Daughter Is Having Allergic Reaction to Something

I would talk to her doctor and possibly go to the ER if her pain gets worse.

If she is allergic to something, she'll need to see an allergist to determine the trigger and what the treatment should be.

85 pounds? Unless she's extremely short, like 4'8" or something, that weight is a little alarming.

i'm sorry, but this is aggravating.
what do you think non-professionals on some website will do that your urgent care center can't?
take her back to the doctor.
khairete
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I am not a medical professional. Have her visit her doctor again. She may need tests to find the true culprit. It may be something she ate instead of the body wash.

In the meantime, all you can really do is follow the instructions from urgent care, try oatmeal baths or showers (lukewarm temp, put oats in a clean sock and tie it, she can use the sock to concentrate the oatmeal solution on areas that are bothering her the most) and make sure she drinks extra water to help her system flush out whatever it is reacting to.

85 pounds is pretty light for a 17 yr old.
Is she anorexic?
Being under weight can mess you up.
Get rid of the body wash, and wash her clothes, towels and sheets - anything that's come into contact with her and any residue from the product.
Keep her on Benedryl for awhile.
Are you sure it's not shingles?
That can be very painful.
Please get her to an allergist and work with them to figure out what's going on.

Um... who mentions a child's weight in a post? This sounds strange.....

When was the last time she used the body wash? It doesn't make sense that a topical product like that would continue to make her break out for 3 days. I can see if the original rash didn't clear up, but the fact that it is continuing to show up in new places doesn't sound right. It should be rinsed off by now. If you have not washed her sheets and towels for extra residue, do so. What is she using in its place?

My guess is that the culprit is something else, probably internal. It actually sounds more like eczema or a similar reaction - something inside trying to get out. The skin is the largest organ, remember. The body can only eliminate unused or unwanted substances through digestive elimination, mucus membranes, or the skin - so that's why you see people with a lot of nasal congestion, digestive issues, or skin problems. I work a lot with people with food sensitivities and other immune issues, where they react to something that should be harmless. We handle it nutritionally instead of going through involved elimination diets that require you to just guess at the source.

If you are positive that this is from the body wash, then either you haven't gotten the residue off other things, or there is another product in your house that contains the same irritant. I would really wash out the tub well, and then look at home remedies like oatmeal baths and benadryl. I don't think this is an ER matter unless she has other symptoms, like major blisters, fever or other urgent issue. I'm sorry she's so uncomfortable but I'm not sure there's much we can do for you on line.

My ten year old is 80 pounds...sounds like you should be more concerned about her weight than some hives.

Keep giving her benedryl as directed and follow whatever directions the urgent care doctor gave you. They do release you with instructions.

To me it doesn't sound like the body wash is the culprit if she is still breaking out.

Sounds like hives and you don't always know what causes them. My daughter had them a few years ago. They lasted six weeks, went away, never saw them again. I ended up giving her Zyrtec every day because the school would send her home if she broke out at school.

If nothing has changed in diet, or products, then you will probably never know what caused them.

Oh we did Zyrtec because it is a 24 hour antihistamine so she didn't keep breaking out when the Benadryl wore off, plus Benadryl makes you so sleepy. Doctor said it would last four to six week and it was around five that she stopped breaking out.

Stop using the body wash. Keep up with benadryl. Does she have a pediatrician? Make an appointment if it keeps up.

And please tell how tall your daughter is, because my son is 8 years old, 4'9" tall and 85 lbs. If she's your height, this might be ok, but if she's tall, this is not a healthy weight. And underweight can also cause problems with the body's immune system.

Are these hives, or a pimply rash, or a flat rash? When you press on the rash, does it turn white and then turn pink again? You can google images of hives or different kinds of rashes which might help you.

Knowing this kind of info can help you determine if this is a skin reaction or an illness of some kind.

Yes, as others have noted, her weight might be a concern, as might her overall health. Is she taking any kind of weight supplement (to gain or lose), or any kind of vitamin or medication other than what was given to her at the urgent care? How has her health been until now? Has she been in a tanning booth or in bright sunlight (no idea what your weather conditions are), or in a pool, or in a wooded area? A simple reaction to a body wash would not keep showing up after several days if you stopped using that body wash. What has she eaten since Monday?

It could be a new allergy to your laundry soap or bleach or additives or even the fabric softener or dryer sheets. My granddaughter developed an allergy to Gain fabric softener suddenly.

It could be her bar soap, a new additive in your city water, the material her clothes are made of....so many different things. She needs a prescription for steroids and she needs to take Benadryl only if the rash is worse.

Benadryl is for life threatening allergic reactions. It dries a person out horribly. Her sinuses and lungs can get really dry and start bleeding. Don't give her more than she really really needs to keep from having a bad breathing problem or something.

The steroids should keep the reaction at bay but it will also keep you from finding out what is causing the reaction.

Wow, this sounds a lot like what is happening to me right now. I have had this same thing about a dozen times over the last five years. I finally figured out it was happening every time I would get my hair weaved. It took me almost a year to figure it out because it would take about a week to get the reaction. It would start as little itchy bumps that I would scratch and they would turn into little sores all over my upper body. It would start out out on my back and spread from there to all the areas you mention with the exception of my lower body. It would get worse over the course of about a week and it lasted several I would say. It gets so itchy I can hardly sleep. I had to find some where else to get my hair weaved (I found that Goldwell was the product I was having the reaction to). I just realized that I put a spray on my hair about two weeks ago and it is a Goldwell product. I am sure that is why I am having this reaction now. It hasn't happened in about a year or longer.
Also, my husband had a severe reaction to codeine years ago that ended in welts and a bad rash - but you didn't mention welts so this probably wouldn't be the same problem.
If she has been on antibiotics and out in the sun that can cause a severe reaction in some people that could take a couple days to come about.

Hope you figure out what it is from. I know the itching is quite painful.

I don't understand. How do you know it's a reaction to body wash? And if it is, stop using it.