I have horrible problems with boils. Not only are they very painful they also affect me mentally. My boils are in the groin area, more specifically 90% of them are on my left labia over to the area where the elastic of my panties lays. I have 7 at last count. I've been suffering with these for 25 years. I've followed all the directions my doctors have given me to treat them. I even had 2 drained on the same day without any anesthetic. I nearly passed out from the pain. My doctor packed the draining boils with gauze and sent me home. The next month they were back again. I am at a point where I don't know what to do anymore. I don't have much faith in doctors as far as treating boils goes. The boils can be so very painful when they flair up that I cannot sit down without doing it very, very gingerly. It's agony to even move at times. I wish I had a magic wand. Published: November 09 ::

I’ve had boils my whole life and they seem to get worse. I’ve always felt like there was something wrong with me, but it is normal for some people. The quickest way I’ve found to get rid of them is some antibiotic ointment and a bandage, and let it do the rest. Published: September 17 ::

I'll get annoying little boils here and there, maybe like once a year. I'll have one or two usually at the same time. I'm not as patient as most. I wait for the pus to come to the head, and I'll take a hot washcloth, some hydrogen peroxide and alcohol, and I'll take a safety pin, stick it in the alcohol, and shove it in the top part to pop it. I’ll squeeze all the skin all around it until all that nasty stuff comes out, and I'll keep pouring hydrogen peroxide on it at the same time. When it’s all over, bleeding and all, I'll alcohol swab it and – Bam! Two days later, it’s almost as if I never had one. Good luck! I hate these things. Published: August 28 ::

Since I was a teenager, I have gotten boils at least once a month on my inner thighs. I have found the best way to deal with them is hot compresses, gauze, and a good anti-bacterial soap and topical cream. I recently had a rather large one (the size of a golf ball, maybe slightly larger) and had to go to the local ER to have it lanced. The doctor lanced it, wrapped it in non adhesive gauze and told me to take a lukewarm sitz bath three times a day, wash it with antibacterial soap. He gave me two prescriptions for antibiotics (Keflex and Bactrim) along with a mild painkiller. I've never had a boil this large or this painful before, so we shall see. Published: August 27 ::

My daughter is 20 mos old and she just got another boil/abscess. This will be her 3rd one. The first two were on her butt and this new one is on her belly, she been getting them since she was 9mos. they start out small, like a bug bite. or pimple. and within days it will get bigger and redder. To drain them I found that (this part hurts the most) taking a warm/hot cloth and some fresh ginger seems to help pull the puss out. Then we take a trip to the doctors as well. Published: August 27 ::

I have found that using just a little tea tree oil on a boil a couple times a day will make it go away. It is a great antiseptic. Published: November 02 ::

I too, am a constant complainer of boils. I am extreme everywhere, I have had liposuction to the underside of my skin to get rid of all the tunnels that lead from one to the other and had big success in that. I also had them cut out the sweat glands under one arm. That just left a scar 4 inches long and almost an inch wide. No sucess there. I currently had some great news and want to share. Look up biological response therapy. Don't bother with anibiotics, ask for anti inflammatories. It's an inflammed hair folicle which most of you know and will keep them down. After all this time and looking up the biological response therapy and the missing parts of the immune system that fights off the boils it all makes sense. Good luck to you all. Published: October 28 ::

I got boils for first time, and it is inside in the tip of the nose.It is very painful and I asked the pharmacist for medicine over the counter. He gave me Benzocaine 20% ointment and seems to work for the pain at least a little bit. I can not use any of your advice, due to the the location of my boils. Published: October 28 ::

For those of you suffering from recurring boils on your behind area, please go to a colorectal surgeon and ask about "fistula." A fistula could be the underlying cause of your boil, or "abscess." Even though you treat an abscess (by lancing it), it won't necessary solve the underlying problem if you have one (a fistula). Look it up online, and please ask a surgeon about it. There are various treatments for fistulas to prevent abscesses from recurring. Best of luck! Published: October 13 ::