A boil is a localized infection of hair follicles, which results in the accumulation of pus and dead tissue. Boils start as red, tender lumps. After a few days, the lumps fill with pus and continue to grow larger. Eventually, the boils will rupture and drain. If multiple boils occur in the same area, they are called a carbuncle (a cluster of boils). Carbuncles are usually more painful and take longer to heal than a single boil.
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Boils are no laughing matter. I have read various stories online about people dealing with large and very painful boils. Because many boils start their lives looking like pimples, people usually leave them alone and think nothing of them. Only after the boil “ripens” (or develops a white pus-filled head), do people become more concerned.
Depending on how squeamish you are (and, possibly, on the size of the boil), one can either lance and drain the boil at home or have a doctor do so at a hospital. Unfortunately, even with current medical advances, there are no certain cures for boils.
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So, my teacher has told me, anything of to much can kill you. So...if your body continues to produce Boils, can you die at some point... or will it just continue to be painful..?
With boils, you have to be careful that they don't get infected. If even one boil gets infected badly, you have the potential to die. Of course, having a multitude of boils would increase your chances of infection and, also, death.
With that being said, most people who get boils don't get infections and never die from them.
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