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Author Topic: Taking care of Riba rash  (Read 950 times)

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Taking care of Riba rash
« on: September 19, 2010, 11:37:21 PM »
We used to have a thread about this on the old site, and it's something that can be very problematic.

Long-time member Crusty had the best suggestion that I came across. I tried a couple of things, but nothing worked well until I tried Floucinonide Cream 0.05%, a topical corticosteroid. This was the miracle cure for me, I swear by it now. It is not OTC, you need an Rx, however, if you have riba rash, this will fix it.

As usual, ask your doc about it, you'll need him/her to prescribe it anyway.

Hope this helps.

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Re: Taking care of Riba rash
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2010, 11:40:58 PM »
Thanks GR

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Re: Taking care of Riba rash
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2010, 01:26:40 PM »
Gold Bond, extra strength creme in the green bottle for OTC.
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Re: Taking care of Riba rash
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2010, 06:29:00 PM »
Rocker - same for me.  That was the only stuff that did the trick.  Nice post....

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Re: Taking care of Riba rash
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2010, 08:58:25 PM »
you can also get a prescription for ativan - it helps with the itch. 
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