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Bad sunburn on stomach 3 days ago. not blistering but i feel like it's worsened in the past 2 days. stings badly to put aloe vera on it. suggestions?

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Sunburn: For sunburns you may also try calamine lotion but aloe vera is a good first choice. since it has been 3 days, if you see no improvement in the pain in a day or 2 please visit a physician to have a closer look at it.

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Dr. Ira Rubin answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Sunburn: Aloe is a good treatment. You need a lot of it on. Other options are neosporin ointment twice a day or aquaphour twice a day. Often sunburns itch or feel odd when healing. It take around a week for you skin to heal.

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Sunburn: When still in the acute phase, keeping cool moisture on the burn also helps. This can be cool soaks in tub or gentle cool showers. Then moisturizing frequently still remains essential. If the aloe creams sting, try the actual aloe gel right out of an aloe plant leaf. The creams often have alcohol bases that can sting, where as direct from the plant is all natural.

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Dr. William Coutts ii answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Sunburn treatment: You can apply a cold pack to the sunburn for twenty minutes three to four times per day. I encourage you to keep applying the aloe vera juice/gel to your burn twice a day if you can tolerate it. You can also continue to take ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) 400 mg to 800 mg three to four times per day. If it is not getting better in 3 - 4 days or gets worse, you should see your doctor.

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