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Common rashes are often called dermatitis, meaning inflammation of the skin; they involve changes in the color or texture of the skin including skin redness or inflammation. Common rashes are also known as skin lesions, Rubor and Erythema.
Skin reactions are more common today due to many new fabrics in use. Some of the body rashes affect the whole body (termed as a generalized), where as others appear on discrete areas of the skin. Skin rashes can be self limiting or require medications. Babies often develop skin rashes because of irritation from the coloring materials in these fabrics. Skin or the body rash is a common term that describes a group of special spots, an area of inflammation or altered color or texture of the skin. Skin rashes might be associated with various other symptoms such as itching, tingling, burning, pain, inflammation and sometimes, surprisingly with no discomfort at all. Belladonna remedy is useful for conditions with sudden onset that are hot, bright red, and throbbing. Rash may be accompanied by fever.
Oatmeal bath is preferred
Applying olive oil to the rash could provide some relief.
Aloe Vera gel, cod liver oil and Vitamin E oil are also helpful in combating body rash.
Using baking powder on the affected area is another suggestion to deal with body and back rash.
Aloe Vera: Widely known for treating burns and sunburns, aloe vera also helps in healing wounds and minor skin irritations such as itchiness and rashes. This plant produces anti inflammatory, anti bacterial, and anti fungal properties. It also contains folic acid, zinc, and vitamins C and E.
Chamomile Essential Oil: Has anti inflammatory (anti-microbial) properties that soothes and eliminates an itchy skin rash and irritations. Chamomile is also used in treating eczema, psoriasis, and sunburn. Please be aware, people who are normally allergic to grass and ragweed may acquire an allergic reaction to chamomile.
Witch hazel: Acts as an astringent that relieves itching and minor skin inflammation. Also used for treating sunburns. For maximum benefit, use fresh witch hazel bark. Simmer one ounce of the bark with one pint of water and leave for ten minutes. Strain and cool. Apply with a clean cloth and leave it on for about thirty minutes.
There are natural alternatives to cortisone cream treatment for rashes. For example Eczema is often treated with cortisone cream to combat the itching. There is, unfortunately, no known cure for Eczema, but natural medicines can help reduce the symptoms of Eczema without the harmful side effects associated with cortisones and other pharmaceutical medications.
There are many treatment of skin Rashes. Cortisone is often used to decrease local inflammation, swelling, burning and itching often associated with common rashes. Many natural remedy creams that provide instant and long-term relief rashes. The best home remedy for body rashes is to apply olive oil on the rash affected area. Belladonna remedy is useful for conditions with sudden onset that are hot, bright red, and throbbing. Rash may be accompanied by fever. Ledum palustre remedy is indicated for a puffy and swollen rash. Both the swelling and the itching are relieved by cold applications.
Itch relief is important, because scratching can itself irritate the skin and lead to more itching, creating an itching-scratching-itching cycle. Fingernails should be kept short to minimize abrasions from scratching. Applying eucalyptus oil on the skin can be helpful or take a cotton ball or Q-Tip and apply Tea Tree Oil full strength to area that is itching.
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names candice ive a rash on the inside of my legs an on top of my you know an i use bacrken soda an witch hazel an anythang for rashs an nothang seems two work what can it be.
hello, I have a rash on my neck , lower back and on my chest it does not itch and it is some raised bumbs that is only noticeable by touch and close up look. the doctor prescribed me hydroxyine hcl and it does not seem to be helping ive had this for over two weeks and it gets worse and inflamed during heat or at work help what is it? and what will make it go away?
take an antihistamine but something is causing it. take a look at what you are ingesting that's new. it's happened to me twice. the first was from a prescription drug and this time from a vitamin. stop everything and wait until the rash has gone (claritin or benadryl will speed this up) and then add each thing to determine the cause.
PRE-NOTE--If you dont have time to read this whole thing at least READ THIS,USE A 50/50 MIX OF WATER &HYDROGEN PEROXIDE! put in a spray bottle use 5-6 times a day.in 1996 alot of events happened all at once that were extremely overwhelming, my pinkie finger started itching really bad ALL THE TIME! I would wake up in the nite scratching it so bad it was bleeding, so I went the Dr.s it was stress related we figured, so she said exercise more & do things I enjoyed. Gave me a cortisone cream & sent me on my way.Well over the years I have went to other Dr.s & dermatoligists'who basically said the same thing. Didnt really know WHAT it is.AND it has gotton worse when the break-outs happen ,its only on my hands its not contagious to other people or other parts of my body,but does seem to spread on my hands from the pus filled red itchy bumps, so I will pop them open witha needle in the shower to keep it from getting on my skin.So in my line of work I meet hundreds of people,now this skin problem isnt that noticeable being on the underside of my pinkie,so anyway a friend of mine is married to a Dr. & I told her about my hands, & she told me about a easy cheap solution to try,we all know we would try ANYTHING to get relief! you can look on-line for uses w/h.p (hydrogen peroxide) so I spray my finger w/a 50/50 mix of water & H.P. at first I used it 7-8 times a day for about a week or 10 days,it basically ate away the dead tissue or the callous. I couldnt believe it! all those years of suffering & all it took was a $1 bottle of H.P.!in about a month my pinkie looked & felt great,I was amazed. I still use it a couple times a week or when i think I'm getting stressed.It is also great for our toe/fingernails to kill bacteria/fungus.to kill toe fungus use a 75%/H.P. to 25 %water it will take about a year for it to clear up, at least 6 months for nails to grow out.lots of cleaning purposes too. so look for uses on h.p. it will save you alot of $$$$$ pass this tip on please,
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I have a very important thing to ask i have a skin condition that no one knows what it is the spots are white and they turn red when i am in the sun they dont itch or any thing they are just big white ugly spots all over my body!!i need help to figure out what it is and what i can do about it than you Chasity morgan
kind of sounds like keratosis. my son has it, but a milder case on the back of his arms. keratosis is blocked pores, not much you can do about it, it feels like your skin is rough all the time. it is more annoying than anything else. you could ask a dermatologist or pharmacist for a possible course of treatment.
I am 22 years old, yesterday I felt something on the back of my right arm, looked in the mirror and there was a rash going from my elbow up to my shoulder sort of little ichy red spots. The first thing I thought of is an allergic reaction to something, then something maye had bitten me I just didnt know. This morning I woke up and it is on the other arm on the back of my arm from my elbow to my shoulder and on my back in places.I took a shower and the hot water from the shower made me ich so bad. I took Benedril and it has helped the iching but this is freaking me out. Any suggestions anybody?
Sounds like Scabbies...
hot water makes it much worse
i am 23 years old, and have a similar condition. I thought it was poison ivy at first because when the bumps fully develop they weep oil. The oil from the sore doesn't seem to spread it; but I after 2 weeks I still can't rid my skin of this itchy rash. I have tried to treat it with calamine lotion, hydrocortizone cream, oatmeal, aloe, and benedryl. More bumps keep appearing as soon as the others go away, so I have determined that I have developed a new allergy to something in my environment. I don't know what, or how to get rid of it without taking allergy meds.
I have had a rash/itch on my pelvis, underarm, under my breast and on both sides of my waist, for about 8 months or more. I have used everything from topical creams to antibotic Bactrim. Nothing has helped at all. The strange thing is it sort of rotates. One day it is on one part and then next on another, and sometimes on all together. It then leaves one spot and when I think maybe it is gone, it returns. It sometimes turns to small ant bite like scabs. Under my arms feels like knots and it burns when I scratch it, but then the scratching will giv some relief. I have recently found out I have Crohns but the doctors say there is no connection. I am not sure, but now I have an ear problem that I think is associated with this rash. My ears become swollen and drain but I have no inner ear pain. This ear problem is also recurring, it comes and then it goes. I have received ear drops from the doc but that doesn't seem to help.
If anyone knows anything about any of these symptoms, please help.
Having Crohns myself for 20+ yrs has brought me many new skin problems.
There are many that come from the disease itself and some conditions come from the medications they use to control your symptoms of the disease. Sorry to say nothing I have ever been given to "cure" the skin issues have ever worked permanently. Yet Benadryl seems to help at least at night so I stop scratching so much!
Crohns has many manifestations of the skin and that is documented on the Crohns and Colitis Foundations web sight.
I wish you the best with both issues..I only wish I had a cure for you..:)
I'm not entirely sure, but with the rash in the folds of the skin, elbows, pits, can even be in between fingers and toes. Check with your doctor to see if it's scabies. scabies is a skin parasite that begin in the folds and can spread, it is treated with a prescribed ointment. my daughter caught this at a sleep away camp, she had to put the cream all over her body, and let it dry completely before putting clothes on. Wash all bedding in hot water and air out mattress for 48 hours before replacing bedding. also wash any clothes that have come into contact with this rash in hot water.
I seem to have this reoccurring rash that itches me so bad that i sometimes have bruises on most of my body! Common spots are on both of my hips, under my arms or in the front fold of my arms, my stomach, upper inner and outer thighs, tops of my feet, and under my breasts. I regularly seen an allergist for 1yr and the end conclusion was that i had auto immune hives. But every test that was done to support that diagnosis, results came back normal. I have four scars from them doing punch biopsies, just to determine there were allergy cells present. Wasted time and money trying different combinations of allergy prescriptions, till he eventually put me on Cyclesporine. At first I was afraid to take such a powerful drug, but itching that much with no relief can drive a person mad and desperate for anything that might help. And it did at first, but eventually my hot inflamed red itchy rash was back. Then I battled with MRSA, (mecicillan resistant staff) in and out of the hospital, I think i've had to get cut open and packed at least ten times! The most painful thing ever, I was told i got it from shaving and once you get it its almost impossible to get rid of. Both my younger children have had to get cut open twice from getting staff. We all had Bactroban antibiotics in our nose, and orally, we washed our bodies with that medical body wash regularly, bleached my whole house. And still managed to get it. Finally we got a break and haven't had any breakouts in a while. I quit taking Cyclsporine had a few visits with a dermatologist. After learning his ultimate plan was try try me on a combination of pills, I stopped going. I had just wasted a year of that with the allergist and got no where. Predisone seems to be the only thing that clears up my skin, but since its not good on your liver to be on it regularly as soon as my doses decreases here comes my icky skin! i've tried doxiphine, ranidadine,hydroxizine,and all the other over the counter allergy med's. I don't want to always have to take some stupid pill. I don't always want to be embarrassed of my rashes or bruises from itching them! I just want to no what its like to not constantly itch! I have not got any closer to solving this horrible continues issue of mine, and am mentally, and financially drained! My last thought is to get my IUD taken out and see if by chance that could be contributing to this, the docs said it is possible? so the 17th its coming out and we will go from their. Any ideas? Or advice would be greatly appreciated! Best of luck out their!
I have had the same itchy, moving rash for 5 months now and just had it diagnosed as Lichus Plantis (sp?) I was given Prednisone (a steroid) and Clobetason Propionate (an ointment). The Dr. told me that this will make it clear up within 2 weeks, but it could come back. It can sometimes be caused by hepatitis, fortunately, not my concern, but it is also hereditary. My Uncle and my Grandmother had it. I hope this helps. Good Luck!
Hello, I find your symptoms much like my son's. He has had every cream and pill, antibiotic, blood test, etc., etc. He is now on his 3rd Dermatologist, it's really taking over his life. His also rotates, goes away here and comes back some place else. It is really consuming his life, we are going to another specialist soon and he is going to have "another patch test. Please let me know if you have any new info since your last comment.
My son just turned 3 and has had rashes since he was 2 constantly. Everyday to every other day, he is breaking out with different reshes. There are about 3 different types of rashes that I have seen on him. Hive-like rash, red hot rash and a raisedwelt rash. I was just wondering if you ever found an answer for you son. My son also has tried all the creams, ointments, medicines, steroids, and nothing has worked. He is now living on Hydroxine and Benadryl. Any advise helps. Thanks
Katy
I have a very similar rash on my chest and stomach and sides. I started a week ago. I have all sorts of steroid creams that I have used, because I also have dyshidrotic dermatitis on my hands. My doctor was unsure what it was when I went yesterday, and he gave me prednosone. So far, no relief. I have been told that my dermatitis on my hands is stress related, and I am wonderingif this could be as well. Any thoughts?...If anyone finds anything else out please let me know.
I had the same thing. I went to my physician and found out it was acne rosacia. I was shocked because it was nothing like any acne I had had before. It started as a rash and then I had sores with clear liquide. Acne rosacia is hormonal and the infection is deep under the skin and cannot be treated topically. My physician prescribed tetracyline and it was gone within 30 days. Hope it helps. J
This may be due to nerves and caffeine. Do you drink coffee or tea? Chocolate aslo contains caffeine. But your nerves being too anxious or stressed out all the time will produce a chemical and /or hormones in your body that will cause this..try tea tree oil products for your hair and don't use hairspray. I hope this is helpful.
When I was 10 in 1955 I visitied many doctors and loss time in school for an irratation
that caused my face and eyes to swell!
I got no help, they sid I had the Pink Eye, That I Had irratated with Rubbing!
Later in the eight grade I saw a Hay Fever commercial on TV!
I said, That"s what I suffer from, Annually, and that's all it was! So if they never tried POVIDONE IODINE, the all rash cure, Maybe You Should! (Walgreens)
my 4 year old son,just developed some kind of rash,im not sure what it is but,because we are originally from (hawaii),and the only thing i would use cortizone is when he would get bitten from a mosquito,all i remember is on the 4th of july we had gone to a lake & he swam a little,im thinking that he maybe got bit from something in the water or maybe a some kind of termite from our apartment,we had just moved in to,i went out & purchased products of (aveeno) bodywash,lotion & the medicated cream but it seem not to work,can u please help me,im also trying to look up to see if i can find a photo that help me identify the kind of rash that he has...really desperate...please help!...faamao
MINE STARTED ON SUNDAY AND HAS SPREAD FROM STOMACH,CHEST SIDES, BACK, AND ARMS. HAVE YOU FOUND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING YOU'RS
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