How to get rid of prickly heat

Prickly heat can be removed by general treatment, topical medication and oral medication, etc., and medical advice should be followed. 1. General treatment: It is best to take a shower every day during the hot and humid season to keep the skin cool and dry. The skin lesions can be cleaned daily with cold water and dried naturally. Normal skin without lesions can be exfoliated regularly, but care should be taken to avoid rubbing the skin too hard. 2. Topical medication: glycerite lotion can be used externally; when treating prickly heat, short-term use of glucocorticoid cream or lotion can significantly reduce itching and control inflammation; it should be noted that only those with severe symptoms are used and are not conventional treatment. Hydrocortisone ointment is commonly used. 3. Oral medication: a small number of severe or uncontrollable itching, can be appropriate to use antihistamines to relieve itching. Commonly used drugs include cetirizine, loratadine, chlorpheniramine and so on. It should be noted that if the patient appears prickly heat symptoms are serious, should go to the regular hospital in a timely manner, to identify the cause of the disease, and actively under the guidance of specialists in the treatment, not blindly self-medication, so as not to cause adverse consequences.