Chickenpox is a viral infection that causes itching and flu-like symptoms. Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus for which there is no cure.
However, the varicella vaccine is 90% effective at preventing chickenpox. If you have chickenpox, treatment can be done by relieving symptoms until the body is able to fight off the infection.
This disease most often affects children. However, adults can also be affected if they have never experienced it as a child.
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Mother or child has chickenpox? Here are some child-friendly solutions that can help you or your little one treat chickenpox without having to see a doctor.
How to treat chickenpox with home remedies
1. Apply calamine lotion
Collect Healthline, lotion calamine can help reduce itching due to chickenpox. This lotion contains skin-soothing properties, including zinc oxide.
Using a clean finger or cotton pad, apply lotion to the itchy skin area. Note that Mothers should not use this lotion around chickenpox near the eyes.
2. Serve sugar-free popsicles
Chickenpox can also appear in the mouth. It can be very painful. Invite your child to suck on sugar-free popsicles. This is a good way to relieve canker sores due to chickenpox.
As a bonus, it certainly allows your child to get more fluids and avoid dehydration.
3. Take a bath with oatmeal
An oatmeal bath can soothe and relieve itching for chickenpox. Bathing will not spread chickenpox from one area of the skin to the other.
Use one cup of oatmeal for older children or 1/3 cup for babies or young children. Oatmeal can be unflavored instant oats, slow-cooked oats, or quick oats.
You can use a food processor to make very small oatmeal flakes. Placing oatmeal in a bag or pantyhose may work.
Place a tablespoon of ground oatmeal into a glass of warm water. If the oats seem to absorb the water and turn the water a milky color, then the oatmeal is smooth enough.
Try soaking in oatmeal for about 20 minutes. Mother can also apply oatmeal lotion to the skin. This can have a soothing and moisturizing effect on itchy chickenpox blisters.
4. Wear gloves to prevent scratches
Scratching the blisters from chicken pox may be tempting. But that can worsen the condition and make your skin infected.
To prevent the temptation to scratch at night or during naps, put soft gloves or socks on your child’s hands. Clipping your child’s nails so they don’t scratch the affected area can also help.
5. Mandi baking soda
Another itch relief option with added baking soda the bath tub. Add one cup of baking soda to the bath tub. Soak for 15 to 20 minutes. Your child can bathe up to 3 times a day if they find this method relaxing.
6. Use a chamomile compress
Teh chamomile in a kitchen cupboard can also soothe itchy chickenpox areas. Here’s how to treat chickenpox with effective home remedies.
Chamomile has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effects when applied to your skin. Brew two to three chamomile tea bags and let them cool or put them in a bath filled with warm water.
Then, dip a soft cotton pad or washcloth into the tea. Apply it to the itchy skin area. When you are done applying the compress, gently pat the skin dry.
7. Stay hydrated
Reported from WebMD, drink lots of fluids to help your body rid itself of viruses more quickly. This will also prevent you from getting dehydrated.
Choose water instead of sugary drinks or soda, especially if you or your child suffers from chicken pox.
8. Avoid hard to spicy food
Avoid hard, spicy or salty foods that can make your mouth sore. Mothers also need to provide soft food to children, especially if they have chickenpox in the mouth.
9. Give over-the-counter pain relievers
Use non-aspirin drugs such as acetaminophen. Avoid giving children fever reducers that contain aspirin.
When a child has chickenpox, aspirin can cause Reye’s syndrome – a severe disease that affects the liver and brain and can even cause death. Ibuprofen has also been linked to life-threatening skin infections.
Drugs like acetaminophen (Tylenol) can help relieve painful symptoms. Avoid ibuprofen if possible because using it during a chickenpox infection can be associated with a risk of severe skin infections.
That’s how to treat chickenpox with home treatments that you can try. Hopefully the information is useful, Bun.
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2023-08-14 15:25:51
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