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Subject: Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water ... ?
Author: Nan
Date: 7/29/2005 4:14 pm
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Status: Approved
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If there's one thing I've learned from this website (and from having PI myself), it's that there is no cure that fits everyone. Hot water did NOT help me, it made me feel worse. Mine was eased by staying cool as much as possible. I used every remedy available.....hydrogen peroxide, vinegar (helped as much as anything) and several OTC remedies, including Sarna lotion and some made specifically for PI. What helped one day wouldn't even faze it the next. And so it goes.....you have to experiment but still listen to your doctor. I know one person who opened the blisters and poured straight laundry bleach on them. Now that is one gutsy person! I'm too chicken for that, but I can see how a person can get desperate enough to try most anything. Good luck and hope you're well soon....

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Dr. Says No to Hot Water ... ? (Approved)WildSeeker7/27/2005 6:05 pm
  Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)Anna7/27/2005 11:50 pm
    Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)eSCUZZI!7/29/2005 5:57 pm
  Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)Nan7/29/2005 4:14 pm
  Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)Dave7/31/2005 4:13 pm
    Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)Debbie7/31/2005 10:45 pm
      Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)Debbie8/1/2005 1:19 am
      Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)WildSeeker8/2/2005 1:15 pm
        Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)Debbie8/3/2005 1:13 am
          Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)WildSeeker8/10/2005 3:05 pm
            Re: Dr. Says No to Hot Water . (Approved)Debbie8/11/2005 5:16 am
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