A person cannot always prevent cellulitis from developing, but there are some ways to\u00a0reduce\u00a0the risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treat cuts and grazes:<\/strong> Keep any cut, bite, graze, or wound \u2014 including those from a recent surgery \u2014 clean to reduce the risk of infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Practice thorough hygiene:<\/strong>\u00a0Wash hands often, shower regularly, and wear clean clothes to\u00a0decrease\u00a0the skin\u2019s contact with bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avoid scratching:<\/strong> If an insect bite, for example, is itchy, ask a pharmacist about how to reduce this feeling. When scratching is unavoidable, keeping the fingernails clean and short can help prevent infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Take care of the skin:<\/strong> Moisturizers can help prevent dry skin from cracking, but they will not help if an infection is already present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Protect the skin:<\/strong> Wear gloves and long sleeves while gardening, and avoid wearing shorts if there is a likelihood of grazing the skin. Covering up can also help prevent insect bites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maintain a weight that is healthy for the individual:<\/strong> Having obesity may raise the risk of developing cellulitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avoid smoking and limit alcohol consumption:<\/strong> These may also increase the risk of developing cellulitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seek help for other medical conditions:<\/strong> Because people with certain health issues may be at a higher risk of infection, they should work with their doctor to help manage their condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manage diabetes:\u00a0<\/strong>Exercise regularly, take medications as prescribed, and limit consumption of processed foods and added sugar to maintain safe blood sugar levels and\u00a0reduce\u00a0the risk of infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A person cannot always prevent cellulitis from developing, but there are some ways to\u00a0reduce\u00a0the risk. Treat cuts and grazes: Keep any cut, bite, graze, or wound \u2014 including those from a recent surgery \u2014 clean to reduce the risk of infection. Practice thorough hygiene:\u00a0Wash hands often, shower regularly, and wear clean clothes to\u00a0decrease\u00a0the skin\u2019s contact with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[827],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7117"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7117\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}