What does sun poisoning look like?

Answer 1

Sun poisoning occurs after extreme exposure to the sun. It is most commonly diagnosed by the bright red skin that is accompanied by blistering. It is wise to always put sun block in before going out doors.

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It is not really "poisoning". The damage to the skin is a burn. The "illness" is sunstroke - the effect of heat and dehydration. Poisoning is a chemical attack on the body. It is even wiser to cover up before venturing out into the hottest time of day, with light, loosely-fitting clothing, and in fact to avoid the sun at its most intense if at all possible. Also drink plenty of water or fruit-juice, and reduce or avoid alcohol and coffee as they are both diuretics. So is tea, though slightly less so unless you quaff big mugs of "builders' tea"!

Answer 2

I believe your referring to Sun Stroke, or Heat Stroke.

This condition is common in people who spend prolonged periods in the sun without shade or any kind of protection. Symptonms include;

Sweating, Nausea, Chills, Vomiting, and Fever like conditions. It is extremely dangerous to be exposed to high levels of UV light from the sun and can cause skin cancer later on in life. Cream up!

Answer 3

Sun poisoning symptoms are identical to those of severe sunburn. They can include significant itching, redness, and sometimes blisters which could lead to infection on areas of skin exposed to sunlight. Other systemic (non-skin) symptoms include nausea, rapid pulse, rapid breathing, fever, dizziness, fatigue, headache, chills, fluid loss, and electrolyte imbalance.

Sun poisoning symptoms are naturally caused by overexposure to the sun's rays or tanning bed rays. Some medical conditions, medications, and cosmetic ingredients can make the skin more sensitive to sun exposure. That means that even a very short exposure can lead to sun poisoning if the conditions are right.

Conditions and treatments that can make the skin more sensitive to the sun's rays and lead to sun poisoning include: being fair skinned or red haired; using certain medicines like tetracycline, thiazide diuretics, sulfa drugs and oral contraceptives, St. John's wort and other anti-depressants; medical conditions including albinism, lupus, porphyria, vitiligo, and xeroderma pigmentosum; topical applications of cosmetics, lotions, fragrances or soaps containing musk ambrette, methylcoumarin, lemon oil, PABA, psoralens, coal tars or salicylic annelids. If you have had a reaction to the sun in the past, read the labels!