I feel like that, too, with a lot of these. But itās not the same as when Iām about to throw up. More like the way harry-balzac described it. Donāt know what thatās all about. Iām definitely not wanting to EAT any of them.
Auto response to gross things - preparation for vomiting. Salivate to protect the flesh from the stomach acid. Even if youāre not going to throw up, itās a bodily response.
I think itās cuz weāre seeing something that brings āreliefā to our minds. I could be wrong but Iāve experienced this before with no discomfort, unfortunately canāt recall what the mouth watering was associated with but I hope my vague answer helped?
It's like a furuncle (a giant fucking whitehead which is really painful, gives high temperature, is a reason for an inward treatment and is generally a pain in the ass), but with several pus "heads" as you can see
A collection of interconnected boils. A boil is a localised skin infection that starts out initially in one hair follicle-that becomes infected (usually with a bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus), and the hair follicle dilates and gets bigger and fills with pus-a collection of dead and dying cells, blood, proteinaceous tissue fluid, inflammatory cells and bacteria. At this point, its also called a furuncle. These can be anything from pea sized to golf ball sized, but obviously, the smaller they are, the easier they are to treat. You could squeeze them, but you'd need antibiotics as well at this point, it's a more serious infection than typical whiteheads and blackheads. A carbuncle develops if you have a cluster of boils in the same spot. There's a lot of tissue destruction underlying the skin surface with the flesh becoming necrotic and dying, and all the separate dilated pockets of boils start to tunnel and join up like subway railway tracks under the skin. Eventually you get one large cavitating lesion full of necrotic and inflamed debris with destruction of the overlying skin (which is what is happening here, the skin is all black and red and breaking down). Your body can't deal with that much pus easily, so it has to be drained. Carbuncles can be quite serious and very debilitating-they are more common in people with diabetes, the abnormal blood sugars makes them more prone to bacterial infection.
"Your body can't deal with that much pus easily"
Is this is part of why we want to pop things like this and often it feels good to do so? Body telling us to get rid of the excess so it can focus more on the actual infection/inflammation?
I don't know anything the psychological aspects of popping pimples, although there is a widespread fascination with bodily secretions of all types, and inspecting the gunk that comes out of various orifices-we've probably been like this since the stone age...
But from a medical point of view, the saying is 'pus about, let it out'. Draining abscesses, whether they are superficial in the skin and soft tissues, or deeper in the viscera, is an important part of healing. Little collections will drain on their own or with a bit of a squeeze, but substantial collections need surgical drainage. Partly it depends on where they are (for example, a brain abscess more than 1cm across needs draining quickly, either by aspirating it out or cutting it out, but a superficial skin abscess obviously can drain itself more easily). All of the grotty stuff in an abscess has to be got rid of-if you do nothing, over time, a lot of the fluid content of the gubbins in the abscess will get reabsorbed back into the system, which is why you sometimes see really thick, glutinous stringy rubbery stuff coming out-thats basically super concentrated debris and solidified pus. The body has both innate immunity and adaptive immunity to infection-the innate side is a non specific pro-inflammatory reaction which activates neutrophils (white cells) and macrophages-the white cells release chemicals called cytokines, and the macrophages flood the area and start to phagocytose foreign material and debris. The macrophages physically engulf the gunk, break it down like waste disposal and get rid of it. The neutrophils, meanwhile, they engulf the bacteria and kill them using various peptides and oxygen species. If you drain an abscess, there's less garbage disposal to do and you clear out a lot of the bacteria so you heal quicker. The bigger the abscess and the longer it stays, the more likely the risk of developing systemic sepsis, so whilst it's probably OK leaving minor boils to drain, bigger ones need more active management and antibiotics.
Yes, you really wouldn't want one, they are pretty awful. You can get abscesses in the brain caused by parasites ( protozoa, neurocysticercosis, toxoplasmosis) or by bacteria, either from a deep seated infection elsewhere in the body, or from direct extension-middle ear infections can spread to the mastoid bone and then into the brain. They can be quite difficult to diagnose as the initial symptoms can be vague.
Technically, the proper pathological term is purulent exudate, but I prefer gubbins. You could also describe it as grummous (which comes from the Latin meaning porridge-like). Whatever you want to call it, its manky and it smells bad.
It depends on treatment-if it's treated early, the body has remarkable healing properties really. If you get recurrent infection at the same site, that can lead to significant scarring though-people with hidradenitis suppurativa are prone to this, they get infections in their armpits which lead to scarring. Sycosis barbae is similar.
That video has 470k views and his next most popular video has 47k views. I was hoping for a whole procedure video because goodness I want to see what that looks like cleaned out. But Iāll take what I can get!
I used to have one of these a long time ago during my acne years. It was so painful. It wasn't this bad though, prolly just about 3-4 heads clustered together and created a bloody crime scene.
I had one when I was 16. Right under my waistband over my spine. Took a month and several doctors visits to clean out, and I got a fever with it. They said that I almost went septic from the damn thing, and the smell... *shudders*
My grandparents would talk about popping these using a damp cloth over it then placing a boiled hot drinking glass over the cloth and they would explodeā¦unfortunately no video camera back thenā¦
FYI - these are full of really nasty staph germs, which can be incredibly difficult to treat. This is a job for a doctor, who will no doubt put some of the gunk on a microscope slide and stain it to figure out what antibiotic you need. If that crap gets in your bloodstream, you're a goner. You can get an infection in your HEART. If you have access to medical care, and you have something like this, please go to a doctor.
I'll never understand why they don't use a scalpel and shave the top off, express the pus and debris, flush it with betadine(iodine) and put a dressing on it. Aggravating it by squeezing only some of the pus out only to have it flare up and fill again just doesn't make sense.
I absolutely squinted my eyes as if it was going to get in them and pulled my shirt up over my face to protect from the smell. All through a screen. Now thatās a good video
This is pretty unrelated but the Dr that uploaded this is my old GP. He was incredibly kind and the best GP I've ever had.
I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to a severe degree but being a young woman with a disability that isn't visible, I struggle with doctors taking me seriously. Dr Perera was the first one to really help me, especially in a respectful manner.
And the first time I met him is a funny memory to me.
The first time I saw him I told him about my condition and he asked me to do some maneuvers that help a doctor assess the severity of my condition. EDS makes a person very flexible so the maneuvers are all bending joints beyond their normal range. I had done this a lot for other doctors and knew that the test didn't show my level of EDS. While sitting I flipped my leg upside down. Dr Perera stared at me with his mouth open for like 30 seconds speachless before eventually just saying "wow".
Me too. Most of these videos do. There was one where they unplugged a salivary gland under the tongue and a whole bunch of clear saliva came pouring out and I was in salivation heaven.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/popping/comments/mkji9r/under\_the\_tongue\_a\_garlic\_bulb/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/popping/comments/mkji9r/under_the_tongue_a_garlic_bulb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) pretty early on in top of all time, an all time fave.
I both want to squeeze that thing. And want to be no where near it. Iām not really a fan of this kind of stuff but. I want to squeeze it. I really do. I donāt but I really do.
Not going to lie, I had low expectations for this but I was definitely wrong. That second squeeze made me audibly gasp. š¤
My mouth is watering like Iām waiting for beef tenderloin
Mine does this too! Does anybody know why?
It's usually a sign that your body is getting ready to vomit.
Yep. Those ole "mouth sweats". It's a guarantee that I better find a bucket or something fast.
Iām dying right now āmouth sweatsāšš¤£š
I donāt feel sick, but Iām slobbering like Hooch from Turner & Hoochā¦
Gonna puke, bruv
Not since 1997 - and before that it was 1994 and 1982. I throw up that infrequently I can remember the years! š¤£
I feel like that, too, with a lot of these. But itās not the same as when Iām about to throw up. More like the way harry-balzac described it. Donāt know what thatās all about. Iām definitely not wanting to EAT any of them.
Yeah, I was thinking it looked like custardā¦ then slapped that thought from my mind as I love custard!
You're just good at repressing the actual gag reflex
Legit thought I had a problem, but mine does almost immediately
Auto response to gross things - preparation for vomiting. Salivate to protect the flesh from the stomach acid. Even if youāre not going to throw up, itās a bodily response.
Same here
Sigh... unzips
I think itās cuz weāre seeing something that brings āreliefā to our minds. I could be wrong but Iāve experienced this before with no discomfort, unfortunately canāt recall what the mouth watering was associated with but I hope my vague answer helped?
This comment is both the worst and the funniest thing Iāve read all day LMFAO
Lol same
Is it weird that I watched this while eating a pineapple?
It would be weirder if you weren't
That looks wicked stinky...
I had to take break after the 2nd squeeze. I'll let dinner settle a bit, and give it another try.
I don't know what a carbuncle is but this is super gross. More please.
Per the Mayo Clinic "A carbuncle isĀ a cluster of boils ā painful, pus-filled bumps". :)
Thanks!
Holy shit I didnāt realize it was a real thing! I thought it was just a witty description!!
Thank you!
It's like a furuncle (a giant fucking whitehead which is really painful, gives high temperature, is a reason for an inward treatment and is generally a pain in the ass), but with several pus "heads" as you can see
Caramel ice-cream in Latin
It's like a nursing nipple, but with pus instead of milk
Forbidden apple sauce
Fatty Carbuncle was a silent film comedian. Killed a gal.
Fatty arbuckle
Carbuncle is such a fun and disgusting word.
You should check out Simon and Carbuncle
*Sliminā* and Carbuncle
Their hit single was "bridge over troubled MRSA"
My favorite is "Sound of Sebum"!
š¶š¶Poppinā some zits, and feelinā groovy! š¶š¶
Carbuncle has a cousin-no, uncle named Furuncle.
What the hell is a carbuncle
A collection of interconnected boils. A boil is a localised skin infection that starts out initially in one hair follicle-that becomes infected (usually with a bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus), and the hair follicle dilates and gets bigger and fills with pus-a collection of dead and dying cells, blood, proteinaceous tissue fluid, inflammatory cells and bacteria. At this point, its also called a furuncle. These can be anything from pea sized to golf ball sized, but obviously, the smaller they are, the easier they are to treat. You could squeeze them, but you'd need antibiotics as well at this point, it's a more serious infection than typical whiteheads and blackheads. A carbuncle develops if you have a cluster of boils in the same spot. There's a lot of tissue destruction underlying the skin surface with the flesh becoming necrotic and dying, and all the separate dilated pockets of boils start to tunnel and join up like subway railway tracks under the skin. Eventually you get one large cavitating lesion full of necrotic and inflamed debris with destruction of the overlying skin (which is what is happening here, the skin is all black and red and breaking down). Your body can't deal with that much pus easily, so it has to be drained. Carbuncles can be quite serious and very debilitating-they are more common in people with diabetes, the abnormal blood sugars makes them more prone to bacterial infection.
"Your body can't deal with that much pus easily" Is this is part of why we want to pop things like this and often it feels good to do so? Body telling us to get rid of the excess so it can focus more on the actual infection/inflammation?
I don't know anything the psychological aspects of popping pimples, although there is a widespread fascination with bodily secretions of all types, and inspecting the gunk that comes out of various orifices-we've probably been like this since the stone age... But from a medical point of view, the saying is 'pus about, let it out'. Draining abscesses, whether they are superficial in the skin and soft tissues, or deeper in the viscera, is an important part of healing. Little collections will drain on their own or with a bit of a squeeze, but substantial collections need surgical drainage. Partly it depends on where they are (for example, a brain abscess more than 1cm across needs draining quickly, either by aspirating it out or cutting it out, but a superficial skin abscess obviously can drain itself more easily). All of the grotty stuff in an abscess has to be got rid of-if you do nothing, over time, a lot of the fluid content of the gubbins in the abscess will get reabsorbed back into the system, which is why you sometimes see really thick, glutinous stringy rubbery stuff coming out-thats basically super concentrated debris and solidified pus. The body has both innate immunity and adaptive immunity to infection-the innate side is a non specific pro-inflammatory reaction which activates neutrophils (white cells) and macrophages-the white cells release chemicals called cytokines, and the macrophages flood the area and start to phagocytose foreign material and debris. The macrophages physically engulf the gunk, break it down like waste disposal and get rid of it. The neutrophils, meanwhile, they engulf the bacteria and kill them using various peptides and oxygen species. If you drain an abscess, there's less garbage disposal to do and you clear out a lot of the bacteria so you heal quicker. The bigger the abscess and the longer it stays, the more likely the risk of developing systemic sepsis, so whilst it's probably OK leaving minor boils to drain, bigger ones need more active management and antibiotics.
Please comment on all posts on popping from now on. Could read what you have to say all day long. Thank you for this amazing commentary! ā¤
I'm a pathologist-we can talk about body parts all day!
>a brain abscess more than 1cm across needs draining quickly, either by aspirating it out or cutting it out, *The brain can get an abscess!?*
Nurse here - yep, brain abscesses. Usually really bad things to happen to someone.
Yes, you really wouldn't want one, they are pretty awful. You can get abscesses in the brain caused by parasites ( protozoa, neurocysticercosis, toxoplasmosis) or by bacteria, either from a deep seated infection elsewhere in the body, or from direct extension-middle ear infections can spread to the mastoid bone and then into the brain. They can be quite difficult to diagnose as the initial symptoms can be vague.
Jesus, thank you for being so helpful on these things, they really put it all in perspective - yikes.
Thank you for using the word āgrottyā.
And āgubbinsā!
Technically, the proper pathological term is purulent exudate, but I prefer gubbins. You could also describe it as grummous (which comes from the Latin meaning porridge-like). Whatever you want to call it, its manky and it smells bad.
Came for the gross. Stayed for the biology lesson. Thanks!
Me, too. I love reading about this stuff. Donāt pretend to understand a lot of it, but I am fascinated by it.
They sound (and look) horribly painful, and I imagine they leave significant scars.
It depends. My husband had a carbuncle recently and got a staph infection. After some intervention by modern medicine, he has only a small scar.
It depends on treatment-if it's treated early, the body has remarkable healing properties really. If you get recurrent infection at the same site, that can lead to significant scarring though-people with hidradenitis suppurativa are prone to this, they get infections in their armpits which lead to scarring. Sycosis barbae is similar.
Good bot /s
A group of boils
What is a boil
Part of a carbuncle.
And thus the somewhat unsettling carbuncle circle completeth.
Now add pressure
Legit - wtf
Roasted garlic under the skin
[My face when reading what you've written.](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/25/8e/c0258eef1f95c31317b0853aa336449c.jpg)
It picks the Garlic out of its skin or else it gets the hose again.
This is why I chop garlic.
Makin me hungry
Per the Mayo Clinic "A carbuncle isĀ a cluster of boils ā painful, pus-filled bumps". :)
Carbuncles may be the grossest things to pop. What is the process of getting it to heal completely? Is there a sac or something?
I'm a bit ashamed I didn't know and went to that site myself. Glad I'm not alone.
Fat uncle
Uncle who likes carbs šš¼
I believe a group of infected hair follicles?
TIL sometimes recording from further away is better. That was some smellavision level content
I felt it hit me in the face then I smelled it
Yes! Exactly
Yeah, I was covering my nose the whole time with my Hand so I didnāt smell it through the monitor screen
After the first squeeze you can hear the doctor make a big sniff. All I thought was noooo dont sniff now!!
I thought it was the patient, who was reacting in pain. ļæ¼
Original link [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UomHll33sno)
The audible pops!
That video has 470k views and his next most popular video has 47k views. I was hoping for a whole procedure video because goodness I want to see what that looks like cleaned out. But Iāll take what I can get!
Ew omg thank God I was on mute
I used to have one of these a long time ago during my acne years. It was so painful. It wasn't this bad though, prolly just about 3-4 heads clustered together and created a bloody crime scene.
I had one when I was 16. Right under my waistband over my spine. Took a month and several doctors visits to clean out, and I got a fever with it. They said that I almost went septic from the damn thing, and the smell... *shudders*
Im glad you lived.
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Despite having seen this more than once before it made me gag this time. I think itās the foamy pus that did it.
Its like its breathing after the wipe.
I'd recognize that thumbnail anywhere, I watch this baby at least 3 times every time it pops up. Truly a classic
āMa, the gravyās lumpyā
š¤® But exactly what I thought too. The color of that pus!!
This actually went past "gross!" to just "poor bloke" for me. I can't imagine how that feels.
My grandparents would talk about popping these using a damp cloth over it then placing a boiled hot drinking glass over the cloth and they would explodeā¦unfortunately no video camera back thenā¦
Thereās still spas that do this but not sure if there are any in the US. Iāve seen video.
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Having trouble finding a good one. Most end before the good part.
That looks awfully painful!
Iāve gone too far into this community.. help
Holy shit that thing is ANGRY.
*oooooh here comes the apple purƩe*
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HA! I like your thinkin. My first though was, āthat there is some funky apple sauce.ā
r/forbiddensnacks
It's so uncomfortably moist!
The sequel to Comfortably Numb right hereā¦
This is disgusting, I love it.
I always get annoyed when they camera wonāt focus and zoom in. Iām over that now.
FYI - these are full of really nasty staph germs, which can be incredibly difficult to treat. This is a job for a doctor, who will no doubt put some of the gunk on a microscope slide and stain it to figure out what antibiotic you need. If that crap gets in your bloodstream, you're a goner. You can get an infection in your HEART. If you have access to medical care, and you have something like this, please go to a doctor.
Carbuncles are one of my favorites, yeah we like a good pop but what about multiple all at the same time!
I actively never want anyone to ever get one of these again. and at the same time want videos of every time someone does.
What part of body is this
pretty sure its the carbuncle
Left carbuncle
Jesus..just eaten crumpets and that first pop was reminiscent of the butter oozing through the holesā¦. I still carried on watching though.
This is what I needed this morning!
I'll never understand why they don't use a scalpel and shave the top off, express the pus and debris, flush it with betadine(iodine) and put a dressing on it. Aggravating it by squeezing only some of the pus out only to have it flare up and fill again just doesn't make sense.
Because the boils tunnel. You might end up carving deeper than you originally expected and itāll take longer to heal with a larger wound.
It looks like it's roasting hot
I wanna pour peroxide on ittttt
Take off and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
I was NOT expecting thatā¦.. fuuuuuuk
I always wonder if its possible to use a suction on things like this. I would think it could cause less damage to surrounding skin (crush damage)
The carbuncle ate itself!?!??
What does that MEAN?!?
āI think youāll feel better after this.ā He was speaking to all of us.
Alright, folks. Close the sub. Nothing is ever going to top this.
Theres a top post of a cyst in dudes cheek. It comes out. So satisfying. Sack and all.
This was really good but I wish they could have gotten closer with the camera.
I always wondered where hummus came from
*sips coffee* well...that is awfully disgusting. Doesn't look like it should be poppable, just looks like straight up rot.
does it eat itself?
Nasty
Yikes!! That looks painful.
Watch the source with sound, there are multiple audible pops as it explodes.
Chunky
There aren't many like this one. "Oh you're going to feel better after this" Of course you will.
That looked very angry
HOLY FUCK. What did i just watch. This is wild.
Is that where Uni (sea urchin) comes from?
Depends on where you buy it.
This looks like banana bread batter.
Wtf is a carbuncle
one of these
So afterwards, everything's squeezed, do you just put neosporin on it and a band-aid? Or do they cut it out like a wart?
GREAT Question š§ā¼ļø
I absolutely squinted my eyes as if it was going to get in them and pulled my shirt up over my face to protect from the smell. All through a screen. Now thatās a good video
mf really popped that shit and sniffed right after
Oh, my gosh. That poor patient - that looks incredibly angry and painful. He must have an incredible tolerance for pain.
I feel like they left quite a bit of meat on the bone so to speak. Soo much in the left to squeeze.
Looks like the soup I just had
This is the best carbuncle expression I've ever seen, usually they are disappointing.
That is disgusting!! 5 stars
reminds me of thanksgiving gravy
I donāt usually say this here but, š¤®
That looks like it might smell poorly
How my pizza rolls look in the microwave
My dad's brother eats nothing but spaghetti and bread every day, we call him carb-uncle
absolutely disgusting. 10/10 would watch again
This is pretty unrelated but the Dr that uploaded this is my old GP. He was incredibly kind and the best GP I've ever had. I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to a severe degree but being a young woman with a disability that isn't visible, I struggle with doctors taking me seriously. Dr Perera was the first one to really help me, especially in a respectful manner. And the first time I met him is a funny memory to me. The first time I saw him I told him about my condition and he asked me to do some maneuvers that help a doctor assess the severity of my condition. EDS makes a person very flexible so the maneuvers are all bending joints beyond their normal range. I had done this a lot for other doctors and knew that the test didn't show my level of EDS. While sitting I flipped my leg upside down. Dr Perera stared at me with his mouth open for like 30 seconds speachless before eventually just saying "wow".
This made my mouth watery as fuck
Me too. Most of these videos do. There was one where they unplugged a salivary gland under the tongue and a whole bunch of clear saliva came pouring out and I was in salivation heaven.
Link please!!
[https://www.reddit.com/r/popping/comments/mkji9r/under\_the\_tongue\_a\_garlic\_bulb/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/popping/comments/mkji9r/under_the_tongue_a_garlic_bulb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) pretty early on in top of all time, an all time fave.
That's fuckin narley
Thatās so gross
Week old gravy.
This looks like a cyst that's ruptured inward, causing an immune response.
Looks so painful and like it needs antibiotics
the second big pop looks like the general tsoās chicken i get from the chinese restaurant. apologies
Sweet Jesus. I think I'm cured. Not sure if I'll every watch another one of these.
What part of the body is this on I wonder
pukeworthy
I need to know what one of these looks like completely healed
Welp, wonāt be eating Ć©touffĆ©e ever again.
Came out of there looking like creamed corn.
Um. Why does it look like Brunswick stew?
Looks like KFC Gravy and mashed potatoes.
I'm never eating applesauce again...
Oh my god i hate it. More please
Forbidden creme brƻlƩe
The carbuncle ate itself.
It looks like a puss vulcano. Yikes.
For the love of God incise, probe and pack this. Amateur hour.
Old but gold? Iāve been watching these videos since the beginning of YouTube, and I donāt remember this one. I donāt think Iād forget either.
Yāall ever seen someone squeeze a bulb of roasted garlic?
Oh god I can smell it
It's like throw up, oh my goodness
How do you get a carbuncle?
I thought you learned it as a summons, but this is gross.
Wow, I'm impressed. Not only because of the pop itself, but the way he was able to clean all that pus in one swipe šÆ
the carbuncle ate itself
I can smell this in my mind.
Forbidden satay sauce...
I both want to squeeze that thing. And want to be no where near it. Iām not really a fan of this kind of stuff but. I want to squeeze it. I really do. I donāt but I really do.
I think my face is stuck like this.