I have had a golf ball sized boil on my inner thigh for the last few days. It is making me feel alot of aches and just sick. I am going to gwt some Manuka honey to apply to it today if I feel well enough to go out. My mom has fibro and has had some of theseboils as well. Im curious if anyone has had this issue and how they have treated it.
Where can I get boileaze? Do you get to feeling sick when you have them?
Yes I do get them... I do not know if it is related to the fibro but it could well be. My theory is that as we feel pain in a different way to the non fibro people and because a boil is quite deepset in a way we could be finding them more painful because we have fibro. I know from experience that they hurt like mad.
As for the second thing... treating it... Run the hot tap until the water is as hot as you can stand. Soak either a tissue or cotton wool in this hot water and immediately press it onto the boil. 75% of the time it will burst quite quickly. Ensure that you cover the area with some antiseptic cream to stop it getting reinfected and swelling up again. Apply this cream every 2-4 hours for about a week. My final piece of advise would be to use a clean towel every time you dry after a shower or bath if you do not already.
I hope this helps.
Mike xx
No clue, but I'm sorry you've got them. How painful and unpleasant! The awful things that fibro brings to us!