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Warm showers
Warm showers can help relieve breast soreness from engorgment and can help clear clogged milk ducts. Alternate between taking warm showers and using cold compresses to help relieve the discomfort.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A member asked:
Was in the warm shower had to get out forgot towels so I was dripping wet and freezing by the time I got back and the. Jumped in the steaming hot shower is this bad? Can it cause body shock?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Hi doctors. After using the restroom (#2) and then taking a very warm shower a few hours later or the next morning, I sometimes have to rewipe myself--is this odd? I was clean when I first left the restroom earlier. How can I treat or end this?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is healthier for you, hot showers or warm showers?
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A 41-year old asked:
How come my skin began to itch after i take warm showers?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why might someone get a rash from taking a warm shower, but not from taking a cold shower?
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A 37-year old asked:
Are warm showers as therapeutic as hot showers because really hot showers make me feel suffocated?
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A male asked:
Is there any possible way to reduce redness on cheeks ? Like after a warm shower it stays red for a long time and my skin is uneven, or is it acnescar
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A 46-year old asked:
How do warm showers help reduce fever?
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A 35-year old asked:
Which is better after a hard workout for your muscles --- cold or warm shower ?
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A female asked:
I was having a warm shower than i changed it to a cold shower when i looked down at my ankles they were purple and red.
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A 34-year old asked:
Is a warm shower bad for severly dry flakey skin? Is a cooler shower better? How often should one clense when dry skin is extream?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it abnormal for a warm shower to trigger an asthma attack?
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A 31-year old asked:
Expert opinion please: could taking warm showers make acne worst?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is water hypotonic? If so, what can it do to the sperm if the water is warm shower water ?
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A 41-year old asked:
If i only itch during the day and evening but not a night or after warm showers do I still have scabies?
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A 64-year old male asked:
65 male stinging torso skin pain after every luke warm shower. My body is relatively clean, don't scrub extra hard, after every luke warm SH my front torso, & arm skin from shoulder down to wrist S TINGS for 30mins, lotion doesn't help, Dove soap use?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I experience skin itching after longer contact with cold water. Doesnt happen after warm showers, pools, etc. Should I do something about it? Thanks
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A 30-year old asked:
Can sperm be alive and present on hands after a shower. I got semen on my hands and then took a warm shower for about 15 minutes. The semen washed off my hands and I applied body wash and conditioner during the shower. I also dried with a towel after?
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A male asked:
Face is red and blotchy after a warm shower, what can I do to help the redness go away? Take an antihistamine? No i don't have rosacea
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have itchy skin all over my body after i take a warm shower/ weather changes. I'm taking clartin every other day for months. What should I do?
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A 30-year old asked:
Any chance of live sperm on my hands after masturbating, taking a warm shower for 15 minutes (washing all visible semen off my hands), applying body wash with hands, and then drying well after?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Hello doctors! Is there an overall rule for how long is too long to take a hot or warm shower? Is ten minutes too short a period of time? Is thirty minutes too long? Trying to find a match between relaxation/comfort and not drying out the skin?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Presumed to have BFS, why does warm showers make the twitching/fatigue worse and cause consequent feelings of weakness, usually better within 15 min
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A 32-year old female asked:
Cold hands and feet. Even with 2 pairs of socks on my feet are ice cold. Luke warm shower feels extremely hot on my feet. Left side is always colder?
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A 22-year old male asked:
This usually happens to me at night. It doesnt happen every night, but my legs start to jerk and tremble. I also feel my chest trembling too. When I get into a warm shower and relax it goes away. Is it anxiety or something else?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Hard time passing the large stool, and was able to brake apart pieces & had an urge to push & more came out after warm shower. i feel like i got it all out but butt is sore & im having softer diahrea like stool. could there be more hard stool left?
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A member asked:
I have this numbness in my forearm. I was outside in 30-35f weather wearing a tight undershirt but no unbearably tight.Whats up i don't know what the problem is. I've tried massaging and taking warm showers and nothing helps. This happened 3 days ago a
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A 19-year old female asked:
My hands and feet get super cold daily. Why? I've had this for about 2months. I take a warm shower, my feet sting for the change of the temperature.
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A 25-year old female asked:
I was hvng normal BMs & last night i had stool too large to pass. i took a warm shower & was able to brake pieces apart. later had an urge & pushed out more & had liquidy stool aftr i thnk i got it out but anal is sore cud there be more hard stool?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I went outside and there was cold air then 2 days later I noticed lower back pain and took painkillers which worked. Now, middle of back hurts (not bad) but whenver I burp it does hurt for a sec. Will it go away on its own or Will a warm shower work?
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