Help! How do you make a child with chicken pox feel less itchy?

Answer 1

Yes, do the oatmeal baths, and the calamine lotion and the Benadryl (child's formula). But when it is still itching, and all they want to do is tear at their skin, take an ice cube and wrap it in a clean face cloth, and hold that over the worst itchy spots.

The change in temperature will trick the skin into interrupting the itch reflex, and it will go away for a little while. Be prepared to renew the ice cube treatment almost as soon as the skin warms up again, though. It is definitely only a temporary fix. But at least it is a quick and easy fix that can be done in their own bed, and doesn't leave a child drugged.

Answer 2

As terrible as this sounds...they do sell a powdery substance that, when mixed with water in the tub, looks a lot like oatmeal. When I had chicken pox, I remember the oatmeal baths I took were the only way to keep for itching so much.

Answer 3

Lukewarm baths with plain old oatmeal worked for my kids. Put the oatmeal in an old knee-high nylon, tie the end in a knot, and toss it into the tub of water. DO NOT use cortisone preparations.
Widespread use of cortisone can impair the immune system and make your child's chickenpox even worse. Cortisone is meant to be used sparingly on small areas, or systemically (by IV,injection or oral medication ), only under a doctor's supervision, and is never used in the treatment of an infectious disease.

Answer 4

Any over the counter medicine that specifies it's for chicken pox reaction should work. But my mother did this to me and I did it to my kids when they were little with the chicken pox: panty hose fit like a body suit and knee hi's cut to fit over the head. This allows for a small bit of rubbing on the itch - but won't raise up the scabs..so no scars.

Answer 5

go to wal mart or something and there should be a section i used oatmeal baths that i bought and plus you doctor shouldve gave you some suggestions to buy to help and there is this pink looking kind of lotion that really help but i forgot what it is called plus at the end your child might get a lot of scars from the chicken pox

Answer 6

Visit a sauna, i know but it works. It helps te childs mind get oof the fact that he/she has chicken pox, put calamine lotion on and take childrens benadryl before going to it. Also if you have a pool throw him/her in there

Answer 7

Childrens Benedryl

Answer 8

There are many ways to deal with the itchiness.
Children's tendril, Cal mine lotion, Tylenol for the fever, anti-itch
cream, and you can have them take oatmeal bathes.The spots will disappear within 5-12 days of first contact.

Answer 9

Some people can have chicken pox with One spot or even none it is different with everyone

Answer 10

Chickenpox infection tends to be milder the younger a child is and symptomatic treatment for itch (e.g. calamine lotion and/or antihistamines) and fever (with paracetamol or ibuprofen) is usually all that is required. Infection in otherwise healthy adults tends to more severe and active treatment with antiviral drugs (e.g. aciclovir) is generally advised. Patients of any age with depressed immune systems or extensive eczema are at risk of more severe disease and should also be treated with antiviral medication. In the U.S., 55 percent of chickenpox deaths were in the over-20 age group.