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health advisory Hospital Diseases 2007-11-12 17:55:38

I have done the gradual tanning and worked my way up to 10 minutes,thta I know was the wrong thing to do. I now have severe itching ALL over, my back, tops of my thighs and my stomach. It feels like a bunch of tiny ants crawling all over and I just can't it enough then it burns to it. I got a shot of steroids, i am putting hydrocortisone cream and a RX cream, benedryl and allergy pill. Is there any suggestions on what to do to stop the itch? Please help.

Answer:

Use cool cloths on sunburned areas.

Take frequent cool showers or baths.

Apply soothing lotions that contain aloe vera to sunburned areas. Topical steroids (such as 1% hydrocortisone cream) may also help with sunburn pain and swelling.

A sunburn can cause a mild fever and a headache. Lie down in a cool, quiet room to relieve the headache. A headache may be caused by dehydration, so drinking fluids may help.

There is little you can do to stop skin from peeling after a sunburn-it is part of the healing process. Lotion may help relieve the itching.

Other home treatment measures, such as chamomile, may help relieve your sunburn symptoms.

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Try lots of lotion to moisturize your skin, like aloe

Keep the skin moist with the lotion, it will really help with the itchy feeling.

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Quit going to the tanning bed!

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Solarcaine (sp?) or anything with Aloe in it!

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