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Bite Wound On Finger
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The middle finger on my right hand is very painful. I am a nail biter and I have a small wound/hole at the side of he nail.
Is there anything t hat I can do to prevent it getting infected. I had the same issue a couple of years ago and I ended p on antibiotics.
If it gets worse I will phone 101 but meantime is there anything to help?
Is there anything t hat I can do to prevent it getting infected. I had the same issue a couple of years ago and I ended p on antibiotics.
If it gets worse I will phone 101 but meantime is there anything to help?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Woof, try painting your nails with nice nail polish every day and scrubbing them gently every time you wash your hands. Although I never chewed my nails to the extent that you do I did have a tendency to nibble a little bit but I wanted nice nails and was given that advice years ago. It really works - and I think it's because by doing that you consciously look after your nails. Please try. You're injuring yourself!
Update
I was going to try RH's poultice idea but I don't have either bread or milk in the house.
Rosetta - Yes, I am Diabetic and should know better
I went to the local pharmacy and the pharmacist gave me Magnesium Sulphate paste to put on the wound. If it doesn't draw the poison out I have to go to see my GP.
I got the paste free - something to do with NHS Scotland allowing pharmacists to prescribe medication.
I was going to try RH's poultice idea but I don't have either bread or milk in the house.
Rosetta - Yes, I am Diabetic and should know better
I went to the local pharmacy and the pharmacist gave me Magnesium Sulphate paste to put on the wound. If it doesn't draw the poison out I have to go to see my GP.
I got the paste free - something to do with NHS Scotland allowing pharmacists to prescribe medication.
Well done, wolfy. Take care, that paste can work quickly, I was prescribed it for a whitlow, it worked quickly. Keep the area sterile.
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Whitlow was the word that I was looking for this morning.
It doesn't hurt quite so much as it did this morning. The last time this happened I had to have two courses of antibiotics and a doctor stock a needle in it to release some of the pressure.
I have been a nail biter for so long that I doubt if I could stop now.
It doesn't hurt quite so much as it did this morning. The last time this happened I had to have two courses of antibiotics and a doctor stock a needle in it to release some of the pressure.
I have been a nail biter for so long that I doubt if I could stop now.