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How To Treat Whitlow by Cpumping(op): 10:13am On Feb 20, 2015

Please what is the best way to treat whitlow.
I have heard put the finger in very hot water, putting it in Jik, putting it in fuel, hydraulic etc.

Re: How To Treat Whitlow by Immarocks(f): 10:32am On Feb 20, 2015

apply palm oil on it then keep the finger close to heat.it helps it to broke the pours and remove the mucus inside.the take a pain reliever..sorry oooh

Re: How To Treat Whitlow by Cpumping(op): 1:51pm On Feb 20, 2015

Immarocks:
apply palm oil on it then keep the finger close to heat.it helps it to broke the pours and remove the mucus inside.the take a pain reliever..sorry oooh

Thanks

Re: How To Treat Whitlow by dominique(mod): 1:58pm On Feb 20, 2015

It's a bacterial infection so it's best to treat it with antibiotics (ampiclox). Applying heat also helps a lot. When I had it back in uni, I used to put the affected finger on any hot surface I could find, I will melt wax on it and also dip it in methylated spirit. My sister made hot eba and held my finger into it. It was very painful but I felt some relief afterwards. The pus eventually released while the finger was on a hot pot after just over a week. Afterwards, I applied spirit on the wound till it healed. People gave me so many remedies like battery acid, petrol, using pin to rupture the pus etc. I never used those methods, antibiotics and heat worked well for me. The finger looks normal despite the scary stories I was told that it will be disfigured.

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by achinaboy(m): 3:11pm On Feb 20, 2015

just get a girl friend or a girl on the street, start your speech like this,please baby, I get wtlo, can I put it inside your veejay,,the girl will be like what did u say,,and u repeat again,,please baby I got witlo on my finger, can I put it in your veejay, and then if she agrees,,then say goodbye to your witlo

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by Cpumping(op): 6:30pm On Feb 20, 2015

achinaboy:
just get a girl friend or a girl on the street, start your speech like this,please baby, I get wtlo, can I put it inside your veejay,,the girl will be like what did u say,,and u repeat again,,please baby I got witlo on my finger, can I put it in your veejay, and then if she agrees,,then say goodbye to your witolo

Try get sense small na

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by Cpumping(op): 6:32pm On Feb 20, 2015

dominique:
It's a bacterial infection so it's best to treat it with antibiotics (ampiclox). Applying heat also helps a lot. When I had it back in uni, I used to put the affected finger on any hot surface I could find, I will melt wax on it and also dip it in methylated spirit. My sister made hot eba and held my finger into it. It was very painful but I felt some relief afterwards. The pus eventually released while the finger was on a hot pot after just over a week. Afterwards, I applied spirit on the wound till it healed. People gave me so many remedies like battery acid, petrol, using pin to rupture the pus etc. I never used those methods, antibiotics and heat worked well for me. The finger looks normal despite the scary stories I was told that it will be disfigured.

I wd use ur method. d jik method seem to b working too sha. thnks a lot

Re: How To Treat Whitlow by lordhugo(m): 5:15am On Apr 17, 2015

whitlow boy! grin

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by Juzzybabe(f): 8:35am On Apr 17, 2015

This this really harsh but I saw it worked wonders for someone. Mix a little caustic soda with palm oil and apply on the affected area. It's painful but very fast.

Re: How To Treat Whitlow by domwas2(m): 2:40pm On Mar 26, 2016

I got whitlow now gonna try these ideas

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by Nobody: 2:58pm On Mar 26, 2016

achinaboy:
just get a girl friend or a girl on the street, start your speech like this,please baby, I get wtlo, can I put it inside your veejay,,the girl will be like what did u say,,and u repeat again,,please baby I got witlo on my finger, can I put it in your veejay, and then if she agrees,,then say goodbye to your witlo

James 1:5 "if any of you lacks wisdom , let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him."
sense will come in Jesus name!

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by achinaboy(m): 1:41pm On Mar 27, 2016

Epaul:
James 1:5 "if any of you lacks wisdom , let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him."
sense will come in Jesus name!

so called uptight aasss,holy nweje, santa nwegbe hypocrits,will inherite the kindom of hell

Re: How To Treat Whitlow by Dauncle(m): 8:38pm On Jul 16, 2016

dominique:
It's a bacterial infection so it's best to treat it with antibiotics (ampiclox). Applying heat also helps a lot. When I had it back in uni, I used to put the affected finger on any hot surface I could find, I will melt wax on it and also dip it in methylated spirit. My sister made hot eba and held my finger into it. It was very painful but I felt some relief afterwards. The pus eventually released while the finger was on a hot pot after just over a week. Afterwards, I applied spirit on the wound till it healed. People gave me so many remedies like battery acid, petrol, using pin to rupture the pus etc. I never used those methods, antibiotics and heat worked well for me. The finger looks normal despite the scary stories I was told that it will be disfigured.

Point of correction, its not a bacterial infection, its a viral infection caused by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by Miner13: 8:28pm On May 02, 2017

This thing too bad

Re: How To Treat Whitlow by lgboks(m): 1:00pm On Sep 01, 2017

Dauncle:
Point of correction, its not a bacterial infection, its a viral infection caused by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)

true but it can also be infected (by a bacteria) hence antibacteria is needed

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by Seun(mod): 1:11pm On Apr 18, 2018

Please don't recommend any unusual treatment unless it has actually worked for you or you actually saw it working for someone else.

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by gamaliel9: 1:23pm On Apr 19, 2018

prevent it first....when a skin tissue is hanging on your finger,be careful how you remove it ESPECIALLY IF IT IS CLOSE TO YOUR FINGER NAIL..

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by havilahconsults: 10:02am On Apr 23, 2018

Dip the affected finger inside hot salt solution (salt with water). Works like magic

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Re: How To Treat Whitlow by webgenius(m): 9:10am On Jun 17, 2018

Good day everyone, please ignore most of the advice given above. Whitlow is the colloquial(street name) for pulp space abscess of the proximal and middle segments of the finger, most often bacterial in origin. Please see your doctor who would perform a very simple incision and drainage procedure after administration of a local anaesthetic. The pus within the space is drained and healing is quite good. I had this 3-4 times as a child and now have the privilege of treating thousands of people with this condition. It is different from herpetic infection of the hand often seen in people who work in the oral cavity like dentists, dental technologists.

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