On Keflex After Surgery. Had Drug Rah. Dry Skin With Itching. What Can Be Done?
I recently had surgery and was placed on a week of keflex, then doxycycline and clindamycin - while on these i got a drug rash and stopped taking them after 6 days then i was placed on zyvox for a week. Im finally off all these meds for about 1.5 weeks now and itching with extremely dry skin which gets quite red when i scratch. I am using bath oils and lotions but can not seem to get relief.
For dry itchy skin you may do as follows: -use a oat meal based cleanser for bathing. -bath with luke warm water instead of hot water. -apply a good emollient cream containing shea butter or olive oil after bath and repeat it twice or thrice as required. -avoid scratching as it initiates scratch-itch cycle which increases the intensity of itching. Take oral anti hisatmine like fexofenadine or levocetrizine by prescription. -Drink about 2-3 litres of water per day. -You may use a calamine lotion or over the more itchy areas as it gives a soothing effect.
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On Keflex After Surgery. Had Drug Rah. Dry Skin With Itching. What Can Be Done?
Hi, thanks for your query. For dry itchy skin you may do as follows: -use a oat meal based cleanser for bathing. -bath with luke warm water instead of hot water. -apply a good emollient cream containing shea butter or olive oil after bath and repeat it twice or thrice as required. -avoid scratching as it initiates scratch-itch cycle which increases the intensity of itching. Take oral anti hisatmine like fexofenadine or levocetrizine by prescription. -Drink about 2-3 litres of water per day. -You may use a calamine lotion or over the more itchy areas as it gives a soothing effect. Hope this helps you.