Question: My daughter has a small boil on her bottom which developed almost 5 years ago. We put hot packs on it and it came to a head and drained. It appeared to be healing but it never completely closed and it contined to drain a small amount each day.She cannot take antibiotics that are given only once or twice a day, she is allergic to them. In the past she was able to take antibiotics that were taken 4 times a day. We cannot remember the name of this antibiotic. In 2008 she developed her first boil and it was so bad that one side of her buttocks was bright red and as hard as a rock. We went to a Dr. who said it was hemmohroids and gave my daughter a suppository and some antibiotics (We don't know what kind). It was not hemorhroids so I took her to another doctor who advised us to use hot packs on the area since it was XXXXXXX large boil with smaller boils around it, I think it was called a carbuncle . The large boil erupted and about a cup of pus and blood came out and left a hole about one half inch deep. The whole thing healed beautifully . About two years later this small boil appeared and so we did the same thing to it and as I said above it has never healed. Before this smaller boil erupted my daughter said she could feel something happening around there but you could not see anything. We theorized that whatever was in the first boil spread out into other areas. What can we do and can you tell us what sort of antibiotic can be used that is not the kind you take 0nce or twice a day.

could you give us the names of antibiotics that are dosed 4 times a day besides Keflex. What about tetracycline ? with keflix she is put into a state of extreme depression and so has not been able to take anything like it. She did not take keflex with the first problem with the boil in 2008. We just can't remember what the antibiotic was. She took keflix in 2005 a lot of it for months for dental problems. The dentist who gave her this was not thinking about the fact that too much of an antibiotic any kind can be dangerous and lead to superbugs that are antibiotic resistant .