Itchy Stitches! HELP?!
Question: I got stitches but I can't scratch them!
Help! Does anyone know any ways to how to reduce the itchy so I don't scratch them!
Thanks for your time!
Answers: I got stitches but I can't scratch them!
Help! Does anyone know any ways to how to reduce the itchy so I don't scratch them!
Thanks for your time!
instead of itching them try patting them. thats what i do in the summer when i have a bug bite and i dont want it to scab up. also try lotion and vaseline. if you think that they are abnormally itchy then you should talk to a doc. just to make sure that they arent infected or anything annoying like that.
rub them softly with a hanger
Dont! It will make the healing proccess more slower. Put gloves on your hands.
lotion
your welcome
its from the scabs drying out. But vasaline on it. Works much better than lotion and wont wash away in water. Baby oils doesnt work well either.
I used a hydrocortisone cream for mine, it does offer a few hours of relief at a time.
warm water
Just dont think about it. This is one of the hardest things in the world =] Just DONT think about it. And if you do think about it, just resist the urge, and it'll go away.
Press down on them or apply warm water... try to be patient cuz it just means their healing.
Where are they? Put some Neosporin on them if you can. Use the one that has the numby stuff in it -- it will help both in lightly anesthetizing your skin in that area and in keeping it moist. The itching is healing, as your wound dries out.
amm......why dont you get a fork?
If you smooth on a light coating of vaseline, that will keep them more moist and prevent itching. Check with your doctor to find out if this would be OK first, though. He may or may not want you to do that for the type of incision site you have.
Do not scratch them! I would honestly call your doctor and ask him or her what you should do about the itching. You do not want to interfere with the healing.
Good luck!!
Be careful. My sister in law stitches from her c-section itched and she went to the doctor because it was driving her nuts and she had a yeast infection of the incision.
Check with your doctor before you put anything on the stitches.
This will probably have you cracking up laughing but it really works.
Preparation H. Yup, you read it right.
Prep H is made to stop the swelling and itching of hemeroids, But it is also great for a number of other things as well.
I had surgery a few years ago and instead of the normal stitches, the doctor put in staples.
Well, it turned out that I was illergic to metal and was soon very swollen and sore. The itching almost drove me crazy, and I soon developed infection to make matters worse.The doctor had put me on major antibiotics, but they were doing very little to help.
When I couldn't stand it any more, I sent my son to the drug store to get me a tube of Preparation "H".
Almost immediately the itching went away, the redness from the infection stared to recede and within two days I was well on the way to being healed.
I went to the doctor and had the staples removed and had them replaced with steri-strips (butterfly bandaids)The doctor figured it was the pills that he had given me for infection that had healed my incision, until I told him that I had quit taking them, because they made me sick to my stomack and they were killing off the good bacteria that fights yeast infection.
His antibiotics were actually causing more problems.
Then I told him about using Prep "H" and he was amazed that it worked so well.
My son came home from work last week and had an itchy rash all over him from some chemical that he used at work, that he was allergic to. He went straight to the bathroom for the prep "H" and within a half hour he was fine again...that and an antihistimine.
Other things it is good for are mosquito bites, bee stings and sunburn.
I use it for around my eyes to reduce the swelling and it makes the wrinkles go away...lol.
There's no end to the good things that it can do.
Reduses swelling ....
relieves itch....
and heals wounds quickly
Try it...you wont be sorry that you did.
oh yeah... it stinks and is really greasy...lol.
But it works.
Hope that I have helped in some small way.
Your Friend
Fernie...:))
it is because they are healing from the inside first and it is a good sign ask the drugest their is a ointment that will help or just rub them softly and that will help good luck