Question 1

can a shower help with shingles?

Accepted Answer

Perhaps: It may help in easing pain or itching, but will not make it heal any faster.

Question 2

you can shower if you have shingles?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Showering when a person has shingles is the same as normal showering . . . Except that one must be gentle and not scratch the skin lesions and scabs with his fingernails. Allowing the scabs to heal and come off the scalp by themselves is the best thing to do. The doctor can prescribe medications to relieve pain and unusual skin sensations, plus help prevent new shingles lesions.

Question 3

is your shingles inactive or active once they blistered?

Accepted Answer

: Best to wait till all are gone.  It is not contagious BTW. It is a resurgence of the chickenpox virus.

Question 4

i got the shingles 3 days ago.  should i still make food for a baby shower?

Accepted Answer

Yes: As long as you practice good hand hygiene and the lesions are in a place that can be covered it's ok for you to be around other olks.  That being said as an added precaution i would recommend not being around folks with low immunity like patients on chemotherapy, people on  anti rejection medicine or HIV patients.

Question 5

is it safe to share a shower with someone who has shingles?

Accepted Answer

Depends on immunity: Herpes zoster is the chicken pox virus, so a person with zoster can touch any normal person (not immunocompromised, not on prednisone, not a baby) who has immunity to the virus from a past vaccination or a past case of chicken pox or zoster. Otherwise, the zoster patient can wait until all his rash is fully healed (although he is probably not contagious once his scabs are all dry and healing).

Question 6

i have shingles what do i use to clean myself in the shower?

Accepted Answer

: Shingles can be treated and I assume you're taking antiviral medication. Avoid hot water so cool water showers are better for the rash. Towel dry and don't reuse without laundering as the virus can be spread. . Calamine lotion can then be applied. Don't cover the rash as exposure is better for healing.

Question 7

i have shingles do i have to put lotion cream after shower because i don't. thank you?

Accepted Answer

Prob doesn't matter: Has herpes zoster (shingles) been professionally diagnosed? Don't try to diagnose and treat yourself. Shingles can occur at age 25, but not very common. A lotion or cream might help rash feel better, but won't speed healing. You need antiviral drug by mouth (e.g. valacyclovir) and maybe a steroid to help prevent future nerve pain. Follow your doc's advice, or see a doctor soon if not yet done.

Question 8

i have shingles. is it ok to be around a pregnant person? my neice is having a baby shower tomorrow.

Accepted Answer

Maybe: If you have fluid-filled vesicles from the shingles, then you could be infectious. It is possible that you have herpes virus in moist lesions that could potentially give somebody else chicken pox. If all of the shingles lesions are scabbed over, dried, or healed over with intact skin; then you are most likely no longer infectious to other people.

Question 9

can you have a shower and wet it if you have shingles around you waist is it dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Herpes zoster: Should be fine. Dry them carefully and watch for development of increased redness, pain, swelling and warmth over the area which could signify secondary bacterial infection, but the likelihood that this will happen is very low.  Good luck and hope you are better soon.

Question 10

active 25yr old, had shingles 11 times in the last 3yrs, i do not have hiv, had no transplants etc, why does it keep recurring?

Accepted Answer

VZV: It is not known why this virus produced recurrent disease in some and not others. You might try getting the varicella vaccine and seeing if this does not reduce the incidence and severity of your outbreaks. Best, and hope this helps.

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Can you have a shower and wet it if you have shingles around you waist is it dangerous?

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Active 25yr old, had shingles 11 times in the last 3yrs, i do not have hiv, had no transplants etc, why does it keep recurring?

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