# Most ungodly place you've ever had a pimple? (TMI thread)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ungodly-place-youve-ever-had-a-pimple-tmi-thread/673022>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 4, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ungodly-place-youve-ever-had-a-pimple-tmi-thread/673022 "2013-11-04T02:00:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ungodly-place-youve-ever-had-a-pimple-tmi-thread/673022/121 "2013-11-14T16:11:20Z")

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> [@GrizzRich](#):
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> GAD! I posted this on the zombie zit-thread from some ten (?) years ago…
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> What ARE you people eating that makes your bodies produce these ungodly boils?!

I am unaware of a dietary link with boils. Most boils are localized staph or step infections, bacteria that is on everybody’s skin. Some people have more fragile skin than others, and are more prone to tiny microscopic tears that get infected and make boils. I do suggest that people prone to them check their diet for omega3 and onega6 fats, needed for healthy cell membranes and only available through diet or supplement… our bodies can’t make them like they can other fatty acids. But boils aren’t caused by a poor diet.

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**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ungodly-place-youve-ever-had-a-pimple-tmi-thread/673022/122 "2013-11-14T17:05:40Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> I am unaware of a dietary link with boils. Most boils are localized staph or step infections, bacteria that is on everybody’s skin. Some people have more fragile skin than others, and are more prone to tiny microscopic tears that get infected and make boils. I do suggest that people prone to them check their diet for omega3 and onega6 fats, needed for healthy cell membranes and only available through diet or supplement… our bodies can’t make them like they can other fatty acids. But boils aren’t caused by a poor diet.

Also to tie this to the [body wash thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=707707), the skin’s natural [acid mantle](http://thenakedchemist.com/understanding-the-acid-mantle/) provides a slightly acidic barrier to bacterial infection that most soaps (being alkaline) tend to reduce or destroy, leaving the skin more prone to infection.

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**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ungodly-place-youve-ever-had-a-pimple-tmi-thread/673022/123 "2013-11-14T18:50:38Z")

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> [@Clothahump](#):
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> Oh, ghods. [PopThatZit.com](http://www.popthatzit.com/).
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> I strongly recommend that you do NOT look at the one labelled Central Georgia Massive Abcess Flood. You have been warned.

Holy shit. I mean, that really looked like shit to the extent I thought he’d perforated the bowel 😛

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**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ungodly-place-youve-ever-had-a-pimple-tmi-thread/673022/124 "2013-11-16T12:00:17Z")

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to the folks who like the more "cheesy: or “toothpasty” type should check out the turtle on the pop that zit page

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