreams about how good that was.... And he had perfect personal hygiene.

Iggly · 29/10/2011 20:54

PMSL at the boil groupies Grin

Hungrydragon · 29/10/2011 21:02

You do realise that you are about to become the most popular person on the whole of the interweb tonight don't you Mumble. You are about to be inundated with your own groupies and fan club Grin

YANBU your ma is being a dappy bat

Footle · 30/10/2011 07:53

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mumblecrumble · 30/10/2011 09:02

Ok. So no, I don;t really get alot of boils. I am over weight but I do shower... And I feel much better about it thanks guys....

OK. So its been developing for around 2 weeks and I think you're right that it was an ingrown hair but there was no scumness at all. just redness and pain.

Yesterday afternoon i googled adn it suggested a warm compress so I sat ona nice heated pad till bed time....

So..... laid on an old towel.... placed mirror, tissues appropriately and DDDH joined me to help. I gently felt around the golf ball sized swelling but the middle bit was about marble sized. I dmit to nicking it very gently with a on.... at this point DD woke up with a nightmare and I was not so delicately poised DH went to get her. After gentle pressure it popped out and flooded the tissue with dark yellow gunk... followed by blood and clear gunk.... I [as I am a generous wife] scooped this onto end of tweezers so DH could admire when he had finished ressure our DD. I wiped gentl and put on some antibiotic cream.

This morning. It looks like a nipple!!!!!!!!

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SeeLyon · 30/10/2011 09:03

GROSS

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mumblecrumble · 30/10/2011 09:04

So. Do you think it will eruopt again?

I too am quite a boil groupie/cyst on youtube watcher and prayed for this... I take it back. IT BLOODY KNACKS!!!!!

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Hungrydragon · 30/10/2011 12:52

Case of be careful what you wish for Grin

You hope for a zit you get boils

you want the lottery numbers ... you get boils

Hope it hurts less now and that your mum gets one

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mumblecrumble · 30/10/2011 14:51

Thanks hungry dragon..... that made me laugh!

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2old2beamum · 30/10/2011 15:17

I have a boil on my bum! Take no notice of your batty old mum. MMM mind you she is probably younger than me. She is sooooo old. xx

schrodingersbat · 30/10/2011 22:18

My eyes! [hshock]

Why did I click on this thread?

PigletJohn · 30/10/2011 22:30

Go to the chemist in the morning and get a jar of Magnesium Sulphate paste. It will dry it up and shrink it so it heals. You will need an absorbent dressing as it draws fluid from the boil, change it several times a day when it gets wet.

It would also be a very good idea to go and see your doc. There is an infection and antibiotics will help clear it up.

It is possible for these things to get rather bad.

Do not let ignorant boil-perverts encourage you to squeeze or poke it. this is more likely to worsen the infection and drive it deeper, and leave a worse scar.

Wash hands carefully after touching it.

schrodingersbat · 30/10/2011 22:33

Too late piglet-she already squeezed it.

Hungrydragon · 30/10/2011 22:34

As a ignorant boil-pervert with no qualifications what so ever can I advise against putting mag Sulphate on a open wound, as you have already opened it. It hurts, a lot.

Other than that Johns advice is sound, if rather rude Wink

sprinkles77 · 30/10/2011 22:37

If you have managed to squeeze surgically drain it, ABs are probably not required. A well established boil will have a thick membrane surrounding it which ABs do not penetrate that well. I agree with dressing and hand washing though. Not all infections need ABs especially if you are otherwise well. If it does not settle or they occur frequently I would see your GP though.

I love a boil. Or anything squeezy.

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mumblecrumble · 30/10/2011 22:38

Dont worry. I took precautions. And have done LOTS of handwashing....

I didn;t really pop it so much as allow it to drain in a controlled and clean manner.....

Also. UPDATE: it has shrunk back, has scabbed over and is much less painful.

:)

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frutilla · 30/10/2011 22:42

My mum used to get giant boils when there was rationing during wartime and she was super skinny. It could be a vitamin deficiency. I think it's vit B...