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Chicken Pox
I along with my family have chicken Pox. My son is 4 and myself and my husband is 37 and 38. We live in a close apartment and trying to avoid spreading the infection. Could anyone please recommend a medicine for our 4 year old son. I am not able to get online paid consultation since yesterday (informed the Practice technical team) so am posting the problem here. Any help will be much appreciated. Thank You Mrs. Bhattacharya
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Chickenpox is caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus, which is from the family of herpes viruses. The same virus causes Herpes Zoster in adults. It spreads through the respiratory tract which includes mucous membranes of the mouth and the nose. It is an airborne disease and spreads through tiny droplets in the air. These droplets containing the virus come from cough or sneeze of an infected person. It can also spread through contact with the blisters of an infected person. A person can spread the virus even before he himself has developed the full fledged infection. This can happen for a day or two prior to developing the rash. The contagious period remains well through the time when the person has rash till the time all the blisters have formed crusts. There is a prodromal period of about 14-16 days from the infection to the appearance of the symptoms. This means that if someone is infected today, he or she will start getting the symptoms around two weeks after the exposure. One is at a higher risk of getting chickenpox if one has never had it before and also if one has not been vaccinated against it. The most important thing to take care is that one should try to avoid all contact with any infected person. The virus spreads through air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Therefore it is important that one should not be too close to any person who is infected. Any person who is infected should be isolated to the maximum extent possible so that others do not come into contact. Coming into direct contact with the blisters should be strictly avoided. Using or touching clothes or towels of an infected person needs to be completely avoided. The contagious period starts a day or two before a person starts showing the symptoms of the disease and lasts till the eruptions turn into scabs. There are many homeopathic remedies which can help in the treatment of chickenpox. As mentioned earlier, this is a viral infection and allopathic medicines are hardly able to treat this. Homeopathic medicines are very effective in the treatment of chickenpox just like they are effective in the treatment of other viral infections. Homeopathic remedies like Antim Crudum, Dulcamara, Rhus Tox and Merc Sol are very effective in the treatment of Chickenpox. Another little known fact is that Homeopathic medicines are also good prophylactics. This means that they can help prevent you from contracting chickenpox. Oranges and other citrus fruits are excellent for the immune system. It is advisable to have one glass of orange juice daily. One important point to remember is that you should stay away from additives in juices. Natural fruit and vegetable juices are good for you at this time. Fresh vegetables and raw fruits are recommended as well. Herbal teas such as cinnamon, basil and chamomile are good too. Other foods that will help are carrots, cashew nuts, tofu, walnut, egg, ginger, garlic, beetroot, and blueberry and so on. It is also advisable to consume raw organic fruits and vegetables. Foods which contain a lot of water are recommended as well since the body can easily digest such foods and process the nutrients in them. Cucumber, tomatoes, spinach watermelon, kiwi, sprouts, and so on fall into this category of water rich foods. Foods To Avoid Chicken pox food to avoid includes dairy products, meats, bread or any other kind of heavy food that is difficult for the body to process. Stay away from processed and junk foods as well. They have little or no nutritional value to offer the body. Red meat and fried foods or other similarly prepared foods should also be avoided when following a diet to cure chicken pox. An unhealthy diet with will not help the person’s immune system to produce antibodies to fight the infection. Visit my website www.drhimanihomeocure.com
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Dont wory just maintain hydration well with adequate water intake. Chicken pox is viral infection which will go in 5-7 days. No medicine required at present. Only give syp calpol to him if he has fever
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For prevention: 1. Daily apply virgin or edible coconut oil to whole body just before bath at empty stomach. 2. Maintain three times food...and boiled water along with food. Frequent eating and drinking does digestion low and a cause. 3. Boil 1 glass of milk with half tsp of coriander powder to drink with breakfast and evening 4 to 5pm 4. Dont eat out side, fridge kept batter, previous day food, sour, spice rich food, fried items, junks, chats, fruit juices, canned fruit juices .. 5. Fresh fruits along with food according to season..Few dry fruits can be chewed if wants to munch in between.. but no nuts to munch..  Nuts can be added to prepare foods.. 5. Fresh hot home made food with good lipids like butter ghee prevents the infection of any kind in general .. These all maintain body strength, digestion and assimilation so that it will not allow any infection to sustain in the body.
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