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My husband had been suffering from boils all his life and was incapacitated when these happen as it was quite a few at the same time. I introduced him to Tincture of Iodine and it worked well.
The idea is:
As soon as you feel the first sign that you are about to get a boil, take 3 drops of Tincture of Iodine in a large glass of water for 3 morning in a raw. Then 1 drop every morning.
If you already have the boils, still do the same thing and you will see your boils disappear.
Every week test yourself for Tincture of Iodine deficiency: with a cotton stick paint iodine on the inside of your wrist. If after 24 hrs the Iodine is still visible then you do not need to take Iodine. But if it has disappeared, keep taking Iodine until it shows that you no longer require it. Be patient, you may have to take it for quite a few weeks.

Boils are generally a sign that your body is some kind of deficiency and requires assistance! Some people get boils when they are feeling 'run down and tired'. Cleaning up the diet and looking at your nutrition and lifestyle is required but to deal with these topically, I suggest soaking in a bath with Epsom Salts ( high in Magnesium and good for detoxing the body) and then applying a poultice of Magnesium Sulphate ( also Epsom Salts that has been made into and ointment) to the boils and covering with a warm compress. Change daily. Make sure you wash your hands well when dealing with the boils and DO NOT squeeze them! Take high dose Vitamin C and take heed of the other suggestions on this page.
Good Luck
Donna

Boils are caused by a bacterial infection. To treat them with natural medicine your best options are herbal medicine - both internal and topically. I suggest you also get a comprehensive overview of your immune system done to identify possible reasons why you are getting them.
Good luck!

Homeopathy has a long history of helping people with boils. People have found that boils will diminish in size and frequency if the correct homeopathic medicine is used each time one threatens to come. If treated with homeopathy before antibiotics have been given there is a good chance that only a few doses will be needed to stimulate the immune response. Where there has been frequent antibiotic use, the bowel flora are damaged contributing to a weakened immune response. Taking probiotics especially for the immune system, like Megagenics Ultra Flora Immune, helps to rebuild the correct bacteria in the gut. Homeopaths can be found through this website or NZCH www.homeopathy.co.nz/findahomeopath/