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Is Fucidin Effective In Relieving Itchiness And Inflammation?
I was stung on Thursday, but im not sure what it was. It started burning straight away and I have been taking antihistamine and using antihistamine cream, but the area, about 4-5 inches is not going down. I cant get to the gp until Monday. would fucidin H cream help the itchiness and inflammation?
fucidin H is an antistaphylococcal antibiotic combined with hydrocortisone. The antibiotic won't help with itchiness or inflammation unless it could be attributed to an infection by staphylococcus which doesn't seem very likely in your case. The hydrocortisone component will help for faster results. Your symptoms are probably the result of local inflammation. The antihistamine regimen that you already take is appropriate and you should continue taking it. One important thing is that you should not scratch it even if you're dying from itchiness! Scratching it results in a vicious cycle of more inflammation. I hope you get better soon. If you have further questions, you can ask me again. I'll be glad to answer.
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Is Fucidin Effective In Relieving Itchiness And Inflammation?
Hello, fucidin H is an antistaphylococcal antibiotic combined with hydrocortisone. The antibiotic won t help with itchiness or inflammation unless it could be attributed to an infection by staphylococcus which doesn t seem very likely in your case. The hydrocortisone component will help for faster results. Your symptoms are probably the result of local inflammation. The antihistamine regimen that you already take is appropriate and you should continue taking it. One important thing is that you should not scratch it even if you re dying from itchiness! Scratching it results in a vicious cycle of more inflammation. I hope you get better soon. If you have further questions, you can ask me again. I ll be glad to answer. Kind Regards!