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10 Month Swallows Petroleum Jelly

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Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

Today I have external sores close to my anus. Used petroleum jelly last night because of irritation yesterday. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

Hello Dr My lips is getting dry and getting broken down a bit. I am using petroleum jelly but not getting much benefits. pl help regards ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr.   Kalpana Pathak MD

Hi, For past 10 days my lips have become very dry and there are lot of cracks and fissures. There has been scaling on my lips especially the lower lip. I am applying moiturizer, petroleum jelly and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kalpana Pathak ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Johny Chacko MD

Hi, For past 10 days my lips have become very dry and there are lot of cracks and fissures. There has been scaling on my lips especially the lower lip. I am applying moiturizer, petroleum jelly and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Johny Chacko ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

). I wake up and my face is very dry so I apply more petroleum jelly and it makes the itchness ... face got very swollen and dry. I started using antihistamines and moisturizing my face with petroleum ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Eric Goldstein MD

. I wanted to put petroleum jelly in her hair to keep it from getting dry scalp etc but I m wondering if the constant digestion of the petroleum jelly will have a negative effect? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Eric Goldstein ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Eric Goldstein MD

My son swallowed petroleum jelly , We called 911 they said it should be ok.??? Any ideas ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Eric Goldstein ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Emmette Clark MD

Hi Doc can I use petroleum Jelly for crack lips for my 2 weeks old baby? He have g6pd during his ... can use petroleum jelly for his crack lips or what to put in his lips to get rid of crack... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Emmette Clark ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Jyoti Gupta MD

I have been useing patrolium jelly on my lips, due to the winter season, just an hour ago I looked up uses for the jelly because I was curious what all I could use it for. Upon looking this up I found ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jyoti Gupta ( Dermatologist)
Dr.   Dorina Gurabardhi MD

I found my son in the bedroom with a petroleum jelly all over on his hand and a little around his ... ate some of the petroleum jelly? Thank you for your help. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)