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Boils (also known as carbuncles) are collection of pus under your skin. It accompany inflammation and sharp pain.

Most boils can be treated at home with home remedies. But one should never squeeze or press the infected area as it may spread infection to other parts of the skin.

Related: Abscess, Acne, Body rash

Diagnosis & Symptoms

Pain

Physical appearance
It is usually accompanied with pain, there is a pus collection on the skin along with mild fever.

Medical tests
Usually no medical tests are required as physical appearance confirms the condition.

Root cause:

Boils occur when bacteria(Staphylococcus germs) enter in your body through a cut or injury.

When body is not able to deal with bacteria. The skin becomes breeding ground for germs and infected area increases in size. It usually accompanies inflammation and pain.

Treatment with Natural Ayurvedic herbs & home remedies

Home remedies

• Onions and garlic both have anti-fungal properties. Apply juice on the affected area till the infection is ripe and removed off the body.
• Apply Milk cream and turmeric powder on the effected area. Turmeric is a nature's antiseptic and helps in fast healing of the wounds.
• Drink Bitter Gourd and lime juice. It helps in increasing body's immunity and remove the boils automatically.

Dietary changes

• Intake of fruits rich in Vitamin C Orange juice is the best source.
• Amla therapy to reduce toxins from the body and increase body's immunity.

More Tips

• Juice fasting (take orange and lime juice twice a week)
• Limit your intake of fats.
• Drink more fluids
• Follow a regular Yoga routine.
• Drink lots of water to avoid constipation
• Increase physical activity to sweat off excess fat
  • If you are more active the body's metabolism will increase and hence body will be able to fight off the infection on it's own.

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(Recommended lifestyle changes) Do's and Dont's:

Do

• Drink lots of water, let the body eliminate the toxins out of the body.
• Stay away from constipation, eat fresh fruits or go on a juice fasting couple of days in a week.
• Lose weight

Dont

• eat junk food
• be constipated
• live a sedentary routine with little or no activity
• over eat (to avoid indigestion and toxin formation.

Faqs (how, why, when)

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