Prickly heat on the body can be treated with general treatment, as well as by topical medications such as prickly heat powder, hormonal ointment, and oral antihistamines if necessary.
1. General treatment: Bathe regularly with warm water, try to keep the skin as dry and cool as possible in daily life, so change clothes regularly and avoid staying in a humid and stuffy environment.
2. Topical medication: Prickly heat powder (choose the adult version or baby version according to the specific situation) to achieve the effect of eliminating dampness and relieving itching; if the inflammation reaction is serious, hormone ointment (such as tretinoin) can also be used externally to achieve the purpose of relieving itching and anti-inflammation.
3. Oral medication: antihistamines such as loratadine and cetirizine to relieve obvious itching.
If the symptoms of prickly heat cannot be relieved, go to the hospital in time, and the above drugs should be used according to the doctor’s advice.