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HEAT RASH

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pucca · 05/07/2006 10:23

DD has heat rash, quite bad on inside of her thighs, ankles, wrists and feet.

I have been giving her piriton as she is scratching like mad, is there anything else i can do?any cream i can put on? How long does it take to go?

TIA

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flatmouse · 05/07/2006 10:27

How old is DD? I was looking this up the other day as DS (6) has bad heat rash on his chest. Ensuring he has plenty of showers to keep area clean.

some info here

Marne · 05/07/2006 10:28

DD2 has it on her back, tummy and backs of her legs but it does'nt seem to be bothering her, i have her sat infront of the fan (she's 4 months). You can cool it down with a wet cloth or give her a cool bath.

The doctor gave my some cream when DD1 had it but it made it look worse.

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pucca · 05/07/2006 10:33

She is 2.6 YO, it looks awful! she has been scratching the soles of her feet too

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Ledodgyherring · 05/07/2006 10:35

dd (3 years) has it on her neck it's a bit itchy but not really bothering her my ds has it mildly all over but couldn't be any cooler he's just in his nappy , luckily it doesn't seem to be bothering him either.

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pucca · 12/07/2006 09:57

Thought i would revive this thread instead of starting another one.

DD still has this heat rash it doesn't bother her in the day but is driving her mad at night and worst of all is disturbing her sleep, she is waking up every night stratching, ends up waking up properly for an hour or so and i am shattered (34 weeks pg atm). I am still giving her piriton before she goes to bed and have been the GP and he gave me some aquous (sp?) cream but nothing is shifting it.

It is her wrists, inside of thighs and the worst is on the soles of her feet.

Any ideas? i am at end of my tether now as is dd.

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tortoiseshell · 12/07/2006 09:59

pucca, at the risk of contradicting your GP, I wouldn't put aqueous cream on it. If you've got any chamomile cream or calamine lotion you could try that, as it brings the heat out. Dd had a very bad heat rash on the back of her neck. It did go after a few days (when it cooled down!), but looked terrible at the time.

LaylaandSethsmum · 12/07/2006 10:00

You could try giving her antihistamine more regularly.If she is over 2 you can give Zirtek syrup which you can buy over the counter and is non drowsy. It may help to keep the rash down during the day and therefore be less of a problem at night. Calamine lotion or cream may also help a bit.

tenalady · 12/07/2006 10:05

As a heat rash sufferer myself, can I say that I find all creams make it worse. I dont know if it blocks the pores making the condition worse but It really doesnt help. I find tepid water bath, cold flannels effective temporarily but all abit of a hoo ha. A couple of days with an antihystermine is the answer.

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pucca · 12/07/2006 10:07

Thanks guys, is it normal for heat rash to last so long? she has had it about 10 days now, i also thought it was odd to be stratching the soles of her feet? there don't seem to be any spots there at all, but this is the place she stratches the most.

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pucca · 12/07/2006 10:08

Also she has been having the piriton for about 10 days now, but only before bed, as i said it doesn't bother her at all in the day, its driving me mad lol.

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tenalady · 12/07/2006 10:12

No a heat rash wouldnt normally last that long, it calms down after a couple of days of being out of the heat/sun. I cant say that i have heard of a heat rash on soles of feet either. Does seem strange. Are you sure its not this Foot and Mouth thing that gets around. That can be itchy? see\link{http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/health/handfootmouth/?_requestid=1503089\this

tenalady · 12/07/2006 10:13

No a heat rash wouldnt normally last that long, it calms down after a couple of days of being out of the heat/sun. I cant say that i have heard of a heat rash on soles of feet either. Does seem strange. Are you sure its not this Foot and Mouth thing that gets around. That can be itchy? seethis

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pucca · 12/07/2006 10:17

Tenalady...I thought that heat rash wouldn't last this long too, she has no sores in her mouth, it is really weird, no temp either just these spots that do look like heat rash, and like i said just on her wrists/hands, inside of thighs and bottom of feet, the GP did look at the spots on her legs and didn't disagree with me saying it was a heat rash

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tenalady · 12/07/2006 10:19

I would take her back again. My ds was diagnosed with chickenpox when it was the hand foot and mouth thing and that was at the hospital!

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pucca · 12/07/2006 10:22

Thanks Tenalady, will take her back to GP. X

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pucca · 12/07/2006 10:33

Ok sorry to drone on but have just had a closer look and there is a patch about the size of a 5 pence piece that is very dark and loves similar to a love bite, tiny pin pricks, just put a glass on it and doesn't fade panicking a little now! the rest of the rash is red spots.She doesn't have a temp or anything though and isn't "ill".

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tenalady · 12/07/2006 10:36

Dont panic, lots of other symptoms go with the M word which she doesnt appear to have, keep an eye on her but still get an appointment.

tortoiseshell · 12/07/2006 11:43

Agree, don't panic, but probably best to go back to GP (or phone NHS Direct for advice).

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pucca · 12/07/2006 12:09

Ok have been to see GP (new GP is dead easy to get in) he said the purple spots (worrying ones) is broken blood vessels under the skin, yet skin isn't broken but must be where dd has been scratching.

He is still saying use the aqueous cream grrr! Said nothing different, told him that isn't helping but he just said persevere...easier said than done when i have a toddler scratching her self to bits at 3am every morning.

Thanks for all the replies

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tortoiseshell · 12/07/2006 18:48

This is what NHS direct say...

The following will treat the symptoms of prickly heat. They are all available from most pharmacists.

  • Calamine lotion BP and natural oatmeal based creams can be soothing.
  • Anti-histamine creams or medications will relieve the itch.
  • If the rash persists, a mild steroid cream may soothe the irritation. Always follow the instructions

I've also read that hydrocortisone cream (1%) may help (that's the steroid cream).

Harold · 12/07/2006 18:51

My dd had heat rash for about a week last week and it was very persistant as well , I put canestan cream on it as was worried that the heat and the sweating could have caused some kind of fungal infection and this worked a treat and stopped the itching as well, it has now totally gone HTH.

Trimam · 28/07/2022 19:54

Any chance on a update on this thread? 🤣 I know it’s been a while since you posted but was just curious as I am going through the same thing now with my LO, she’s 2 and has had this ‘heat rash’ for nearly 3 weeks now! Just had some hydrocortisone cream prescribed, been using it for 2 days and it’s not year making any difference, in fact today it looks sore.

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