Question 1

I have recurring boils on buttocks. i try to cover them with bandages, and sometimes i notice blood on the bandages when i change them. is bleeding a normal symptom of boils or could they be something else?

Accepted Answer

Yes, bleeding is common in the process of healing specifically on areas of high pressure/friction. Best would be to have your doc examine and find ways to prevent them from forming.

Question 2

I've had recurring boils on buttocks. after using benzoyl peroxide daily and hibiclens weekly, they're mostly gone. but occasionally i'll get one or two. could it be mrsa or is it more likely normal staph? if mrsa, should i worry or do something else?

Accepted Answer

In todays world I assume at least 60-70% of these are MRSA and I treat them the same as any other staph. Early recognition, moist heat & drainage helps most. True abscesses, should be drained surgically and their rhine removed. Bathing with a couple cups of bleach in the bathwater & placing antibiotic ointment at the nasal entrance daily also cuts down on recurrence.

Question 3

I have recurring boils on buttocks. they hurt for a day or so, but then they get smaller and pain subsides. if i went to a doc and got antibiotics would they go away forever? or should i just manage on my own since symptoms are fairly mild?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics would not “cure them forever” because something else is causing them to form. Are you sitting all day? Are they assorted with ingrown hairs? Is there any underlying diabetes? An evaluation by your primary care doctor or dermatology is a good idea.

Question 4

Plz prescribe the best antibiotics for recurring boils on buttocks i had taken amox+clav but the infection is still recurring. plz ,the full treatment?

Accepted Answer

You may have a staph infection that is resistant to the antibiotic, and you should be treated with another antibiotic such as clindamycin. This is common in patients with recurrent boils that fail to respond to penicillin class medications such as what you are on. See your doctor to get a new prescription.

Question 5

I've been on bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) and clindamycin for recurring boils on buttocks. still getting boils while taking antibiotics. what's wrong with me?

Accepted Answer

Has anyone opened one of these boils and sent the contents for culture? If you're taking antibiotics and still getting them, chances are they are caused by a bacteria (or other organism) that is not sensitive to the antibiotics you are taking.

Question 6

Why do i always get recurring boils on my buttocks? they pop up one at a time and never in the same place. could this be related to diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic skin disease characterized by clusters of abscesses, epidermoid cysts, sebaceous cysts, pilonidal cysts that most commonly affects apocrine sweat gland bearing areas, such as the underarms, under the breasts, inner thighs, groin and buttocks. The disease is not contagious. Treatment can be oral antibiotics like Solodyn (minocycline) or Doryx. Biologics like Humira help.

Question 7

My husband gets recurring boils on his buttocks can u suggest any treatment to it?

Accepted Answer

Patients with recurring boils may be colonized with staphilococcus aureus in their nostrils, axilla or inguinal area, sometimes these bacteria may be resistant to methicillin (mrsa), in this case patient may need to use an antibiotic that the bacteria is sensitive to and also need to decolinize the nostrils and/or axilla /inguinal area, need to see a dotor to test for mrsa.

Question 8

Are boils a symptom of hiv? i've had recurring boils on my buttocks for some time and when i read up it says it could be & i'm scared :/

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily, there are many people who have recurrent boils because they are carriers of MRSA.  See your doctor and get tested if you are concerned about HIV.

Question 9

Recurring boils on my buttocks. hot compresses used to work before but they keep coming back. should i be concerned? which doctor should i see? thanks

Accepted Answer

Most common explanation is that you are colonizing Staphylococcus, could be regular Staph or MRSA. After an adequate treatment course of antibiotics you should consider decolonization. If this is been going on for sometime you might consider getting your immune system checked to make sure you don't have an immune deficiency. Getting a culture of the boils may be helpful to identify the bacteria.

Question 10

I've had recurring boils and pimples on my buttocks for quite some time, any ideas?

Accepted Answer

for culture, diagnosis and probable prescription antibiotics, this could be infectious like staph, or folliculitis or other possibilities.

Recurring boils on buttocks

I have recurring boils on buttocks. i try to cover them with bandages, and sometimes i notice blood on the bandages when i change them. is bleeding a normal symptom of boils or could they be something else?

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I've had recurring boils on buttocks. after using benzoyl peroxide daily and hibiclens weekly, they're mostly gone. but occasionally i'll get one or two. could it be mrsa or is it more likely normal staph? if mrsa, should i worry or do something else?

I have recurring boils on buttocks. they hurt for a day or so, but then they get smaller and pain subsides. if i went to a doc and got antibiotics would they go away forever? or should i just manage on my own since symptoms are fairly mild?

Plz prescribe the best antibiotics for recurring boils on buttocks i had taken amox+clav but the infection is still recurring. plz ,the full treatment?

I've been on bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) and clindamycin for recurring boils on buttocks. still getting boils while taking antibiotics. what's wrong with me?

Why do i always get recurring boils on my buttocks? they pop up one at a time and never in the same place. could this be related to diabetes?

My husband gets recurring boils on his buttocks can u suggest any treatment to it?

Are boils a symptom of hiv? i've had recurring boils on my buttocks for some time and when i read up it says it could be & i'm scared :/

Recurring boils on my buttocks. hot compresses used to work before but they keep coming back. should i be concerned? which doctor should i see? thanks

I've had recurring boils and pimples on my buttocks for quite some time, any ideas?

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