How does heat affect shingles

Shingles are also commonly known as heat rashes. Although it can be said that this is a loosely used term, but they do qualify as rashes that are accompanied with raising the surface temperature of the skin. The impact of heat on shingles can be manifold. It would, however, depend upon exactly what kind of heat you are referring to here. If you are specifically referring to heat that is external, then providing a solution changes if you are referring to heat that is coming from within the body. In any and all cases of shingles, it is good to remember that you should try and minimize internal body heat as much as possible. This can only be done by eating simple foods that do not contribute to raising the temperature of your body. Avoid eating spicy food, and consuming alcohol and red meat. These are the primary causes of high heat within the body. Excessive consumption of any and all of the above will result in you developing heat rashes or boils where there is no chance of getting them otherwise. So you need to be careful about your intake. If you are referring to heat from outside, this would probably indicate that you are either living with constant heat from an external source such as a heater or you live in a place where the temperatures are generally high. In such cases, you would need to guard against exposing your rash caused due to shingles to direct heat.

You can take a couple of measures to determine that your shingles remain unaffected by heat. One of the easiest ones is to apply a paste made with sandalwood powder, turmeric powder and rose water to your shingles. This will ensure that your rash remains unaffected. The turmeric powder may also help to reduce the rash to a large extent. This is an anti septic as well as a healing agent that is known to work extremely well. You can also make it a point to consume poppy seeds. These will be greatly instrumental in bringing down the internal temperature of your body. These are available in powder form quite easily at any store that sells Asian goods. You can have the powder as is, or even stir it into cool milk and have this. Both methods will work equally well. You should also exclude foods such as mangoes and papayas from your diet. These cause heat and will make your rash worsen.

answered by M W

Shingles are also commonly known as heat rashes. Although it can be said that this is a loosely used term, but they do qualify as rashes that are accompanied with raising the surface temperature of the skin. The impact of heat on shingles can be manifold. It would, however, depend upon exactly what kind of heat you are referring to here. If you are specifically referring to heat that is external, then providing a solution changes if you are referring to heat that is coming from within the body. In any and all cases of shingles, it is good to remember that you should try and minimize internal body heat as much as possible. This can only be done by eating simple foods that do not contribute to raising the temperature of your body. Avoid eating spicy food, and consuming alcohol and red meat. These are the primary causes of high heat within the body. Excessive consumption of any and all of the above will result in you developing heat rashes or boils where there is no chance of getting them otherwise. So you need to be careful about your intake. If you are referring to heat from outside, this would probably indicate that you are either living with constant heat from an external source such as a heater or you live in a place where the temperatures are generally high. In such cases, you would need to guard against exposing your rash caused due to shingles to direct heat.

You can take a couple of measures to determine that your shingles remain unaffected by heat. One of the easiest ones is to apply a paste made with sandalwood powder, turmeric powder and rose water to your shingles. This will ensure that your rash remains unaffected. The turmeric powder may also help to reduce the rash to a large extent. This is an anti septic as well as a healing agent that is known to work extremely well. You can also make it a point to consume poppy seeds. These will be greatly instrumental in bringing down the internal temperature of your body. These are available in powder form quite easily at any store that sells Asian goods. You can have the powder as is, or even stir it into cool milk and have this. Both methods will work equally well. You should also exclude foods such as mangoes and papayas from your diet. These cause heat and will make your rash worsen.

answered by M W