Will vulvar furuncle heal on its own?

Some diseases can actually be cured by our body's immunity, but we cannot completely rely on the body's self-healing ability. After all, if the disease is serious, it is not reliable to expect self-healing. So, can vulvar furuncle heal itself? In fact, if you pay attention to private hygiene, self-healing is possible, but drug treatment will restore health faster.

Vulvar furuncle, like vulvar folliculitis, is caused by bacterial infection such as Staphylococcus. Basically, it is caused by vulvar folliculitis and inflammation around the sebaceous glands, and the inflammation develops deeper into the body. Initially, nodules appear on the local skin, which are hard at the base and have obvious redness, swelling, heat and pain. Gradually, the nodule becomes suppurated and softens, forming an abscess. Patients experience significant pain and often have swollen inguinal lymph nodes. Furuncles can occur alone or in combination. If vulvar furuncle recurs, attention should be paid to whether there are systemic diseases such as diabetes.

Do not squeeze vulvar furuncle to avoid promoting the spread of inflammation. Be sure to keep your vulva clean and dry. Those with severe symptoms should rest in bed. Avoid spicy and greasy foods. Treatment is with broad-spectrum antibiotics taken by mouth or, for severe infections, given by injection into a muscle. At the same time, use heat-clearing, detoxifying and stagnation-opening medicines for fumigation and washing, such as Coptis chinensis, Forsythia suspensa, Smilax glabra, Prunella vulgaris, Patrinia scabra, etc., fumigate and wash 1-2 times a day, each time for 20 minutes. After soaking and washing, apply Sihuang ointment or antibiotic ointment externally. If the boil is large and purulent, it can be incised and drained.

Vulvar furuncle is more dangerous than furuncle in other parts of the body because it is easy for the furuncle to invade the Bartholin's glands and cause abscesses. The patient will have a fever and severe pain, and often requires surgical incision and drainage of the pus.

If vulvar furuncle occurs, it should be diagnosed and treated early. Do not miss the best early treatment opportunity because of shyness or mild symptoms. Otherwise, it may induce a bigger disease and make you regret it.