How do you treat chickenpox?

[StealthPolarBear]

Well not treat but manage, ykwim?
I think someone's told me the calamine lotion is better than cream - did I imagine that? Is there anything else I should use?

coolness can help. Cool (lukewarm-cool baths), yes some lotion to take away the itchiness. Cut the fingernails short.

Depends on the age of the child. The virus will take its ten days or so to work through the body whatever you do but I find those cool gel packs helped too.

If they are itchy which DS wasn't piriton syrup is good. Bircab of soda in the bath is suppose to help with itching too.

Some people say the aqueous cream with calamine is best and good if you keep it in the fridge. I've got some here I didn't use last week!

Hope you child doesn't suffer too much.

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we used aqueous calamine cream, piriton for itching and bicarb in the bath. Oats in the bath are supposed to be soothing too.

thank you all very much - they don't actually have CP but seeig someone with shingles at the weekend and it occured to me if they do get it I'm not going to be popping out to the shops much, so as I'm headed Boots-way this morning I thought I'd stock up - at least have the stuff in the medicine cabinet

my dd just had shingles and it wasn't nice

She had burning pain at times and definitely needed some painkillers forthat. Can't remember back to when she had chickenpox now though, she was quite small at the time.

calamine lotion is definitely one to have in.

if you're worried about scarring too phytaoil is a great product which really does improve the appearance of scars - a friend of mine has used it following a breast cancer op and is really happy. it's also great for stretchmarks and sun damaged skin. a bathroom cabinet staple for me!

hope they don't catch the dreaded pox though!

DS woke up with it yesterday and I've also been recommended the Aqueos cream with calamine. Doc also said Piriton and Calpol for temp.

Hope he is better soon!
I am stocked up with the calamine aqueous cream and jnr piriton

I recommend Poxclin (I think) - it's a foam which really helped with the itching.