Finally ruptured abscess thanks to garlic!!
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If you're like me, you ended up here because you are plagued with pain from an abscess. I started an antibiotic two days after it began (Saturday it began, Monday evening on antibiotic), as last time this made it go away. But after 48 hours and a lot of pain, I ended up looking up home remedies that weren't sitz baths or warm compresses (been doing these since day one) . I first tried one of the recommended solutions I read here (turmeric + coconut oil followed by baking soda + sea salt) and just had more pain and swelling but no relief. I should mention that I'm also 21 weeks pregnant at the moment, so this on top of being preggo is super uncomfortable! My mom recommended to me that I try to eat raw garlic. It sounded gross, but the amount of pain I am in, I was willing to do anything. I chopped up two cloves of organic raw garlic into small bits that I could swallow and with a glass of juice to mask the taste. I made it through half of the bits yesterday morning (Wednesday). I did this on an empty stomach, which my mom said is key to getting all the benefits. When I got home from work yesterday, I finished the second of the bits which I stored in the fridge. I was getting to the point of pain where I wanted to do an incision myself (much to my husband's dismay and disapproval). Finally, after scheduling an appointment with my OB for 2 days from now (Friday) and getting some stronger pain meds, I went to go pee around 1am and voila, blood and ick. The reason why I think the garlic was the defining factor was the ick smelled like garlic! It was a pungent smell that could not be missed. While I'm now letting it drain and heal, I'm going to continue to take the chopped garlic as apparently there are a plethora of health benefits. I also read that if you're on an antibiotic, garlic boosts it's efficacy. I wanted to share this experience for anyone else that may be looking for other solutions! I hope you find comfort and relief soon from this horrible ailment, but please know, you're not alone!
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rosie22736 Ouch831
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I'm so glad the garlic worked for you! This pain is awful. I suffered, yes suffered for over a year with this! I had 3 internals and my doc still missed the cyst! HOW??? When I went to the specialist he told me I had a baseball size cyst and was shocked that I was never told!
He cut and drained it in the office and then I had a cath which was more painful than the cyst!
I still don't feel normal there but its not like it was, thank God!
I'm glad your remedy worked and I hope it stays gone. From what I understand they make a reappearance !!!! EEEKKK!
Anyway, here's to NO cysts and NO pain!