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