What to do if your baby has prickly heat in summer

The treatment for prickly heat on your baby’s body in summer varies in severity. For mild prickly heat, general treatment is available. For more severe heat rash, medication may be required under the guidance of a doctor. 1. General treatment: For mild prickly heat, the clinical symptoms are not obvious, mainly for general treatment, usually need to improve the ambient temperature, change loose and comfortable clothing, the disease is often self-limiting, may be relieved by itself, without the need for intervention through drug therapy. 2. medication: if the general treatment effect is not good, prickly heat is more serious, caused by the symptoms are more obvious, can be carried out medication, such as topical glycerine lotion, improve the itchy skin; can also follow the doctor’s instructions, as appropriate, topical hydrocortisone cream and other glucocorticosteroid medication for treatment; but also in the doctor’s guidance, oral loratadine and other antihistamine medication to stop itching treatment. Due to the baby’s thin skin, the skin barrier function is not yet perfect, parents give the child medication, must follow the doctor’s instructions, do not give the child unauthorized use of drugs, to prevent serious adverse reactions.