Diuretic
Permanently confused
To the six-year old.
You have this festering boil on your arse. Should you get it lanced and dressed or should you let it go until it poisons your whole body?
Anyone with even a modicum of medical knowledge knows the primary objective in any potentially dangerous infection is to keep it contained.
(Don't you just love analogies!?)
BTW... I shall forever regret using the "Explain to me like I'm a six-year old" line.
I'll have you know that I'm the author of the about to be published (as soon as I can get Lulu.com to stop laughing) of "Beyond Band-Aids: Adventures in Self-Administered Surgery at Home."