Hi all, know this sounds really gross, but my partner has a big red boil on his neck and wants to pop it (yuk) whats the safest way to do this at home???

Originally posted by jaynie38
Hi all, know this sounds really gross, but my partner has a big red boil on his neck and wants to pop it (yuk) whats the safest way to do this at home??? Dont !! You dont "pop" boils.They are lanced at the doctors.Are you sure it is a boil? There is a walk in centre at the Hallamshire Hospital for minor things like that.He may have to take antibiotics afterwards.:thumbsup:

Hold a knitting needle over the gas and when it goes red,(the needle that is),stick it through the boil.

Be warned. It may sting a bit !!

Hold a knitting needle over the gas and when it goes red,(the needle that is),stick it through the boil.

omg!!!!!!!!!get to the doctors dont mess with that,an infection could make it alot worse,

Bathe the area in salty warm water for a few nights i order to bring the head to the surface. Only pop it when its ready - e.g. the skin will be thin and stretched. You'll know when its ready for popping (if it doesnt itself). Only pop when ready though as it may reform if forced prematurley.

Disclaimer - you should be able to pop it in your fingers... make sure you keep the area clean - along with your fingers... as you head may drop off.

DISCLAIMER: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. IT WAS A JOKE!








Originally posted by uncleheed
Hold a knitting needle over the gas and when it goes red,(the needle that is),stick it through the boil.

Be warned. It may sting a bit !!

It may only be a 'blind' boil. No head may ever form

It used to be that you heated a milk bootle and when it was hot placed the open kneck of the bottle on the boil.
The bootle cooling down drew out the puss.

PS. it hurts like hell

that should be bottle. imagine how it would hurt if you dropped Bootle on it. lol

Originally posted by prioryx
It used to be that you heated a milk bootle and when it was hot placed the open kneck of the bottle on the boil.
The bootle cooling down drew out the puss.

PS. it hurts like hell

Someone I knew used this method. :thumbsup:






He's dead now.

Originally posted by bigflesh
Bathe the area in salty warm water for a few nights i order to bring the head to the surface. Only pop it when its ready - e.g. the skin will be thin and stretched. You'll know when its ready for popping (if it doesnt itself). Only pop when ready though as it may reform if forced prematurley.

Disclaimer - you should be able to pop it in your fingers... make sure you keep the area clean - along with your fingers... as you head may drop off.


god your head could drop off! boils are lethal nowadays arent they :)

Originally posted by the_rudeboy
Someone I knew used this method. :thumbsup:


He's dead now.


I'd give that a bit of a swerve then!!

:heyhey:

Just wait till I get my piece of bread!!!!:D:gag:

Get some magnesium sulphate paste ('drawing ointment') from the chemist. It will bring the boil to a head. Use lots of antiseptic when the pus has been removed (don't poke at it; it will pop when it's ready). Cover with gauze until healed.

I'd let a professional deal with it, - their services are free so why take any risk ?

Ive used hot poultices made by using a facecloth soaked in hot water with a few drops of lavender or tea tree oil. Hold against the boil for as long as you can stand, keep refreshing the cloth in the hot water, eventually it will burst. Squeeze out all the nasty stuff until it starts to bleed then dab with antiseptic or tea tree. Make sure you boil wash the facecloth to kill the germs when youve used it - you dont want another!

PS if the doc does anything they will probably give antibiotics. We dont all want to take these for a simple skin infection, thats why I would treat my own.

Just noticed you said it was on the neck. Is it a trapped hair follicle? My partner gets these around the neck in the beard area where he shaves. If this is the case, I usually pluck the trapped hair out.

just wear a roll neck jumper

No. no nurse I said 'prick his boil', not boil...........

Magnesium sulphate paste is what you need if it is a boil.

Put a huge lump of toothpaste on it and leave it a few hours - will dry it out and bring it to a head, so it's easier to get rid of.

The French used to have a novel way to lance boils on the back of the neck :D

Did anybody ever hear jasper carrot with his mole sketch this is going the same way

Hot bread poutice will draw it out, if you want serious pain

Otherwise nip to local pharmacy and get some magnesium sulphate paste" drawing ointment" Sticka some on a plaster and keep it on for a few hours, then you may need to re apply some more, clean plaster mind,


Also you could do with some plastic sergical gloves to waer so it doesnt get infected,


Or if you dont fancy all that bother, go and see the nurse at hallamshire they will sort it out

Toothpaste on it overnight.
Shrink that boil (or spot) right up :thumbsup:

Have all the hospitals shut in South Yorkshire ... you're all crazy!!!

didn't the Sheffield hospitals just get voted the best in the country? I'd give them a go if I were you.

Mind you lucky it wasn't on the end of your nose with the party season coming up :hihi:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but used there not to be professional Boil Suckers, much like Sin Eaters. Try Yellow Pages!

Originally posted by prioryx
that should be bottle. imagine how it would hurt if you dropped Bootle on it. lol

:D that made me chuckle, thanks xx

Try epsom salts in boiling water, keep bathing as hot as possible and it will come to a head, then you get to do the fun squeezy bit :gag:

Hows it doing jaynie? Has it gone yet? Did any of the remedies work?

I have had so much fun reading these replies, that I havent got round to telling him yet, anyway we will get on with it tonight, the BOOTLE might be the best option though, this will hurt the least LOL:D No seriously, he didnt want to faff about going to the Hallamshire, and didnt really think it was a worthy cause, so wanted to have a go himself. Anyway if his head does fall off, he wont be able to go on Christmas do next Thursday :hihi:

re previous, I meant to say will hurt the MOST:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Use a kaolin poultice.........is that the same as magnesium sulphate paste? Put it on as hot as you can bare. Never squeeze........you can force the puss back in by doing this. You should pull the skin away on either side until it pops. Ooooooo........just imagine the satisfaction of doing this.......but beware......these things can fling their yellowy mass for miles so make sure you have your swimming goggles on so it doesn't hit you in the eyeballs. Oh.......you will probably have to use the poutice's for a while until the big red boil has softened up and is ready for popping. You will be able to easily see the yellow head when it is ready. Also......these things can take quite a while to reach maturity......so be prepared to wait. lol.

I wance knew a bloke with a nasty growth on his neck.

It was called his head :heyhey: :hihi:

I had a boil (3 years ago, just before I moved here) I left it initially thinking it'd sort itself out. In the end it infected the whole area & hurt like hell so I went to my GP & was told to go away for a few days & apply a poultice to it (& make it as hot as I could bear & apply it as often as possible) to draw the puss out & create a head.

4 or 5 days alter I went back to the surgery (my GP at the time was able to perform small ops under local anaesthetic at the surgery - believe me you will NEED anaesthetic) & had it lanced.

Forget pulling the skin away (although rothschild's descripton is pretty accurate) it needed to be cut with a scalpel. Puss flying the length & breadth of the room is about right - it smells to high heaven as well as being messy :)

Even with regular dressing & a course of antibiotics I still had a flare up about 6 weeks later. So personally I'd not recommend trying to sort this out yourself at home :gag:

My mother used to swear by a poultice of soft soap and sugar left on overnight.

How do you know if its a boil? and not just a big spot?

Originally posted by jaynie38
Hi all, know this sounds really gross, but my partner has a big red boil on his neck and wants to pop it (yuk) whats the safest way to do this at home??? just get a new partner! ;)

A friend of mine got rid of a boil by sticking a darning needle in the gas flame on the cooker then dipping the needle in TCP before sticking it into the boil slowly and then squeezing it. Bit painful but it worked :thumbsup:

Get a piece of string, tie one end round the boil and the other round the door knob. You know the rest. :D :D:D

I don't think that you can remove it safely at home. You just have to wait until your organism get rid of it naturally

Try putting a leech on it

I'd have thought it's been dealt with by now...

Either that or the boil is in primary school, being 6 years old...:cool::D