HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Suggest Remedy For Painful Boils On The Head

Posted on Thu, 13 Aug 2015

Question: Please advice what medicine i'm going use for my boils in head.suffering pain for one weey and everytime i feel the pain.There are 4 boils in head including back of my neck. On board ship we don't have enough medicine. Thanks

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You need antibiotics and pain medications for this!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

This is an infection and requires antibiotics, wound care and treatment for pains. The most commonly prescribed medications for this are cloxacillin, Ibuprofen and daily wound dressing. If the abscesses get bigger, they need to be incised. I know these medications are very basic and should be aboard any ship. Ask the medical personnel on board.

Let me know if this helps or there are difficulties getting this addressed. Also, if you have nay other drugs send to names to me and I will see if they can be used and direct you accordingly.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (4 hours later)

Good day doc,

I'm still feel the burning pain beneath the hard core of the pus. Our medicines available on board amoxicillin 250 mg, Diclofenac 50mg, antibiotic ointment and tetracyline ointment. Please advice if i can take Diclofenac for pain. Please advice cloxacillin how many mg and how many times to in one day and how many days to take.l can't sleep for the whole night.
Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
See below

Detailed Answer:
HI,

I will issue the following recommendation:

Amoxicilin 500mg thrice daily for 7days
Diclofemac 50mg twice daily
Tylenol 1000mg 3-4times daily

Also, there should be cleansing and draining of the abscesses.

Let me know how this is going for you. I wish you a speedy recovery.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (2 hours later)

Ok Doc thank you very much of your advice. I just started taking amoxicilin 500mg and Diclofemac 50 mg. Cleansing and draining the abscesses in regular intervals daily.

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Good and keep me posted!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

That’s nice. Keep me posted.

Until then, I wish you a speedy recovery.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (38 hours later)

Good day doc,

My boils is getting better at this time but the problem is the burning pain still exist beneath the boils which i suspect another one. I never feel any pain from the abscesses and continue taking amoxicillin 500mg, diclofemac 50 mg, tylenol tablets is not available. Cleansing and dressing the abscesses is regular. I can't sleep for the whole night. Last night I chill and had a fever i took paracetamol 500 mg and i feel better. Is there any ointment to relieve the pain. Please advice. Thanks doc.

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Unfortunately, you have limited options on the ship!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

There are definitely powerful pain medications and antibiotics. Unfortunately, you do not have these on the ship. I don’t know when you are getting off the ship but it will be important to get further testings. Fevers often suggest something which is going on in the entire body and no skin ointment can address this. For now, continue doing the right things as advised. This will be of great help to you.

When do you get off the ship?

Because that is all you have on the ship, stick to the treatment for that is the best we have available there. If you happen to get off and into the lands, then we shall have many other available options.

Best wishes and let me know what your plans and duration of stay are on the ship.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (22 minutes later)

Thank you very much doc, firstly, I will follow your prescribed medicine up to seven days. We are still waiting the schedule when the vessel XXXXXXX My blood sugar is normal 4.9 mmol/L using freestyle lite blood glucose test. Our maximum port stay is only 32 hours depends with the loading operation. So if I have time to go ashore what powerful pain medications and antibiotics to buy. Please advice.

Best Regards

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (21 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I will recommend you get the wound examined if it is not healed fully!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I will recommend you get the wound examined. If it takes more than two weeks to get fully resolved, then I will not want to recommend any further antibiotics without closely examining the wound.

Thanks and wish you well.

Note: Hope the answers resolves your concerns, however for further guidance of skin related queries consult our Dermatologist.Click here to book a consultation

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar