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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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What Causes Recurrent Boils On The Body?

Good day Dr. Andrew Rynne, I had a boils way back 2008, i went for a minor surgery that on Dec 2008, the doctor cut the boils and tried to drain it. after that operation the boils reccuring very frequent until and up to this time. is this still a boils or what?
Tue, 30 Aug 2016
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Repeated boil is due to repeated infection. Your proneness to infection depends upon your body immune system which fights against any such invading agent such as bacteria, virus and fungus. There are a number of factors which compromise your immune system resulting in increased susceptibility to infection. Those factors include nutritional deficiency, diabetes, HIV infection, compromised skin integrity such as after surgery or trauma, excessive sweating, compromised blood circulation, congenital immunoglobulin deficiency and chronic diseases etc. Look at these aspects. You might find the cause of repeated infection in yourself.
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1.     Investigation – blood sugar (F & PP)
2.     Try to keep yourself clean
3.     Wear loose cotton wardrobe
4.     Sweating predisposes infection. You can use dusting powder to keep yourself dry
5.     You there are too much hairy then you can trim those hairs regularly
6.     Adopt proper hygienic practices such as bathing and cleaning with good quality soap
7.     Wash your hand before taking food and after coming from toilet
8.     Take high protein diet such as eggs, meat, cheese, vegetable and fruits
9.     Take proper antibiotic after culture & sensitivity report
10.     Do not use any antibiotic indiscriminately
For fresh boil
1.     Take amoxicillin 500 mg every 8 hours for 7 days
2.     For big boil, get the pus drained by incision by trained doctor

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What Causes Recurrent Boils On The Body?

Repeated boil is due to repeated infection. Your proneness to infection depends upon your body immune system which fights against any such invading agent such as bacteria, virus and fungus. There are a number of factors which compromise your immune system resulting in increased susceptibility to infection. Those factors include nutritional deficiency, diabetes, HIV infection, compromised skin integrity such as after surgery or trauma, excessive sweating, compromised blood circulation, congenital immunoglobulin deficiency and chronic diseases etc. Look at these aspects. You might find the cause of repeated infection in yourself. Advice 1. Investigation – blood sugar (F & PP) 2. Try to keep yourself clean 3. Wear loose cotton wardrobe 4. Sweating predisposes infection. You can use dusting powder to keep yourself dry 5. You there are too much hairy then you can trim those hairs regularly 6. Adopt proper hygienic practices such as bathing and cleaning with good quality soap 7. Wash your hand before taking food and after coming from toilet 8. Take high protein diet such as eggs, meat, cheese, vegetable and fruits 9. Take proper antibiotic after culture & sensitivity report 10. Do not use any antibiotic indiscriminately For fresh boil 1. Take amoxicillin 500 mg every 8 hours for 7 days 2. For big boil, get the pus drained by incision by trained doctor Thanks