I have found 6 or 7 spots on his tummy and they look a bit suspect, as though they are chicken pox. Is there any thing I can do to prevent loads and loads of spots, does calamine really help, or is there anything better!! What a great start to the school hols!!!!:( :(

I don't think you can prevent the spots. All you can do is minimise the chance of scarring by trying to keep him from scratching them.

Calmine lotion helps by cooling down the skin (largely by its quick evaporation) and so helping with the itching.

I have found 6 or 7 spots on his tummy and they look a bit suspect, as though they are chicken pox. Is there any thing I can do to prevent loads and loads of spots, does calamine really help, or is there anything better!! What a great start to the school hols!!!!:( :(

Strange because some of my friends have had spots recenly and thought the same (wonders)

Nothing you can do to prevent more spots I'm afraid.
Calomile will help when the itching starts but We tend to use "Piriton" :thumbsup:

First of all calm down, take deep breaths.

I've had chicken pox, it isnt fatal and yes calamine helps but as far as I know nothing prevents the spread of the spots.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=CHICKEN+POX&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

You cannot prevent the occurence of spots.

The best you can do is reduce the scratching that can lead to pock-marks.

Calamine lotion, Anti-histamines, Nail-cutting.

Caladryl Lotion, if you can find it, is fantastic.

He'll be fine, calamine is great, aloe vera gel is fantastic, put some sodium bicarbonate in his bath these will all help with the itching.

I gave my two piriton too. I also put them to bed with socks on their hands to stop them scratching when they are asleep.

Thank you all, I will go any buy them all later on !!!! Will keep you updated and thanks so much for the advice, this is better than NHS Direct, I didnt have to hold on phone for 20mins then wait 2 hours for the call back !!!! :)

You can use mittens to stop little ones scratching; I am in my forties and still have marks from chicken pox.

Chicken pox is going the rounds at the moment, the local school here has just had a mini epidemic.
Calamine lotion and lots of patience. Thats what you need.

Better to have it young rather than when you're older.

My doctor said he prescribes a liquid anti-histamine like Cetirizine for chicken pox - my little boy was already on it for hay fever and he was hardly bothered by his chicken pox spots. I also bought Eurax lotion from Boots, which was like calamine but a bit more scientific (I'm a sucker for scientific labels") and, most importantly, white, not orange, so doesn't stain everything around you!

I had chicken pox in last november . The best i could advice is paracetomol for fever ,calamine or any other lotion is like water ,best advice is self control for itchiness. Loads of fruit juices and apples(very effective as it kills bacteria within the body) ,vitamin C(1000mg) for faster recovery of skin.After scabs have fallen off apply olive oil+ tea tree oil (5ml of10% concentration)+vinegar oil before 30 minutes of shower . He should be having no scars left within 6 weeks(guarenteed result on face ,for the rest of the body u are thinking of atleast 2-3years) . Soap could be Neem soap or any anti bacterial one .


DONT buy any anti scar creams or gels or tubes ( higher end products from garnier have been ineffecive) from boots or superdrug. Tea tree oil or cream works wonders:thumbsup: believe me.

Has he had a bad fever? If not, it might not be Chicken Pox, it could be prickly heat or heatrash. Best thing for that is to stay indoors in the shade and cool air for a few days and spray on Magicool, drink lots of water. if he gets fever then he may well have chicken pox.

I used the homeopathic remedy Rhus Tox 6 for all my children when they had it. Takes away the itching and minimizes the time the spots/blisters heal up in.

jaynie38,

I am a first aider at a primary school.

Last week, a little lad came to me covered in itchy spots. I thought he had Chicken Pox. They were identical to the spots my sons had when they got it.

I phoned his home and told his mum he had come out in spots, and she said they were an alergic reaction to some freshly cut grass he had been playing in. The doctor had prescribed Anti-histamines.

Is this a possibility with your lad?

If it is chicken pox definately best time to get them as a kid. I caught them off my daughter a couple of years ago, worst experience of my life. The only places I didnt get spots were the palms of my hands and soles of my feet. My daughter was given piriton and copious amounts of calmine and was ok and no lasting scars.

I got chicken pox as a 30 yr old..unpleasant and irritating and I looked and felt like the elephant man for a fortnight but no lasting damage.

Chicken pox start off by looking like little blisters which are slightly red.

Don't worry though it's good that your child has them! Like others have said just try and prevent him/her from scratching them. Add half a cup of brown vinegar to bath water if it is as this will stop the irritation.

or any of these:
http://thenaturalcure.blogspot.com/2006/04/home-remedies-for-chicken-pox.html

I have found 6 or 7 spots on his tummy and they look a bit suspect, as though they are chicken pox. Is there any thing I can do to prevent loads and loads of spots, does calamine really help, or is there anything better!! What a great start to the school hols!!!!:( :(

Better now then in adult life!

Confirm the spots correctly by a visit to the GP unless there are qualified Docs on here!!!

If it is then its just a childhood illness, calomine calms the itching as if they scratched they will scar.

However we have had a lot of unusually hot weather so may be bites etc

Also Chicken Pocs have a slighty sickly smell with them, and child may feel generally unwell.

Go To GP

Hi I just found spots on my dauther this morning about 10-12 so booked her in doctors for later as worried. Can chicken pox harm and unborn baby in early trimester!!!!

She is just as active as usual they not blisters though just red spots so thought either Chicken spots of heat

make sure he doesnt scratch his spots...ive got some rite scars from when i was younger with ckicken pox!

Thanks for all replies, it wasnt chicken pox, they only lasted a couple of days then disappeared, so must have been an allergy type thing or heat rash, as suggested on here, thanks all anyway replies were very helpful and comforting. :thumbsup:

My son is now 10yrs old and all through his life i have let him play with his friends when they have had chicken pox because i know its a lot worse in adulthood, but he just cant seem to catch them.As you can imagine its been through the school time and time again and everytime it does i think surley he will get them this time,but no he doesnt.If and when he does get them i will be a little scared because my daughter caught them when she was about 5 or 6 and then she had a bad reaction to the virus and she swelled up and had marks all over her body she had to be carried into the docs because she couldnt put her shoes on and he immediatley sent her to the childrens ,of cause i was then in a panic,they checked her over and said it was a very bad reaction to the virus.

First thing is not to worry.Chicken pox is extremely common in youngsters.
The irritation is distressing and can leave scars with excessive scratching.
Our kids caught it as we were going on holiday.But the dips in the sea seemed to reduce the irritation.Can't claim it will work everytime but perhaps
a trip to Cleethorpes could help!

My son is now 10yrs old and all through his life i have let him play with his friends when they have had chicken pox because i know its a lot worse in adulthood, but he just cant seem to catch them.As you can imagine its been through the school time and time again and everytime it does i think surley he will get them this time,but no he doesnt.If and when he does get them i will be a little scared because my daughter caught them when she was about 5 or 6 and then she had a bad reaction to the virus and she swelled up and had marks all over her body she had to be carried into the docs because she couldnt put her shoes on and he immediatley sent her to the childrens ,of cause i was then in a panic,they checked her over and said it was a very bad reaction to the virus.

Your son may have had a mild case of chicken pox, and you didn't realize it. When my children caught chicken pox, I was certain I'd never had it, and if I did get it, it was gonna be miserable. I knew someone who had chicken pox as an adult and he was sick as a dog.

When I didn't come down with it they did a blood titer on me, and told me that I already had the antibodies. I insisted that I hadn't had chicken pox, but they said you must have, you probably had a mild case that went unnoticed. I never did get it despite caring for both of my kids who did, so I guess they were right.

:) Sierra

Confirm the spots correctly by a visit to the GP unless there are qualified Docs on here!!!

If it is then its just a childhood illness, calomine calms the itching as if they scratched they will scar.

However we have had a lot of unusually hot weather so may be bites etc

Also Chicken Pocs have a slighty sickly smell with them, and child may feel generally unwell.

Go To GP

Good luck with getting an appointment with the GP!! I phoned ours last week when my son came down with "chickenpox" to get them confirmed and the rottweiller on reception told me not to bring him near the surgery.

NHS Direct and grandma confirmed them!! Piriton, bicarb, short nails and paint them in calamine.

A week on, most have dried up. At least its been cooler this week.

Do chickens get human pox?

10 drops each of lavender and tea tree essential oil in 100ml of witch hazel will speed up healing, cut down itching, reduce the risk of scarring and will help your child to sleep.

My friend's daughter was back to school in a week with this remedy, it worked wonders.

Will that work even if the spots are at the "dried" stage? He's supposed to be going to Florida on Sunday - have visions of the American's putting him on the next plane home!

Get it on him asap, and you might even find they've practically gone by then.

Also, it's a good thing for him to get it now rather than later, I had it when I was 26 and I literally slept for 2 whole weeks.

Oh, and rhus tox is THE homoeopathic chicken pox remedy par excellence

thanks lizzmobile. Do you apply it just like you would calamine ?

Sorry for not responding sooner.

You could use an old spray bottle, that way you can shake it up and achieve an even distribution all over. You can buy them from Boots or Body Shop (I think). Failing that, shake the mixture well and dab it on with cotton wool. It helps if it's nice and cold so keep it in the fridge.

So Jaynie, how did it turn out? WAS it chicken pox? And if so, how is he doing?

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo:(

My son has chicken pox :(

OH sloped off to work so grandparents have been dispatched to the chemist under strict instructions to buy everything :(

Oooh I'm all itchy now :(

Its doing the rounds again isn`t it?
Thankfully all mine had it early.
Hope your son isn`t scratching too much
Lots of big hugs and TLC:)