TREATMENT: FIGHTING IT BACK

I decided to fight chicken pox back by taking a warm bath (not hot!) with three tablespoons of sea salt and two tablespoons of rosa mosqueta salts  twice a day (I tried one with oatmeal, but I didn't feel as soothed as with the sea salt). I also had next to me a bowl with some warm water (again, not hot!) with a green tea bag in, and I would apply the tea bag on the skin when I felt my skin was burning.

It felt very important to me to keep the skin clean, as the main complication in adult's chicken pox is bacterial infection of spots. I changed my bed linen every day, and used a clean towel every time.

Gargling with a teaspoon of sea salt in water helped my throat a lot.

I daily drank two liters of water with fresh lemons in it to boost my immune system, and to help reduce the redness and inflammation of my skin. I also drank lots of green tea and fruit juices.

I paid a lot of attention to my food intake. I chose to eat foods to feed the skin with the correct nutrients: avocados, olive oil, almonds, eggs, cantaloupe, spinach, tomatoes, salmon, tuna, and whole grains. In this way I was stimulating the production of collagen, essential for skin regeneration, while trying to prevent scarring.

I also started taking a daily multivitamin supplement on day 4.



Obviously I didn't touch my spots, and I wouldn't even rub them with a sponge. A light pat on the body after my bath with a clean towel was enough. I chose to wear comfortable clothes that were loose and easy to put on and off without rubbing the skin.



Note: An infected spot/pustule/blister shows redness coming outward from the spot and leaks pus. You can sometimes see some blood on it. The skin around the spot is very red and feels hot to the touch. In this case antibiotics are required to fight the infection.