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Q: My daughter went swimming Sat. and got sunburn today she is cold is that a symptom of sun poisoning?

My daughter got sunburn on Sat been putting aloe lotion on it and it was getting better but today she is complaining about being cold where she got burned is that some kind of symtom for sun poisioning?  She keeps hydrated.

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7/ 1/09 1:15pm

It could possibly be,.  I'm not a dr. , but I suggest some cool rags or towels and if she can stand it, put them where she's sunburned and give her ibuprofen.  My husband got sunpoisoning and that's what we did.  Hope that helps.

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7/ 1/09 2:50pm

Thank you very much.  We will try it and hope it works. Thanks again.

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