| Since you find yourself reading this article, chances | | | | the skin. Ideally the health professional would be able |
| are that you or someone you know is suffering from | | | | to also remove the original offending particle that |
| boils. If that is the case, or if you're just interested in | | | | caused the boil in the first place, as well as the pus |
| what causes boils, then you're reading the right | | | | that has accumulated. |
| article. You won't be disappointed. | | | | Generally speaking, the actual cause of boils, |
| A boil is an abscess deep under the skin. An abscess | | | | particularly recurring boils, is a weak immune system. |
| is a staff infection that has been localized by the | | | | Bacteria and toxins which the body recognizes as a |
| body. Basically, staff bacteria find a vulnerable spot | | | | threat need to be removed. This is what the body |
| on the skin that provides access to the internal tissue | | | | attempts to accomplish. If it can't easily eradicate the |
| of the body and attacks it. Usually it's something like | | | | problem, a boil is the result. The best boil treatment is |
| dirt in a pore or a hair follicle. When the bacteria | | | | simply to work on developing a healthy immune |
| infects the vulnerable spot the anti-bodies in the | | | | system. |
| body recognize the infection and counter attack. | | | | Many products exist on the market. Most do a poor |
| They build a wall around the infection and bring in | | | | job. Soaking the boil, especially with salt solutions and |
| white blood cells to kill the bacteria. If the body's | | | | the like are very helpful. Salt water kills bacteria and |
| immune system is strong the bacteria is killed and the | | | | water in general softens the skin making it easier for |
| infection is eradicated. If however, the body's | | | | the pus to 'break' through the softened skin and |
| immune system is weak, it can't kill the bacteria so | | | | leave the body. |
| easily and a war of sorts ensues. The wall created | | | | Homeopathic remedies exist on the market. A |
| by the body is made big by swelling the tissue. The | | | | specific list of ingredients continually appears in |
| tissue around the affected area becomes very sore | | | | written material all over the Internet. They are as |
| and a yellowy white substance known as pus collects | | | | follows: Anthracinum 30X; Baptisia Tinctora 3X (Wild |
| in the middle. Pus consists of white blood cells and | | | | Indigo; Calcarea picrica 6X; Echinacea Angustifolia 3X |
| bacteria. Many of the cells and bacteria are dead. | | | | (purple cone flower; Hepar Sulphur 200C; Mercurius |
| Usually, whatever caused the vulnerability in the first | | | | corrosivus 200C; Pyrogenium 200C. |
| place (hair follicle, dust particle, etc.) is right in the | | | | Please do not consider this article to be a |
| middle of the 'boil'. | | | | replacement for consultation from a health |
| A common treatment would be to have a health | | | | professional. The author is not a medical specialist and |
| professional 'lance' the boil. That basically means they | | | | this article is not to be construed as medical advice. |
| cut or puncture the center of the boil. That provides | | | | Always consult your health professional before |
| a way for the pus, generally being under some | | | | undertaking any health related program. |
| pressure, to leave the body through the surface of | | | | |