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As said,,,it would be ill advised to include or recommend any other medication other than whats been given by a qualified person,,,,,,and certianly should be advised by anyone unqualified.......especially on WWW.

I said over the counter Calamine Lotion ....

Im sure mum will know should she need expert advise then NHS direct or other is the way to go,,,,,,

I'll agree that unless the doctor advised it, it wouldn't be right to give calpol. It won't do anything to ease the itching, it's paracetamol. If the child is showing signs of temperature, then I'm sure only then would a doctor advise Calpol be used.

But to be fair, you did say 'on top of the medicine prescribed, she was adivsed to have calpol AND piriton' All I was saying is that Piriton IS the medicine prescribed.

At the end of the day, there is nothing else Romany can do except watch carefully and wait for the piriton to take effect, and keep the skin moist with the aqua. Keeping her cool and wearing cotton will help, as these don't irritate or cause sweating like other materials.

Kay..i think you need to reread as this was when it was said

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I think she could have some Calpol as well as the Piriton.I think it will soon start to settle once the Piriton kicks in.

Julie, the little girl was prescribed piriton by her doctor, not advised by someone on here.

Julie.

Perhaps if a reread is done,

A Piriton based medication is what has been given on Precription,,,,,,,,,,by a medical person,,,,,,,the doctor,,,Piriton hasnt been advised by anyone on here,,,,,,,,,it would certainly be ill advised to use Calpol.....along side Pitriton unless by a MD.......

Hi Teresa, all the advice I would have given , re calamine and cotton, has been given already, and no nothing wrong with asking on here... it just sounded to me that Romany was worried about the speed at the doctor's ? Hopefully the little one will be starting to feel better soon,

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So far on top of the medicine from the doctor, it's been recommended she has Calpol & Piriton...and thats good advice

Yes Rose, if the rash gets worse. But as she's only just got back from the doctors, I really feel in this instance that Romany was simply asking if there was anything ELSE she could do in the meantime.

Obviously, and it goes without saying, if the poor little mite gets worse by later tonight, or by morning then of course she must go to hospital. But in the context in which the original question was asked, I read it to mean, anything else she can do to relieve the itching, which must be distressing for the child.

She has done nothing wrong, in coming on here seeking advice AFTER seeing the doctor just moments before.

Just re allergies a moment, what is ok for one person can cause a really bad reaction for someone else ( sorry that sounds an 'obvious' thing to say ) but just a few days after i had dyed my own hair I saw this

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Boots-Hair-Dye-Puts-Woman-On-Drip-In-Burns-Unit-After-Severe-Reaction/Article/200910415424984?f=rss

If the reaction gets worse rather than better , don't hesitate to go back to Dr or as Julie says, to the hospital.


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Im not taking about going to the doctors im talking about asking on here, if it was me and i was till worry i would have gone to the hospital

Well personally, I don't thing she did anything wrong, it was obviously an allergic reaction, and the doctor was the best person to give advice knowing the child's history, or at least having it to hand. Maybe it was the quicker of the two choices, we don't all live within a couple of miles of a hospital.

And had she gone to hospital, she would have been given piriton medicine and aqua cream....

Sorry if i was that worried i would go to the hospital & yes im a mum too of a son you was very badly burnt who was taken to hospital

Hope she's alright soon RS...poor little mite....xx

There is nothing wrong with asking for other ideas.

Julie, in all fairness I think I would too, at least until the meds and the cream begin to work.

And good suggestions about keeping her cool and dressing her in cotton fabric rather than man-made are here.

She's only a little mite, and the itching must be awful and making her miserable. Any mother would ask if there is something else that will help.

Sorry but you have taken her to the Doctors who then gave you some medicine and aqua cream...& yet you are asking people on here what else you can do

I think she could have some Calpol as well as the Piriton.I think it will soon start to settle once the Piriton kicks in.

It sounds like just as you say the bubble bath and yes keep going with the medicine and the cream....

someone once said Bicarbonate of soda helps with this sort of thing ....but I think you SHOULDNT do that as from what you say her skin is bad and you really dont want to make more trouble...

good luck but if it isnt working call the over nite doctors ....and DONT DELAY
good luck

Piriton should kick in pretty quick, hopefully she'll feel a little more comfy later this evening. Bless her little heart.


Do email BHS, the will take a reaction very seriously, even though it's rare. They have to. That's what their customer relations department is for. Better still, take it back to the shop and speak to the manager. Get a photo of your little girl while she's in full-blown reaction. You don't know how many others have been affected or not, so it's always best to raise their awareness of a problem. Nobody, especially in this tough economic climate, wants to continue to sell stuff that may cause problems.

Piriton based is fairly quick acting,,,but will see effects after at least2/ 4 hours,,,,,,same course as for hayfever use..
Romany how old is that bubble bath and what was the ingredients so you will know not to get anything like it with them in,,,,,,,,,her infant skin is to fragile for something that was in it,,,,,,or maybe too much was used??