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causes of boils : does alcohol, sugar, teething or allergies cause boils?


The major causes of boil is the presence of the staphylococcus bacteria, when this bacteria  , get into the body, through an opening on your skin, this opening could be a wound, a cut, an insect bites, hair follicles ,or any opening within your skin.
 therefore for you to get the boil, a boil  bacteria causing  , must have a contact with your skin, penetrate the skin, after this,  the boil is formed.
 therefore  , to prevent boil, you will have to prevent this bacteria from getting on your body, this can be achieved by proper  body hygiene and environmental sanitation.

CAN ALLERGIES CAUSE BOILS
When you eat foods that your body system is not comfortable with it,  your body can react to it through itching, pain, irritations ,inflammation and breakouts and acne etc
, though , this is not a boil , for an infection to be classified as a boil , there must the presence of bacteria. The staph bacteria must be the causative agent before we can medically called it a boil
 you know there are many skin inflammations and irritation like acne, razor bum, ingrown hair, follicutis etc.
CAUSE OF BOILS IN GROIN AREA
There  no any special difference between what cause  boil in other part of your body and the groin area,  the same staphylococci bacteria that causes the boil in other part of the body is same that will cause it in the groin area.   The only difference is the nature of the groin area, it always moist and warm,  this is good condition for bacteria to thrive, additionally , the pubic hair can hold oil and moisture , all these contribute to boil. The groin area is closer to the two excretory organs, 
Always keep  this this area clean to prevent the boil.

DOES SUGAR CAUSES BOIL
Sugar cause can boil when consumed too much, it cause your pancreas to secrete more hormones, in order to combat the high sugar level, this will eventually lead to  abrupt hormonal changes,  and this will cause boil.

Does alcohol causes boils
Alcohol causes boil, how, drinking alcohol, lowers your immune system, when your immune system is low, boil causing bacteria can easily thrive, this means when this bacteria get into your body, your defense system is weak and cannot fight back, this eventually leads to boil break out. Too much of alcohol in your blood can cause hormonal imbalance, this will eventually leads to acne and other skin breakouts.

Does teething cause boils in babies

Teething do not cause boil in babies, boil is a bacterial infection, when you see a boil on your baby, see your doctor, there is no any connection between teething boil infection,
  the most common symptoms of teething do not include boil infection
·         Drooling.
·         Swollen, bulging gums.
·         A tooth visible below the gum.
·         Irritability.
·         Trouble sleeping.
·         Trying to bite, chew, and suck on everything.
·         Rubbing her face.
·         Rejecting food.
Any other thing is an infection of its own.
Causes of boils in toddlers
 the most common cause of boil in toddlers are poor hygiene, and body cleanliness, at this age, when kid begin to wander around, they get dirty easily,  they can easily get wounds on their body.
Therefore it is your responsibility to ensure that they are always clean , all day, get therefore check body to see if they have wounds. Treat all wound.
 if you can keep your toddler clean all day, then they can be free from boils.





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