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A 23-year-old female asked:

I am trying to lose weight with epsom salt bath but i have healing bug bite wounds.. should i take the bath or wait until the bites have been healed?

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Dr. Jeffrey Juchauanswered

Family Medicine 35 years experience

Epsom Salt: that is not an effective weight loss method. Bug bites will have no effect on bath it may actually help them.

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