i was chopping some peppers and after wards it started really burning. I put ice on it and it worked until the ice melted.Then about an hour later my ENTIRE hand started burning alot more and its been four hours and its getting worser..What should i do?This is the wosst pain ive been through.
2006-08-23 13:58:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
sorry about the question mark.I'm typing with one hand.
2006-08-23 14:01:01 · update #1
there is really nothing you can do . it happens to me too when i make salsa. it will go away. it will be gone by tommrow. sorry i know it hurts.
2006-08-23 14:04:56 · answer #1 · answered by christine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try soaking your hand in milk. If that doesn't help, put lime juice on the affected areas. If that doesn't help, try putting some kind of burn cream on it. If it's still burning, go to the ER. Hopefully the milk or lime juice will do the trick. You just need something to neutralize the capsicum from the peppers. By the way, if you wear contacts, DON'T touch your eyes until you get this cleared up.
2006-08-23 21:03:23 · answer #2 · answered by trident_of_paracelsus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wash your hands with lots of salt! Then with soap! The burning should get less and if not wash your hands with salt again! After a little while the burning should go away! Good Luck!
2006-08-23 21:06:11 · answer #3 · answered by xSilverStarx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wash your hands really good with antibacterial soap, then wait the burning will go away. however if you have red patches on your hands to you are probably allergic to peppers and you should see a doctor
2006-08-23 22:23:26 · answer #4 · answered by bob o 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put some milk in a bowl and soak your hand in it. Milk neutralizes the capcasin (sp) in peppers.
Capcasin (sp) is what makes the burn.
2006-08-23 21:04:39 · answer #5 · answered by booktender 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the store and get a aloe vera plant and break a piece off and rub the goo on the burn or get an aloe vera lotion for burns not the hand lotion kind and rub it into the hand
2006-08-23 21:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wash with soap and running water. need to get the oils off the skin, dish soap will work. hand soap ok, don't use anything super strong like laundry detergent or you will have another problem from that=)
2006-08-23 21:03:20 · answer #7 · answered by nsconey@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put some milk on it. Milk helps to stop the burning. :)
2006-08-23 21:11:27 · answer #8 · answered by kitty_kats06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wash ur hands. maybe ur allergic to peppers?
2006-08-23 21:02:27 · answer #9 · answered by rhino 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋