Bumps n Baby Parenting Magazine May June 2015 | Page 26

Summer Care and water boiled with dried puncturevine( Tribulas Terretris , Njerinjil) in it. To avoid UTI maintain personal hygiene and drink plenty of water daily. Never hold your urge to pee. Varicella in pregnancy can cause complications like birth defects in baby. If you are not affected by chickenpox earlier and if you are planning to get pregnant, it is advisable to take the chickenpox vaccination before getting pregnant. Chicken pox Chicken pox is a mild and common childhood disease. It is a viral illness caused by varicella. If affected with chickenpox use water boiled with neem, turmeric, ginger etc for bath. Also a paste of neem and turmeric can be applied on the affected areas. Vitamin E oil and calamine lotion can be applied to remove the mark caused by rashes. To avoid the spread of the disease isolate the affected person as soon as possible. Never scratch the blisters as it can cause more irritation. Since the patients body will be hot inside offer plenty of fruits, lassi, water and juice to keep the body cool. Spicy food should be avoided. The patient should be given easily digestible foods and steam-cooked vegetables. Chickenpox is characterized by very itchy blisters and sometimes is associated with mild fever and severe body pain. The disease is most contagious a day or two before the rashes appear and about 5-6 days after the onset of rashes. It is spread through droplets from