A boil can ripen on any part of the body. The abdomen is a relatively rare area for the appearance of a purulent abscess. The methods of treatment for furunculosis are common and practically do not distinguish from the location of the problem. An exception is if pus begins to accumulate on the mucous membrane or on the surface of internal organs. How to treat a boil on the stomach is described in detail in this article.
Causes and symptoms
The cause of furunculosis is staphylococcal pathogenic microflora. In some cases, the pathogen is not staphylococcus, but other microorganisms, but most often it is he. Under the condition of low immunity and a general weak state of health, a purulent-inflammatory process is activated and provokes.
The following diseases and conditions put a person at risk for the formation of furunculosis:
- diabetes;
- low immunity;
- autoimmune diseases;
- tendency to dermatitis, eczema;
- the presence of chronic kidney and liver diseases;
- wide sweat ducts.
The causes of boils on the stomach are the same as in any other area of the skin. Inflammation of the sweat duct or hair sac often leads to suppuration. As a result, a boil is formed - a very painful abscess, which is strictly forbidden to squeeze out on your own. Inside the purulent root, which can easily go deeper when extruding. As a result, intoxication will develop, in some cases (if there are a lot of boils and they will all break through), even blood poisoning is possible.
Therefore, it is very important in the treatment of boils on the abdomen in no case to try to squeeze them out: either go to the surgeon (he will excise the abscess and extract the root with a special scalpel) or achieve with the help of ointments and compresses so that the root comes out on its own.
List of Effective Events
In order to get rid of furunculosis for a long time and prevent a recurrence, you should undergo a course of physiotherapy. To do this, you will have to take a visit card from a dermatologist or therapist and visit the clinic every day for ten days. Do not be lazy: the result will please. The skin will be smoothed out, there will be no scars from torn boils.
If the boil on the abdomen is already ripe, to quickly extract the root at home, without going to the surgeon, you can use the following ointments and traditional medicine:
- Vishnevsky ointment;
- Levomekol;
- "Solcoseryl" or "Bepanten";
- baked onions;
- salt baths;
- honey lotions and compresses.
If there is no time to wait for the abscess to mature, you can contact a surgeon. Such operations are performed under local anesthesia, the patient does not feel pain. The abscess is excised with a special scalpel, then the root is pinched with a surgical loop and completely removed. If the abscess was deep - they can put a splint inside, fix it with a bandage. Such a drainage absorbs the succulent tree and the remnants of pus, the next day it will be necessary to come to the doctor again to extract it.
Physiotherapy in the fight against a boil
Physiotherapy in the treatment of a furuncle on the abdomen is prescribed in order to suppress bacterial staphylococcal infection and improve the functioning of the immune system. Here is a list of physiotherapy procedures that are used most often:
- KUV-irradiation (stimulates skin regeneration processes).
- UFO in an erythemic dose (it has a general strengthening and immunostimulating effect, it has the ability to regenerate the skin).
- Ultra-high-frequency therapy (promotes the release of pus).
- Laser therapy (stimulates the division of epidermal cells and the discharge of pus).
- Magnetotherapy (has anti-inflammatory effect).
- Selective chromotherapy (antioxidant effect, speedy healing of even deep wounds).
- Dry heat (used in the early stages, accelerates the process of maturation of the boil).
Vishnevsky ointment
A universal remedy that has been used for purulent abscesses for more than a hundred years. How to use Vishnevsky ointment from a boil on the stomach (photo of the drug is presented below)?
Everything is quite simple:
- Soak a cotton pad with ointment.
- Attach it to the boil - it turns out that the area around it is also treated with ointment, it should be so.
- Cover the cotton pad with a large piece of gauze so that the ointment does not leak and is pressed as tightly as possible to the skin.
- Secure with adhesive tape.
The compress is ready. It is not difficult to do it - it is quite possible to master this procedure yourself and conduct it at home. The compress exposure time is about an hour, then you should clean the area of the skin from the remnants of the ointment with a cotton pad or gauze soaked in warm water.
Compresses with ointment "Levomekol"
Similarly, compresses with ointment "Levomekol" are applied. It has the ability to stretch pus and the abscess shaft - you should use similar compresses for the earliest possible maturation of the boil. if there is no way to see a doctor and get surgery, then you should try to get rid of it at home.
It doesn’t matter if the boil is on the stomach of a child or an adult - Levomekol does not cause side effects and can be used to treat abscesses in people at any age.
Using Solcoseryl
"Solcoseryl" - a tool that accelerates the regeneration process. In order to break through the rod, it makes no sense to use this ointment. It is used after, in order to heal the skin as quickly as possible and prevent the formation of a scar.
Solcoseryl can be used both after self-treatment and after surgical dissection. In both cases, a scar will most likely remain. But if you use Solcoseryl daily, the likelihood of this is reduced. And remember: the more often you lubricate a damaged area of the skin, the better. Alas, the area on the abdomen is such a place from which the cream is often lubricated, so this factor should certainly be taken into account.
Baked onions in the fight against furunculosis
The most effective way to treat a furuncle on your stomach at home is to use simple onions. It is amazing how effective folk remedies can be: over the centuries, this root crop has shown the highest efficiency in drawing purulent contents of an abscess to the surface.
- Break off a piece of onion about one centimeter in size.
- Bake over an open flame or on a hot plate.
- Attach the bow to the unbroken abscess, strengthen with a cotton pad, fix with adhesive plaster.
- Wait for complete cooling, this will take about half an hour.
- Change the dressing, discard the old piece of onion.
Most often, about three hours is enough for the abscess to break out with the root.
Salt compresses
Salt has long been famous for its disinfecting effect. It can be used only if the boil on the abdomen does not break, otherwise touching the salt to the wound can cause pain.
- Moisten a cotton pad in strong saline.
- Attach to the boil in the lower abdomen, wait until the liquid stops draining.
- Carefully fasten with gauze and adhesive tape.
- In order for the boil to break through as soon as possible, keep the compress on the affected area of the skin for about half an hour.
When applying a salt compress, the boiling of the boil will accelerate, inflammation will decrease. Blood will circulate faster, which will accelerate the healing of the boil. Salt compresses are done after three hours. It is optimal to alternate salt compresses using Vishnevsky ointment and applying baked onions. Such a complex effect will help to achieve the effect most quickly. When treating boils on the abdomen, in no case do not try to squeeze them even after using special tools. Otherwise, blood poisoning can be provoked. You should patiently make compresses and wait for the abscess to come out on its own.
Can I take a bath with furunculosis?
This question worries many patients. The abdomen is an area of the body that cannot be snagged when taking a shower or bath. In order to prevent infection of the wound, you should wash only with clean water, do not touch the affected area of the abdomen with dirty hands, a washcloth, or a fresh towel.
The water itself does not pose any threat: you can safely swim at home in a clean bathroom or shower. Non-compliance with hygiene rules and the lack of water procedures for furunculosis are much more dangerous.
Prevention of boils
In total, it is easier to prevent the development of dermatological problems than to treat them later. Here are simple tips on how to prevent the development of furunculosis in the abdomen:
- always wear clean clothes made from natural fabrics;
- monitor the state of immunity;
- do not abuse alcoholic beverages;
- wash hands before eating;
- avoid overcooling;
- adhere to the rules of a healthy lifestyle;
- Do not use your fingernails or fingers to squeeze black dots or pimples.
Compliance with these simple simple rules will protect a person from becoming infected with a staph infection. Even if it does, a normal level of immunity will not allow it to spread. It should be remembered that it is strictly forbidden to squeeze boils on the stomach on their own - there is a purulent root inside, which can easily go inside when squeezing. As a result of such an intervention, in some cases (if there are a lot of boils and they will all break through), even blood poisoning is possible.