Painful Boil. How to treat?

**Tinks** · May 25th, 2010, 06:53 PM

I have a painful boil on my face next to my nose. I noticed it this morning and thought it was just a blind pimple but over the course of today it has gotten bigger and more painful. My whole face hurts from my nose to my ear, i think it has inflamed to my sinuses.

Does anyone have anyone have any boil remedies?

**Kazbah** · May 25th, 2010, 07:02 PM

hot poultice? You can get boil packs from pharmacies - there's a pharmacy in Mountain Gate which is open till 9pm, they are really good.

**Rouge** · May 25th, 2010, 07:03 PM

Heat packs to draw it out and then when it has a pustule drain it

It's really the only way. Just make sure whatever you use to break the skin is sterile, and do not break the skin until it has a pustule as sometimes they can go away with heat as well. If its REALLY big you'll have to do it at a Dr, to make sure it's not more than one.

**black_rose** · May 25th, 2010, 07:10 PM

They are awful I have had one with each of my pregnancies in a very bad spot up on my thigh.

**CharlieBrownGirl** · May 25th, 2010, 07:27 PM

This might seem really strange, but I use bonjela to help with the pain. It seems to bring the head out as well.

**~Raven~** · May 26th, 2010, 10:02 AM

Bonjela

Will keep that one in my bag of tricks to try, thanks

Owies Tinks. Last time I had an evil whopper like that I swore not to touch it (it was way too sore to touch anyway) and it never came to a head. About 4 weeks later and lots of masks I was able to get the core out like a blackhead.

**Pandora** · May 26th, 2010, 10:13 AM

Ok dumb q. What's a boil and how do you tell ther difference from a pimple?

**Tinks** · May 26th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Boils are bigger and deeper than pimples. They're more painful too.

**~Gee_Whizzy~** · May 26th, 2010, 03:55 PM

Ok dumb q. What's a boil and how do you tell ther difference from a pimple?

+ a boil is caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus - unfortunately i know TOO WELL about these horrible things

ETA: Tinks - use a hot (as hot as you can stand it!) compress for 10-15 mins at a time this will help draw it to a head and ....like Rouge said whatever you use to pierce it, make sure it is sterile. once drained, cover with a bandaid to aid healing and minimise infection to surrounding area from the draining pus......

**Tinks** · May 26th, 2010, 03:59 PM

Thanks ladies. It's really painful today. I've been doing hot compresses but no head as yet. I just want to squeeze the bejeezus out of it.

**Cupcake** · May 26th, 2010, 04:11 PM

When it gets a head does it just look like a giant pimple?

**CharlieBrownGirl** · May 26th, 2010, 04:16 PM

Ammaki, pretty much (but much much bigger) google boils and there are links to the different varities.

Did anyone see on YouTube the clip that went around of the worlds biggest zit? It wasn't a zit/pimple but a type of boil (can't recall the proper name). Ewwww!

Hope it goes away soon Tinks.