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A female asked:
can you go into a hot tub with shingles?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 49 years experience
Likely to hurt: The hot water is likely to cause you pain at the site of the rash.
Wish you good health! - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Drink enough water daily, so that your urine is mostly colorless. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form.
Practice safe sex, if you have sex.
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Some basics: A bath would rinse any salt (sweat) from the sores which can be helpful. Nerve impulses that signal pain move faster when warm/slower when cold. If you have pain with your shingles heat will likely increase that pain. The choice is yours. I would go with cold showers.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
What are the causes of shingles?
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Dr. Harold Fieldsanswered
Family Medicine 61 years experience
Shingles's : It is caused by a virus and is preventable by vaccination. It can also be treated with an antiviral which reduces the length and severity of the infection. Good Luck
infection.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Can I get shingles again?
5 doctor answers • 12 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
Yes: A person can have shingles more than once. His primary care doctor can evaluate to see if there is a weakness in his immune system (or just bad luck, older age, or other bodily stressors) that allowed him to have the first case of shingles. The doctor can give some advice on whether or not the patient should get the shingles vaccine to help prevent a recurrence of shingles.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Why do we not hear much about shingles if it is so common?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gregg Albersanswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Shingles: Chicken pox is common when young, but the same virus stays dormant for years in the nerve, and when it breaks out, due to age, stress or decreased immune function, it causes severe pain, blisters, and sometimes scarring. The new "shingles" immunization increases a persons ability to keep the virus from breaking out.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Why does one person with these risk factors get shingles while another does not?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Carlo Hatemanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 25 years experience
Don't know: Risk factors increase the risk but do not guarantee that you get the condition. Genetic variation and immune system have a lot do with it, and our level of understanding of the process is very limited. There is a vaccine available. Talk to your doctor to see if it is recommended for you.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
What percentage of shingles patients develop complications?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Larry Lutwickanswered
Infectious Disease 49 years experience
It depends: Complications of herpes zoster (shingles) depend on the age of the patient as well as the immune competence.
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