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Why do boils occur? they come back in different places. i have took antibody & wash in bleach but the boils come back & i use dove soap. why is this?
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Boils: some people seem to have a predilection to boils no matter what they do. It has to do with the bacteria that colonize their skin. Even though you took a bleach bath they seem to come back. I was told by an Infectious Disease Specialist I sent one of my patients too that giving amoxicillin to these patients once a day was helpful. I have had good success giving 500 mg once a day.
Answered 3/17/2017
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