Is it true that during medieval times people were constantly disease ridden and that it was normal to have people walk around with lumps and rashes all over?

by bigdickflex1527

To elaborate, was it common to see people have lumps and rashes on their bodies and that is wasn’t a big deal like “everyone has it” like was having these diseases so common it was normal to see that everyone had it?

DanKensington

Considering the variety of treatments offered to us by Bald's Leechbook, I'm inclined to say "noooooooope". This, of course, does not cover the entirety of the Medieval Period, but I am reasonably secure in extending that 'nope', because this sounds like typical 'medieval medicine bad' myth. To which these previous answers address the question:

But the star of this post is u/BRIStoneman drawing from the 9th Century medical text Bald's Leechbook:

Bonus: Bald's Leechbook is available in all its digitised glory here.

As ever, more insight is welcome from anyone with the knowledge, so if you'd like to type up a post of your own, please don't let this one stop you!