Chickenpox

Home Care Advice - Cool Baths
  • Cool Baths
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  • Calamine Lotion
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  • Benadryl Medicine
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  • Discourage Scratching
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  • Fever Medicine
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  • Soft Diet
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  • Liquid Antacid for Mouth Pain
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  • Painful Urination
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  • Contagiousness
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  • Expected Course
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  • Call Your Doctor If
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    Cool Baths

    • For itching, give cool or lukewarm baths for 10 minutes as often as needed (caution: avoid any chill). Can add baking soda 2 oz. per tub. Baths don't spread the chickenpox.

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