Chicken pox and local/allopathy medicines

Recently i was down with Chicken pox. I sepnd some time going through the web on some good blog on it. But could not find any. So i thought will write one when i am cured.

Chicken pox was confirmed by my doctor on seeing dew drop shaped blister in stomach and back area. There seems to be many variations of it like Herpes.

Medicine:

I had Acyclovir-200mg 3 times a day (anti-viral has good effect if u start having it as soon as u see the first blisters), Paracetomol (in case i had fever, i never used it as i never got fever), Citrizine (For reducing itching 1 1/2 per day), Amoxicillin (To prevent secondary infection). Check with you doctor for the right medication.

Food:

• Avoid spicy food completely as higher chilli, spices and other exothermic food as it makes the body hot.This can causes more blisters to come both within and outside the body
• Have lot of fruits and vegetables
  
• Lemon is good and can be used as a replacement for salt in salads.
• Have curd. For lunch, rice + curd + salads will be a good combination.
• Take lot of tender coconut water as it is good to build your immune system.
• Take complete rest and avoid reading and any strainful exercise which heats up the body

Observations

• Cool your body under fan as the area which locally gets hot will cause the blisters to erupt. Ensure that no area gets hot even when you sleep.
• You can sleep with neem leaves spread on the cot as it allows to keep the body part facing the cot cool.
  
• Do not break the blisters as it will cause more time to cure.
  

Bath

• Avoid bathing till the blisters dries off which will take 8-12 days (with Acyclovir!!)
• When you bath avoid soap and bath in warm water with neem leaves added to it.
• For few days after the attack bath without soap and use neem leaves.