boils

[Junny123]

how do boils start? And what are the stages? My back felt really painfully just in one place. When looking in the mirror as much as I could ,I saw a red spot so asked my sister laters to see. She said it’s much bigger around it and it’s a boil. The whole area is painful n I almost feel tired fatigued n generally unwell. Though I don’t know if a boil can cause that

[greekqueen]

Hi Junny123, are you diabetic?

I am, and I only get boils when I eat any excess sugars or any processed sugars.

Glucose-fructose syrup is my main enemy, not so much glucose syrup, corn syrup and dextrose are the other two. If I eat any foods with those sugars in them, within 12 hours I will develop bad boils that can be infectious quite quickly if I don't keep on top of them.

Sometimes it can happen if you are lying on the same area too much or even if you don't get to wash as much as you normally would, if you've been unwell for example.

Lila

[Junny123 in reply to greekqueen]

Yes I am diabetic. It’s quite interesting the things you have said. I’ll keep an eye on it. Thanks for your reply X

[greekqueen in reply to Junny123]

No problem at all 😊

Also boils can make you feel very unwell, especially if they are infected, depending on pain, what colour they are and if the pus is still to come out.

[PainConcernProjects Partner Community Champion Pain Concern]

Hi Junny123,

Here's some information from the NHS website around boils, which I hope will be helpful for you nhs.uk/conditions/boils/ It includes various information including treatment and when to seek medical advice.

I hope your pain any symptoms ease soon for you.

-Pain Concern Admin

[MSTKing]

I had a painful area on my back with a sore. It turned out to be an abscess. If this is what you have - keep an eye on your temperature and try and get to see a District Nurse of doctor to check it over.

[Junny123 in reply to MSTKing]

Yes a member of the family said I’ve to keep an eye on my temperature, I am doing. And I read about absecce too, I’ll have to keep an eye on it. If pain worsens I’ll go to the gp

[MSTKing]

If you are getting signifajt pain I think you do need it checking out. An abscess can be an emergency situation -so worth finding out what it is and what they can do for you.