Topic: Who here gets boils? Does it mean something? Parasites?
ktkdommer
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This is an "I wonder" question.
I've been getting boils on the bum for years. I always thought it was my signal to a pending lupus flare and that I've done too much. That was kind of the pattern.
Now that I don't have lupus, are the boils a way of my body telling me I need to detox more? Is there a connections between Lyme and boils? Kind of like Lyme and warts- a sign of lowered immunity.
My last boils were small and in a set of three with a small head on them. Please tell me this isn't a parasite thing.
Any advice? Any experience?
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I know my cousin (who had Lyme) used to get them on her face. At least I think they were boils. Lyme treatment got rid of them. I would guess it is from the infection.
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It definitely could be from parasites. Parasites/worms can be considered as a co-infection and often overlooked.
It would be wise to take some antiparasitic herbs. I had them on my tush and back and they went away when i took the herbs and salt/c.
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Sets of three are very indicative of parasites.
Gael
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ktkdommer
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Gael: Yuck. I can't believe sets of 3 indicate parasites. I will talk with doc more at Monday appointment.
I took alinia for a short time. Didn't have any results.
I've tried blackwalnut, wormwood tincture combo but found it hard to stick with. Just kept forgetting. I'm better when things are in a pill form and go into my pill box when I set it up on Sunday.
Thanks for the post!
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I get them on my chin when I'm detoxing. I hadn't gotten them for a long time, but now that I'm finally addressing some toxins again, I'm getting them again.
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Can you guys tell me exactly what you mean by boils? Are they like large pimples?
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ktkdommer
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Yeah, they are like eruptions under the skin. Some have heads some don't. I think you could google and find photos.
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Yuck, I get things that look like that too. Seems like it began when I really started to go after yeast quite a few months back..and I'm still getting them! I take it this is some form of detox??
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ktkdommer
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I take it as something is trying to get out through the skin. It may be caused by detoxing or by being toxic.
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Yep, all the time. Ever since falling ill.
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canefan17
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Mine are smaller than the pictures I found.
I just assumed those were detox pimples lol Didn't know someone called them boils (sounds worse!)
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My dh and I have had a few that the doc says were MRSA and gave us some ointment that goes in your nose and on the sores. It seemed to help the small ones clear up. He says we will always have this in our systems, so we keep the ointment and we've had it filled one more time so far. The 1st one dh got was on his leg and just kept growing in size, like by the hour. It was so big the doc lanced it and they still couldn't get to the core, so he told him to put wet hot towels on it to draw out the core.
I'm not sure if the boils you are talking about are the same as what we have but it may be something to consider. He's had a few more on various locations. I've had in my nose, arm, and in my ear..maybe some other small ones, but I use the ointment and they don't get very big.
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I had them. Not exactly sure of the cause but one LLMD told me they're a sign of immuno-suppression.
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ktkdommer
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It all makes sense. I'm glad mine are small and no lancing is needed.
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I have suffered boils all my life - I have also had lyme all my life. The ONLY time I have ever gotten rid of them was when i would bathe in MMS (Miracle Mineral Solution), 30 drops in the bathwater. They went away and I stopped bathing in MMS. Now they are back.
I get them under by boobs, which are big. Dr always told me it was a sweat thing. It is not, they come from inside and take months to develop and then they get to the size of a quarter. At one time, I developed "tracks" and the dermatologist gave me a cream that helped. But the "tracks" thing is indicative of parasites, but i have been thru all sorts of parasite treatments.
I have been to so many Emergency rooms for lancings and I have so many scars, i was told to never do mammograms anymore because the scars look like cancer. Anyway, i will be back on MMS baths starting today.
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canefan17
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BugBit,
Would you activate the MMS to use it in baths
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I had something come up when I was 19. I was told I had something called Carbunculosis and MRSA. Treated with Biaxin, which was new then. Oddly, they never went away. I went to specialist after specialist. UGH! I was put on Prednisone recently for my Intracranial Hypertension to try and get the pressure off my optic nerve and guess what, THEY went away. So, I went on the hunt to find why they went away. Come to find out, they are not boils, carbuncles or MRSA. They do make tracts and tunnels, they are painful and can make you sick. Look up "hidradenitis suppurativa".
I too have had lancing after lancings, used Hibiclens, different deodarants, soaps and more. I was afraid to let my husband see me. So far, Degree is the only thing I have found that keeps them from breaking out in my armpits. When I saw the pictures online, I started crying. After years of being to doctors, literally 20 year of running in circles and being told I was not a clean person or I had MRSA, I found it!!
I took the info to my Neurologist and he got me the referral to the Rheumatologist and I am now waiting to see if they can confirm it. I don't need them to tell me it is. I am 100& positive and my husband can agree.
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I had this last week for the first time. I was putting sunscreen on in the morning and something hurt in front of my ear along my jawline. It looked like a bugbite with a small blister in the middle. I will spare you the remaining details!
I also had little pimples on my chin and forehead which I never get.
I had just started some new Byron White herbs. Must be toxins trying to escape!
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Don't forget, MRSA can kill. My DD had a huge boil that turned out to be MRSA. They can culture the pus (as long as you aren't on antibiotics) and tell you 1. whether or not it is MRSA and 2. what abx will kill it and what abx it is resistant to.
If you do have MRSA, you will need to disinfect your house, wash all sheets in hot water, etc. MRSA can last on inanimate surfaces for over a month, and it tends to reoccur if you don't fully eradicate it from your household.
When our immune systems are struggling, we are more susceptible to all infections.
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I think bartonella has a rash that looks like a boil, doesn't it? Might be worth googling if you have bart symptoms...
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Lou, I agree that not all staph infections are MRSA, but you won't know unless you get it cultured. You can't tell by looking at it.
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MRSA is very dangerous. I have lost 5 family members from it. And I have lived a majority of my life on edge and in fear because I was told I had it. And now I may not have it? I know better safe than sorry. But, hey. Maybe others here can look up the information and take what they can with them to the docs and see. Why not? Posts: 5 | From Florida | Registered: Sep 2011
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I know better safe than sorry. But, hey. Maybe others here can look up the information and take what they can with them to the docs and see. Why not? ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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