Can boils be triggered by stress?

[loopylu86]

That is what I think mine is! I felt that queasy I had to get out of the bath. Worried I would blackout and drown in there!!

[swgrl09]

yeah, and left a scar too! I got looser fitting pants and underwear and it has helped a little but still get them once in a while. They hurt!

[Annie0904]

I had a small scar for a while but it faded and can't be noticed now.

[musiclover]

I get them behind my ears when I'm stressed!

[Tufty]

I get these too - on my chin, ears, groin and lady garden bits! Lovely. Always flare up when I'm stressed, very painful, red and huge, sometimes they track for approx 1/2 inch and fill with pus. Antibiotics don't do much, I've taken flucloxacillan loads of times. I've tried vitamins, echinicha, washing with hibiscrub, tetracycline - they still come up from deep down often with no head, very painful - I 'pop' them with a sterile needle sometimes just to relieve the pressure. The ones in my ears lead to ear infections and subsequent deafness.
As if anxiety isn't enough to cope with, these boils really get me down, I'll definately try that magnesium stuff from boots though, thanks.
I've just had shingles and impetigo too - my immune system must be shot to pieces.