Treating the skin of a child with excema when they get chickenpox?!


Question: My daughtet has chickenpox now. My 2 year old son has excema and is sure to get chickenpox. The second child is more likely to get it worse than the first (and she has is bad) and children with excema are also more likely to get it badly. Any advice? and please don't say calomine! You don't put it on children with excema.

I've tried to look online and can't find much so I'm only interested in personal recommendations from people who've been in the same position.


Answers: My daughtet has chickenpox now. My 2 year old son has excema and is sure to get chickenpox. The second child is more likely to get it worse than the first (and she has is bad) and children with excema are also more likely to get it badly. Any advice? and please don't say calomine! You don't put it on children with excema.

I've tried to look online and can't find much so I'm only interested in personal recommendations from people who've been in the same position.

It's a myth that the second child in a house will get Chickenpox worse - I was worried about this when my first child contracted it badly, and my doctor said it is an old wives tale - an actually, the second one had milder symptoms.
As for the eczema, you could still apply calamine lotion directly to one or two troublesome spots - some spots are large and are worse than others. It might make the eczema worse for a few weeks, but the virus itself won't be worse because of the eczema.
My friend has a toddler with eczema who contracted chickenpox, and it wasn't as bad as she was expecting - hopefully it won't be too awful!

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The eczema society has a fact sheet online which advises that you continue with emoilent therapy, and gives advice specifically for the treatment of eczema and chickenpox. I guess this society knows their stuff. Good luck.
http://www.eczema.org/factsheets/Infec...

Aquaphor. It's the best over-the-counter treatment for eczema.

The child with eczema - is she having cow's milk & dairy products?
Take her off them if she is
Give substitutes instead

oatmeal baths are a lifesaver. and oatmeal is good for excema as well.

Relax. Breathe deeply seven times.

Your 2 year old might not even contract chicken pox, especially if he is breastfed and has a portion of your immunity.

I have had both eczema (as a child) and chicken pox [when 2 and again at 12--(guess the first case was too mild.)]

Anyway, deal with the situation at hand, the eczema.
--add oatmeal, apples, berries, and bananas to his daily diet to support and nourish the rapidly growing skin.
--let him have the verbal floor for a time and listen to his expressions as though he is your favorite orator.

A humble plant by the name of "hens and chicks" applied topically should soothe the eczema, nourish the body, and help to remedy the condition. It's virtues are similar to aloe, which I recommend if you can not find "hens and chicks".

For your daughter's chicken pox, purple cone flower/echinacea tea with honey should help speed healing and strengthen immunity, and is supposed to be very effective in helping to heal chicken pox. This is on my grocer's shelf, on the tea aisle. If she is under 6, brew a whole cup, and give her half. Drink the other half yourself, and if you are breastfeeding it should benefit your 2 year old as well.

So, those are two topics for you, and the best insight I can offer.

Happy healing!





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