Chicken Pox-HELP! Anybody know of a more effective treatment of spots apart from calamine lotion??

[buttercupSE11]

Hi all,

My 19 month old has chicken pox-(diagnosed yesterday). Not an awful lot of spots on her body but this morning more has appeared on her face and nape of neck. Using the good old calamine lotion, but is there anything more effective to use on the spots?

Advice much appreciated.

Thank you!

[Pickle]

I found calamine did nothing for my kids when they had pox. ViraSoothe gel is readily available in local pharmacies, it helped, but the main thing that worked was Piriton syrup.

Good luck - this hot weather is horrible for someone with chickenpox!

[buttercupSE11]

Great,thanks pickle. We are flying soon and I need to get rid of it ASAP!

[sjw]

Rhus-tox is the homeopathic remedy for chicken pox

[shen]

Eurax lotion was great for my son. Good luck!

[Saffron]

buttercupSE11 Wrote:

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> ... We are flying soon and I need

> to get rid of it ASAP!

There isn't really anything available to shorten the course of the typical CP infection. OTC treatments will help soothe symptoms and promote healing. Otherwise the virus just has to run its course.

Keep the spots clean and don't let them totally dry. Keeping them moisturised promotes healing and reduces the likelihood of scarring. xx

[Strawbs]

I kept this in my phone from when my eldest had it, hope it helps.

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>> 1. Vira soothe cream. It's amazing! It's a clear gel, soaks in mega fast and it lasts a few hours (3 and counting so far)

>> 2. Eurax cream. Last 3 hours.

>> 3. Callamine. Haven't seen much use out of this other than you can reapply as often as you like and he seems to like it being applied.

>> 4. Nurofen for the temp.

>> 5. Warm baths with half a container of bi carb soda (he loves these, hysterically crying out of bath, as soon as he hits the water he is happily playing.

>> 6. Bi carb soda and a little water to form a paste and apply liberally. This will help dry up the blisters. As soon as blisters have dried up the itchiness reduces dramatically.

>> 7. Heating on and baby just in a nappy during the day.

>> 8. 100% cotton pjs

>> 9. Plenty of fluids even if it's a bottle as Toby is properly off his food as he has them in his mouth.

>> 10. No soap or shampoo if in their hair.

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>> Hope that helps x

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[buttercupSE11]

Thanks. Will be taking all of your advice. Went to the pharmacy this morning- got some piriton but when I asked for vira soothe, the pharmasist said he had never heard of it so I've ended up with some aqueous calamine cream. Will go to boots for the vira soothe.

[Ellie78]

Good luck Buttercup. Sounds horrible! Hope it's over quickly

[Strawbs]

You can get it at sainsburys x

[buttercupSE11]

Thank you. Found Vira Soothe in Boots. Using it with Piriton. Not liking the spots on baby butter's lower eyelids. Will go back to the doctor on Monday.

Thanks x

[Pickle]

Do they look infected? Personally I wouldn't take a child with pox to the doctor unless there was a complication, as you risk infecting so many people (ditto vomiting, diarrhea).

Glad you found virasoothe, it seemed to provide a lot of relief for my kids x

[StraferJack]

Chicken pox = time + whatever soothes the little one

Everything else is largely costly placebo

[jennyh]

My daughter found coconut oil very soothing and breeze, perhaps position them in front of a fan for a little respite. Coconut oil available in supermarkets or the health shop on lordship lane.

[Saffron]

buttercupSE11 Wrote:

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> Thank you. Found Vira Soothe in Boots. Using it

> with Piriton. Not liking the spots on baby

> butter's lower eyelids. Will go back to the doctor

> on Monday.

> Thanks x

Spots on the eyelids should be ok, but keep a careful watch for signs of secondary infection.

Spots on the white of the eye or on the inner eyelids, you should seek immediate medical advice from your GP or A+E.

xx

[Mrs TP]

Piriton oral medicine is good too.

[Mrs TP]

My little one reminded me earlier we put porridge oats tied in a sock in her bath, which made the bath milky and could also be squeezed onto the skin to sooth it.

[dontpanic]

Yes to Virasoothe etc but also dose up on children's antihistamine for the itching

[Kes]

We found Poxclin really helpful, available in sainsburys or boots, much easier to put on than calamine lotion too as it's a foam and you can just slap it all over.

Oats in a pop sock in the bath certainly amused them, may have helped may just have distracted. Piriton unfortunatly seemed to upset my youngest's stomach but worth a try.