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Recurring boils - at my wits end

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ReturnofSaturn · 26/04/2018 09:36

I got my first ever boil a few weeks ago on the back of my leg. It got pretty inflamed and painful and i was prescribed antibiotics.
A week or two later up cropped an incredibly painful boil on my bumcheek. Since then ive now got another one on my bum and today i spotted two more just started to appear.
What the hell do i do? I have a docs appointment tomorrow but i just feel like crying now. They just wont stop occuring and the pain and frustration is really getting me down. Angry

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NK346f2849X127d8bca260 · 26/04/2018 10:36

I go through periods of several boils developing together over a couple of weeks.
It can be a sign of higher blood sugar levels, so maybe a good idea for you GP to check those.

notapizzaeater · 26/04/2018 10:38

Have they checked your sugar levels ?

NK346f2849X127d8bca260 · 26/04/2018 10:39

How is your diet? Also wash towels at a high temperature, if you don’t do that already.

ReturnofSaturn · 26/04/2018 11:51

My diet is pretty good. Generally pretty healthy. Had a baby a few months ago. I think i maybe got rhe first boil from sweat and rubbing- (I live in Qld, Australia)

I even managed to pass one to my husband last week who also had never had boils before and he ended up in hospital the other night as he got cellulitis from it :(

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