TURMERIC READER FEEDBACK

[YEA]  01/20/2007: Carolyn from Hollywood, FL writes: "Hi, I have been faithfully using turmeric and switched to vegetarianism, but I have to tell you that I had five or six red spots in my arm pit and four red spots that remained after I got rid of a huge swelling on my face, none of these red spots would go away and we have ongoing acid rain spell in this area. I put some Walgreens Calahist calamine lotion on them last night and this morning, they have dried up and disappeared. I am sure you need to continue the turmeric and some sea salt, plus using the Walgreens calamine lotion. Make a list of the foods that cause bad outbreaks for you. I no longer eat bread, fewer eggs, almost no sweets. I prepare homemade veggie soups with extra fresh garlic, some turmeric (ALWAYS) a little sea salt, rosemary, oregano oil...Hope my information helps someone else... "

[YEA]  01/15/2007: Chastity from Elizabethtown, KY writes: "I tried the turmeric and it worked great!"

[YEA]  01/11/2007: Elizabeth from Houston, TX writes: "In September 2006, a boil showed up about 5 days after I visited my doctor for an annual visit. (Thanks, doc!) After about 2 weeks it went away after applying Neosporin. About a week later another boil/staph showed up and was there for over 3 months! The neosporin didn't work this time (did my body become resistant to the antibiotics in the Neosporin?!) I used Bactroban (RX antibiotic cream-which didn't work at all) and washing every day with antibacterial soap. Actually, I tried every home remedy I could think of. Nothing was working and it was not getting any better and was getting redder, more painful and the middle was hard. The boil itself was about the size of a dime and the surrounding red area was as big as a half dollar. I refused to go back to the doctor for antibiotics b/c of possible yeast infection, antibiotic resistance, getting another staph infection, etc. but after 3 months, I thought that might be my only option to get rid of this "thorn in my side". Praise the Lord, I came across your web-site. After only 24 hours of 1 capsule Turmeric/3x/day, the boil was no longer red and was definitely healing. Turmeric is amazing! The boil is 80% healed (no redness or pain at all) and I have stopped taking Turmeric (it causes some constipation and dehydration--minor problems compared to the boil), but if it doesn't go away on its own I will start taking again."

[YEA]  01/11/2007: Lindsay from Kalamazoo, MI writes: "I've been having the same boil come up about once every 3-4 months for the last 4 years and have never been to a doctor because I don't believe in putting a whole bunch of junk in my body that I don't even know what it is. For the last 3 years I've used Colloidal Silver, Chlorophyll and garlic to cure it and it usually got rid of it within 3-4 days. If I caught it in time it wouldn't even appear. However this last time I did that and it seems that my body is starting to resist it so I started looking for another way. I found your website that told me about Tumeric, so I went to Wal-Mart and bought the pills. I took one yesterday morning and one last night and then one when I got up today and it's almost gone! I couldn't believe it. With the other three I would probably still have it for another 3 days, I just can't have that. However instead of shrinking it grew, came to a head and drained out and now it's almost gone. This is totally awesome since it took less then 36 hours. More people need to know about this -- keep the word going."

[YEA]  01/10/2007: Lori from Minneapolis, MN writes: "I have been using the Turmeric now for 3 days. It has helped immensely with the swelling I had on my back (where the boil is) and the pain and it has become MUCH smaller and yesterday, it finally came to a head but its not doing anything else. How long does it take on an average to erupt/burst? Thanks!"

[YEA]  01/09/2007: Lori from Minneapolis, MN writes: "I broke out for the first time with a (huge) boil in the middle of my back, right off my spine. I've heard those ones particularly, can be quite dangerous and I was scared! My back was swelling from side to side and up to my shoulder blades and the swelling was getting harder and harder. I was SO uncomfortable! I got on the computer to check out what I could possibly do and came to this site. I read the readers responses to using Turmeric for the first time and felt confident from reading that most of the responses were from people who have had to deal with boils over the years and became overwhelmed to get some Tumeric...and QUICK! The very next day, (JUST YESTERDAY!), I went to Wal-Mart and bought a bottle (capsules), 450mg for close to $7. I got home, took 3 capsules in a period of 9 hours and by bedtime that eve, felt tons better. I woke up the next day (TODAY) and took 1 and then another one 4 hours later. I was able to use a heating pad ONCE for 45 minutes between all this in the last 2 days. About 2 hours ago (after using the heating pad), I took it off and I have a head on the boil! I've taken my 3rd and final pill for the night and cannot wait until morning to see even better results!!!! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS LEFT RESPONSES HERE, I was SO worried!"

[YEA]  01/08/2007: Stuart from Ayr, West Coast of Scotland, UK writes: "2 -> 3 cups of "Turmeric Tea" per day. 1 teaspoonful of Turmeric Powder into a 3/4 cup of boiling water with a drop of orange juice (to mask the taste). Also washing with warm water 2 - 3 times per day. Cured a boil (which was very large) on the side of my nose in 3 days. I have never seen such a sizeable swelling reduce as quickly as it did. Literally overnight the results were incredible. A prescription from my doctor probably would have taken longer to solve the problem. Just popped into my local supermarket, bought a small bag of Turmeric and decided to try my remedy. Worked a charm!"

[YEA]  01/05/2007: Annette from Elon, NC writes: "Back again. My 10 year old son got another boil and we used the turmeric again. I am simply amazed at how quickly the turmeric cleared this stuff up... It was gone in four days. This time I only used the turmeric; Last time (I forget to add this in my other post) I also used tea tree oil on the boil and had him bathe in tea tree oil soap. I'm not sure if the tea tree oil helped or not but I know now the turmeric works like a charm. I can't recommend this stuff highly enough. It has saved us no telling how much money, and best of all we avoid the dangers of all those antibiotics."

[YEA]  01/03/2007: Michael from Yuba City, CA writes: "I had 1 big boil and 2 small ones on my left inner thigh, I went to Wal-Mart mart, it was in the asian foods section, got home, took it twice before bed and when I woke up it wasn't hard anymore, it was software and the pain def got less and less, and about 24 hours later I can walk without it hurting and as much as i feel through the bandaid right now, there is no significant bump. Bottom line is, this within a day, helped my boil(s)... So anybody with one, just take this and within a day you should like me start getting relief. Really was like magic... Thx to the people at this site!"

[YEA]  01/03/2007: Chuck from Arlington, TX writes: "To start with I mixed 2 tsp of the ground spice in 1/2 a glass of water. Tasted absolutely gross. However, within 4-5 hours it had shrunk by 50%(Not Kidding). Then, I just sprinkled it on the 2 remaining meals that day. Day 2..Found the capsules at Wal-Mart, took 1 mid morning and 1 that night. Basically it was gone except for a small knot. Day 3.. All I can say is I shaved with a razor and am just totally amazed as is my know it all aunt who had to admit that I was right. The internet rules. Thanks to everybody."

[YEA]  12/31/2006: Melissa from Middlefield, CT writes: "2 years ago I suddenly started getting boils for the first time in my life. Clusters of them on my rear end, large and painful and by the time they would heal I would have a new batch. My doctor recommended I use antibacterial soap and a medicated powder on the area. I did this every day for months and it had no affect on my boils. 6 weeks ago I started searching the internet for home remedies ready to try anything as I didn't feel like I could go on living with this problem forever. The first site I found was this one recommending the Turmeric, so I went and got a bottle of Turmeric capsules from a health food store and started taking one 400mg capsule a day. The day I began taking it I had 3 boils, those cleared up in 2 days and I haven't had another boil since then. For the first time in 2 years no boils!!! I can't thank you enough for putting this information out there, without it I would still be sitting here suffering with my doctor having no idea how to help. Thank you!"

[YEA]  12/29/2006: Bex from Woodbury, Ct writes: "I had a boil pop up right between my eyebrows at a really inopportune time and I needed to get rid of it quickly. I tried warm compresses for 3-4 days but there was no change, the boil didn't even come close to a head. In desperation I searched further and found this website recommending turmeric. At first I tried the powder but the taste was too much, I couldn't drink it more than once. So, with a bit of difficulty, I tracked down turmeric pills and within 3 days my skin was 80% back to normal, the boil just shrank right down. I took a 300mg pill 2-3 times a day, had no problems with constipation or any other side effects. I am definitely keeping a bottle of turmeric capsules around for any future breakouts. I would recommend them to anyone, they won't hurt and judging from experience there's a good chance they might actually help."

[YEA]  12/26/2006: Mary from Rosenberg, TX writes: "My son has been being treated for a boil on his forehead for over 2 months and all the antibiotics they kept making him take did nothing to the boil. Although they did make him feel sick and very weak (that could be a side effect of the boil also). He developed a second boil about a week ago and got very depressed that they weren't getting any better. He stopped taking all medications and tried the tumeric powder as per the instructions on your website. He couldn't believe how much better he felt and how quick the boils started to go down. The only downside was the taste, he hates it. He found the capsules (500 mg ea.) but we don't know how many he is supposed to take."

12/23/2006: Carolyn from Hollywood, FL writes: "Hi, I was on the alert today because we got real heavy rain. Sure enough, on my forehead there appeared a tiny new bump. All my other boils on my cheek were completely dried up and healed. I never stopped taking turmeric, sipping it all day in whatever I am drinking at the time. The new bump is very small and I attacked it immediately with iodine. I could see infection under my skin in the surrounding area because I am 64 and my skin is thin and I saw the dark large spot surrounding the small bump so I want to say it is important to douse the surrounding area also. Many people do not have skin thin enough to see through it so they need to know this. Also to be extremely careful not to allow any iodine drips to get into the eyes. I always hold a clean tissue while applying the iodine. Needless to say, I am going to double up on the turmeric. I bought three more containers of turmeric and a couple more bottles of iodine. This is not povidone iodine, but the tincture of iodine in the little bottles that cost about $1. Thanks to the owner of this website and to Ted, I am able to kill these boils rapidly. But I always have to be on the alert watching for new ones. And never stop the turmeric. Thank God for the people who run this website."

12/16/2006: Carolyn from Hollywood, FL writes: "I forgot to mention that none of my boils reached the surface. I am an internet nut, so when the first boil appeared, I jumped onto the net and immediately found this wonderful site with information about turmeric. Thank God, I had a new bottle of turmeric powder on the shelf. I am going to keep up the turmeric for a couple of months and maybe longer... It may have been the turmeric instead of the iodine that caused the secondary boils to totally disappear overnight and reduce the mother boil to a tiny little lump under the skin surface. The iodine burns and stains my skin. I am very fair skinned but I put up with the pain, thinking it was killing the boils, but now I wonder if it is the turmeric. I put a teaspoon of the powder into my coffee and you can hardly taste it, anyway, who cares what it tastes like so long as it works. I sip the coffee all day and night until bedtime. "

[YEA]  12/12/2006: Lee from Vinings, GA writes: "I think it was Thanksgiving Weekend Friday that it rained. The following day was gorgeous, however the skies overhead were covered in contrails. 2 days later boils started to appear on both my boyfriend and myself: For me, 2 itchy boils appeared on my chest, for him it was on the side of his neck. I took turmeric right away. He refused, thinking it was a large pimple. My boil disappeared overnight while his grew . A few days later, more boils started to appear down his neck. At that point I MADE him take turmeric in water. The smaller boils healed up overnight but the large one is still healing after 2 weeks now. He thinks the outbreak happened after a week of junk food during the holidays (lots of chocolate). I think it may have had to do with the rain and contrails. If there are any more people in this area of Georgia with boils, please let me know! One more note: we live very close to an Air Force base which had a lot of cargo planes flying overhead that particular Saturday."

[YEA]  12/08/2006: Adam from Morgantown, WV writes: "Turmeric works for boils. I had two large boils on my face. One on my cheek that had arose about 4 days prior to the one on my forehead. I have suffered from them for most of my life. I read about turmeric on this site and decided to try it. I started taking 1 tsp. turmeric with a half of glass of warm water 3 times a day. The texture was making me queasy so I switched to 1 tsp. turmeric and a half a glass of vanilla soy milk three times a day on the second day. That was much easier to get down. On the third day the younger boil on my forehead has came to a head and burst. The older boil on my cheek has softened and is no longer painful (pain was reduced significantly on both boils on the first day!). I only wish I would have found this site before they broke the skin."

[YEA]  12/08/2006: J from Oklahoma City, OK writes: "Having been in pain for 4 days, and getting to the point where I almost couldn't walk (getting in and out of the car was near impossible, as well as crossing my legs or even bending over to pick things up) I stumbled across this website and thought I would try this remedy (too embarrassed to see doctor at this point, but was almost ready to throw in the towel). I took one capsule (450mg each) in the afternoon, and another before I went to bed last night. I also did a hot soak on the boil for approx. 30 minutes before I went to bed. I woke up at 3 this morning to find that the boil had finally burst. It's continuing to ooze a bit, but the relief from the pain is wonderful and makes up for the small mess. I don't usually go for natural remedies, but this truly is amazing. I would recommend it to anyone. What have you got to lose, but a few dollars on investing in turmeric capsules?"

[YEA]  11/15/2006: Abigail from Ypsilanti, MI writes: "I suffered from boils for over 20 years after being told by doctors to use hot, moist compresses to help heal faster. No doctor prescribed antibiotics even after blood tests revealed an extremely high white blood cell count. I was finally referred to a dermatologist in May of 2005 when my blood cell count was so high it was causing fatigue among other problems. I was diagnosed with hidradenitis superative and was told only antibiotics would make the boils heal and they couldn't guarantee it would go away permanently. I spent over a year on 2 different antibiotics and every time I stopped using them, the boils came back. I've been on the turmeric for a week since the newest outbreak which included over 16 boils total. I now only have 3 actual boils and some purple spots where boils were beginning to develop but are now going away. I was told by my doctors that I would spend the rest of my life on antibiotics. Thank you for giving me hope. I can now live my life pain free. Thank you!"

[YEA]  11/15/2006: Ah Wee from Singapore writes: "I used 1 tsp Turmeric powder 3 times plus Dermanol-C(Betamethasone 0.025% and Clioquinol 3.0% cream). They reduce the swell when the head breaks, shrink the size to 1/3 within 24 hr. Felt some discomfort on Sat and Sun. Swelling started on Sun at bikini line cum inner thigh.The boil grew to the size of a thumb size overnite. Very red and painfull when walking. Monday nite: apply Dermanol-C; a kind of anti-inflammatory with anti-microbial cream, rub the cream very hard so that the cream can go into the skin every 3-4 hours. Tue: Continue applying the cream.By 5pm, notice a white skin form at the tip. Surf the net, chance upon this site with turmeric as the cure. Well, not hard to find this power as this is commonly used in Indian cooking. Bought a packet at S$0.80. Took 1 tsp at 8pm. Took a hot bath at 10pm. The skin broke with white discharge and little (1 drop) of blood. Place toilet paper on it and went to bed. (Wed) 4:15am-Checked, wow, it reduce to 1/2 the size. So happy. Although it still pains when touch. Little yellowish discharge and 2 drop of blood. 10:30am: Checked, reduced to 1/3 the size, still some pain but bearable. Walk with ease. Apply the cream. Going to take some more turmeric powder. I think by tomorrow, it should fully heal. I still can't decide whether is the turmeric powder that helps or it is the combination of the 2. Anyway, gives it a try. I'm still grateful to this site for this recommendation. Total suffer 4 days, result seen in 24 hrs."

[YEA]  11/14/2006: Danny from Dallas, TX writes: "Turmeric is undoubtfully one of the aces in ayurvedic medicine. I've seen my grandmother & then mother using turmeric for variety of skin problems & wounds, trust me it does work immaterial of what this modern day medicine claims. For those who find ingesting turmeric really difficult can boil a spoonful of turmeric in a glass of milk (sugar to taste) and drink it. It tastes great, try it!"

[YEA]  11/11/2006: Lee from Palm Harbor, FL writes: "First I want to say thank you for the wonderful site you have! I have been dealing with boils under my arms, breasts and buttocks for a long time. I was always in pain with them. The other day a new one popped up under my arm that made keeping my arms to my side almost unbearable. The last time I had a really bad one on my upper thigh, by the pantie line, I went to the doctor as it drained for three weeks and I was scared. Of course he put me on antibiotics (30 days worth) which caused other problems. Such as yeast infections and upset stomach. I did not want to go through that again so did some research on your site as I had it bookmarked for other issues. I started taking the turmeric two days ago and the larger one under my arm is just about gone and the two smaller ones are completely gone, no pain and no redness. The larger one did break the skin, but it is not draining and no pain at all. I have only taken it twice so far and love the results. I have a very large one that really doesn't cause that much pain, more of a dull ache most of the time that is very deep on the upper part of my buttocks. I noticed today that it is about half the size it was!! I have issues with taking the turmeric, it isn't so much the taste, but the texture. So I am going out today to buy the capsules. I have only been taking it once a day and that is right before bedtime. I do have one question though. I started taking ACV twice a day about a week ago for yeast infections, but stopped it when I started the turmeric. Can they both be taken together? Oh and thank you for whoever said to put the ACV in natural Apple Juice! I have no issues drinking it down now it does taste just like apple cider. Thank you again for your wonderful site!"

[YEA]  11/10/2006: Sue from Westminster, MA writes: "my husband broke out with a rash in August...then developed boils... a few large ones....the dr gave a strong antibiotic and took a culture... she said it was staph -a non resistance kind... the antibiotic seemed to work 90%... so the dr gave a milder antibiotc to finish off the boils...that seemed to work BUT... a few days later his arms itched intensly from the elbow down to the hand... the dr. then gave a steroid which seemed to help the first few days.... so dr gave a steroid cream to get rid of the itch BUT THEN THE BOILS started to erupt again... my husband went on-line and found that steroids can cause boils to erupt. he said no more antibiotics.... So I went on line google to see about natural cures for boils. your site was there. THE BOILS SEEM TO HAVE STOPPED IN THEIR tracks... it has only been 31/2 days.... I will let you know if they total clear up... It will be nice if no drugs are needed. MY husband has been taking 1tsp. tumeric with warm water 3 times a day PLUS 4 oz ALOE VERA juice twice a day"