my son woke up with them this morning,he's not very happy.
2006-07-20 06:15:16 · 19 answers · asked by bobcat 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
YES HE CAN HAVE A BATH PUT SOME BAKING SODA IN HIS BATH
2006-07-20 06:18:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From personal experience, yes you can take baths and showers with the chicken pox. A wonderful thing to do it to take oatmeal baths. It soothes the skin and helps with the itching. Be sure not to make the bath too hot though, just luke warm. If you make it too hot it will irritate the pox instead of soothe them. Usually about 20-30 mins should do the trick, then just do a quick rinse in the shower.
2006-07-20 13:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by dienna c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, no problem at all. I was 25 when I got chicken pox and it was chicken pox not shingles, two separate diseases caused by the same virus. I spent hours in the tub with warm water and corn starch which helped to dry up the blisters a relieve the itch. I also took a book, ice, Dr Pepper and bourbon, really helped though I would not recommend the last for a three year old.
2006-07-20 16:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by tom5551 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely, either one. Soaking in an oatmeal bath provides some relief. Go to a pharmacy and buy the kind made for kids. It works best. My daughter had a bad case of chicken pox.
You might try applying Preparation H to the bumps. I know it works great on red bug bites. Call and ask your doc about it first, though.
2006-07-20 13:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by askme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, but don't scratch them or they'll leave scars but take a bath with cool water and wash his hair with warm water.
2006-07-20 13:36:57 · answer #5 · answered by Ashley. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when my children were small they use to say no,but now they say yes a warm soapy bath will do the trick after cover the spots in calamine lotion dont rub injust dab..poor little chap must feel rotton.
2006-07-20 13:21:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes hot water relieves the itching& helps it dry out.
mom must wash his cloths in hot water to prevent spreading.
2006-07-20 14:35:56 · answer #7 · answered by mary k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-07-21 06:27:31 · answer #8 · answered by R S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the aveeno oatmeal bath and he can sit in there for awhile it relives the itching.
2006-07-20 13:18:50 · answer #9 · answered by lily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, use calamine lotion on skin afterwards, if he is in his teens, its called shingles an can get very pain full, best to use antihistamines too, gl xx
2006-07-20 13:20:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋