is there anything i can do or take to avoid boils?

[lizandlulu]

i keep getting reccuring boils, i currently have one on the inside of my thigh which really hurts when i walk, and have some red spot type scars from older boils that havent completely gone, and now i am getting nearer to going on holiday and having to wear a swimming cossie, i want to get them cleared up and gone. i even had one next to my belly button last week, when doesnt hurt anymore, but looks red still. the redness seems to last for ages.
i know about putting a hot flannel on them to try and get them out of the skin(i think thats what its for) but i just dont have the time to sit with a flannel on me.
is there any vitamins or herbal things i can take to try and ward them off? and what causes them in the first place?
any help would be greatly appreciated

Can they be zapped with antibiotics? There is a nasal antibiotic called Mipirocin (sp) for chronic staph carriers - if staph is the cause.

High dose vitamin C

Also dependent on what kind they are, applying ice when they first appear can sometimes stop them in their tracks. But usually the treatment is the application of heat, 3x10mins a day.

Have you been tested for diabetes?

i have never heard of staph, whats that? i take a multi vitamin every morning, but no more vit c that whats in the tablet.

no never been tested for diatebes, are they a symptom of it?

i have just googled boils, it does not make pretty reading it makes me sound dirty, im not, honest! i am a fit healthy strong woman (who washes and bathes every day i might add

It's bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (had to look that up!) which is a cause of some boils and can be treated with an inhaled antibiotic since the bacterium lives in the throat.

Boils can indicate problems to do with the immune system which is why I wondered if you had been tested for diabetes or other related conditions (autoimmune eg. rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid, glandular fever....) which is why I know a little bit about boils - gt aunt suffered for years, was borderline diabetic for a long time without knowing.

Have you seen your GP? Would be horrible if they got infected whilst on holiday.

i havent seen the doctor about the boils, i used to have alot of kidney infections a few years ago, dont know if that may be related in some way.
i also have a verrucca on my foot that is taking some killing, i have been seeing a chiropodist now for 3 years, every 4 weeks, and everytime she treats it, she has frozen it about 3 times, and the stubborn thing just will not die. i think she said that was something to do with the immune system not fighting it.
i dont know if to make a doc appointment and see what they say?

I was plagued with boils a few years ago, they started 6 months after a nasty bout of glandular fever, so the docs put it down to a compromised immune system. It was a staph infection that caused mine (75 or so in two years) and I had loads of different things, hand wash, special soap to clean my underarms and groin, antibiotics for my nose and oral antibiotics too. I was royally zapped for a year or so, but they did clear up. And the scars have really faded. Be really careful about spreading them, they are pernicious little buggers, use different towels etc from everyone else in the family and maintain good hand hygiene.

it sounds like you have a tendency to harbour infectious bacteria on your skin. Buy some Octenisan liquid saop from the chemist. They will probably have to order it in. It is about £4 for 500mls and in the meanwhile if they havent got it try hibiscrub as your daily wash.

thank you, i will get ot hte chemist and see what they have got

Lizandiulu how horrid. Do you know your blood type?

I follow my blood type (this is to do with different types eating diff. foods) It seems that we are all affected by what we eat in one or another.e.g. type B and AB shouldn't eat chicken while it's ok for O's and a little for A's. I can't eat tomatoes "cos they give me eczema. it could be something like that for you.

the author of the books is dr. Peter D'Adamo.

Good luck

Bad luck. I had a spell of these when one of my kids was small, I was run down/breastfeeding etc and they took two courses of antibiotics to get rid. I get the occasional one or two v rarely and use Fucidin antibiotic cream on them. Doctor said exactly the same - it's staph. You need to kick them out with antibiotics I would say. By the way I have no autoimmune problems, was just a bit tired at the time. Doc also recommended Hibiscrub which is another bacterial wash, you can get it in Boots.
Please go to the doctor and show him/her.

Echinacea is a natural AB it really works well and saves using the strong stuff. Once the boil is there (or better still while it's growing) try these; fresh lemon juice, 99%aloe vera gel, tea tree oil.

Not all at once of course! Good Luck