Advice for itchy skin under pod?
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Permalink Reply by Jack's Mom on -
Cavilon? When I have really bad rashes on my three year old, that's what we use. If he's only having slight rashes, I switch back to Skin Prep. However, it's not cheap.
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Permalink Reply by Scott on -
I'm sorry to respond with a link but I'm pressed for time. This happened to my daughter Arden and the following is how we stopped it (for free and with no extra supplies). If you are prepping the site with alcohol please read my blog post about OmniPod rashes. Good luck! Please let me know how you make out.
Best,
Scott
http://www.ardensday.com/main/2011/11/28/omnipod-rash.html -
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Permalink Reply by CS on -
If he is actually allergic to the adhesive, try Nasonex. Someone here suggested it, and it worked! I spray a little on the site, let it dry and affix the pod. No more itchies. But I agree with not using alcohol on the whole site. It dries out your skin too much.
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Permalink Reply by KaseyK on -
Ugh I wish it was the alcohol. WE Nixed that awhile ago through process of elimination with the rash. He never had a problem before & then a few months ago this starts. His G4 sensor doesn't do this damage. How can I know if he's allergic to the adhesive if its only a recent issue? Maybe Ill try the nasonex & see what happens
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Permalink Reply by Jack's Mom on
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The rash stuff is *very* hit or miss. I have noticed if I go to a completely new site (for Omni or Dex) I start getting rash problems again, and then it settles down. I just have to make sure I have enough things in my arsenal to always be prepared for anything. My "arsenal" currently consists of - skin prep and cavilon (barrier wipes), tegaderm and tough pads (physical barriers), and skin tac (sticky and serves as extra barrier wipe).
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Permalink Reply by Heather Nicole on -
I've been getting bad rashes too my dr said to put benedryl spray on the site but doesn't really help I just ordered some cavilon hopefully they work I'm running out if sites to put pod everywhere I put it a new rash develops!!!
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