please help me with a 6 month child who has shingles?

Question

her mom does not have ins. and the hosp will not look at her is there any home remedies that anyone knows of she has it on her butt and private area and is crying constantly

Answer 1

Here are a few items I found on the web. Hope they help, poor thing this is miserable. Be sure to give her some pain relievers to help her.

For Shingles, apply tea tree oil several times a day, it drys the shingles and they usually go away in a few days

Crush two aspirin, mix them with 2 tbsp rubbing alcohol, and apply the paste to lesions three times a day. This will provide relief by desensitizing the nerve endings.

Soothing Baths. Frequent baths are particularly helpful in relieving itching, when used with preparations of finely-ground (colloidal) oatmeal. Commercial preparations (Aveeno) are available in drugstores, or one can be made at home by grinding or blending dry oatmeal into a fine power. Use about two cups per bath; the oatmeal will not dissolve, and the water will have a scum. One-half to one cup of baking soda in a bath may also be helpful.

Lotions. Calamine lotion and similar over-the-counter preparations can be applied to the blisters to help dry them out and soothe the skin.

Antihistamines. For severe itching diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is useful and it also helps children sleep.

Preventing Scratching. Small children may have to wear mittens so that they don't scratch the blisters and cause a secondary infection. All, including adults, should have their nails trimmed short.

Answer 2

You cannot get shingles if you've not had chicken pox previously. Shingles is basically a second round of the chicken pox virus and it MUST be treated with medication given by a doctor! It is extremely painful, even after the tell-tail rash has cleared up. It must be something else, and that baby should be seen by a doctor asap.

Answer 3

I don't think its shingles. You can only get shingles if you have had chicken pox or the chicken pox vaccine, and I doubt a 6 month old would have had either. She needs to see a doc to get properly diagnosed.

Answer 4

sounds funny but try Plain Yougart : the live cultures in the yougart will painlessly eat away most bacteria if that does not work taht the baby to any doctor : and be very blount with them IT IS AGAINST FEDERAL LAW TO TURN ANYONE WHO IS IN NEED A MEDICAL CARE AWAY DUE TO LACK OF INSUR. OR MONEY ON HAND

Answer 5

I thought they called in chicken pox when you are a child.

Answer 6

There has to be a free clinic around there. Check for it.