Difference between revisions of "Quick tips for helping with symptoms"

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1. Bicarbonate of Soda added to the warm/tepid bath water - 1/2 to 1 cup to the full bath water
2. Calamine lotion - applied to spots, or put in the bath
3. If you find Calamine lotion too drying, try Aqueous Calamine Cream
4. Older children can be given a paintbrush so they can paint their own spots with Calamine
5. If Calamine too drying you can use it mixed with aqueous cream or E45
6. Paracetamol, Ibuprofen and Chlorphenamine (Piriton) will all help - particularly good before bed to get them through the night
7. Dead Sea Bath Salts, can be drying, but very effective - also good for psoriasis
8. Ice lollies can soothe mouth sores (if you worry about sugar, you can get sugar free)
9. ViraSoothe Chickenpox Relief Cooling Gel (from 6 mths onward)
10. Eurax Lotion
11. Frequent warm baths
12. Australian Tea Tree Cleansing Soap, a soothing antibacterial antifungal soap
13. Babies can be given mitts to stop scratching
14. Make sure the little ones drink plenty to avoid dehydration
15. Keep clothing light and loose as possible, but covering up may help if scratching is a problem - although if scratching isn't too bad it might be better to keep them just in a nappy
16. Keep the childs finger nails as spotlessly clean as you can, to prevent infection when scratching
17. Add 2 cups of ground oatmeal to the bath water
18. Bio-Oil can be used after suffering from Chicken Pox to reduce scarring caused by scratching the rash.