Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Some help
by sleeplessinNY411, Jul 08, 2008 05:38PM
I have been suffering on and off for a couple of years. I am 64. At first it was the upper arms whenever I took a hot bath. My arms would itch like crazy for about 15 min. My doctor said to start taking showers because the hot bath was releasing histamines. I did.
But this is the second year that I've had the itching legs. My regular doctor did blood work but nothing was amiss. The dermatologist said it was eczema (I had that when I was a child and it was a rash.... I have no rash.) He gave me cream and it didn't help one iota.
My legs turn red but I'm not sure if that is the condition or my itching that causes that. I thought it might be the chlorine in my pool but I got it after swimming in the lake too. I get it all year long but it is very controllable with creams and such in the winter.... but the summer is murder. I can't sleep or enjoy life at all because the itching drives me crazy.
Someone wrote aback in 2002 about vinegar water and that helps for a while. While I'm in my pool I have absolutely no itching or redness at all and I feel terrific. Would that I could stay in there. After I'm out of the pool a few hours it comes back like gangbusters and is worse at night.
We should all get together to swap what is going on in our lives to cause this... maybe we could hit on something. I also have sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and I think my circulating is slowing because my feet are cold even when it's 70 degrees. Anyone else have any of these things? I had asthma as an infant, eczema as a child, sinusitis as a young adult and I have low blood sugar.
I do not eat sugar at all. In fact I live on a low carb diet due to the low blood sugar. The high protein diet keeps my blood sugar leveled.
I find relief when I soak my legs in cool water or take a cool shower... hot water aggrevates it.
This discussion is related to Itchy legs, no sign of rash or irritation.
But this is the second year that I've had the itching legs. My regular doctor did blood work but nothing was amiss. The dermatologist said it was eczema (I had that when I was a child and it was a rash.... I have no rash.) He gave me cream and it didn't help one iota.
My legs turn red but I'm not sure if that is the condition or my itching that causes that. I thought it might be the chlorine in my pool but I got it after swimming in the lake too. I get it all year long but it is very controllable with creams and such in the winter.... but the summer is murder. I can't sleep or enjoy life at all because the itching drives me crazy.
Someone wrote aback in 2002 about vinegar water and that helps for a while. While I'm in my pool I have absolutely no itching or redness at all and I feel terrific. Would that I could stay in there. After I'm out of the pool a few hours it comes back like gangbusters and is worse at night.
We should all get together to swap what is going on in our lives to cause this... maybe we could hit on something. I also have sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and I think my circulating is slowing because my feet are cold even when it's 70 degrees. Anyone else have any of these things? I had asthma as an infant, eczema as a child, sinusitis as a young adult and I have low blood sugar.
I do not eat sugar at all. In fact I live on a low carb diet due to the low blood sugar. The high protein diet keeps my blood sugar leveled.
I find relief when I soak my legs in cool water or take a cool shower... hot water aggrevates it.
This discussion is related to Itchy legs, no sign of rash or irritation.
Post Comment
Related Communities
Recent Videos
Related Expert Forums
Recent Activity
Most Popular Trackers
RSS
Expert Activity
Community Members
Most Viewed Health Pages
This seems to be a case of Urticaria. In this particular type ( as you have described) skin rash is brought on by a hypersensitive reaction to body heat.
Symptoms follow any stimulus to sweat such as exercise (sometimes called exercise-induced urticaria), heat from the sun (which could also indicate solar urticaria), saunas, hot showers (reaction to water can also indicate water urticaria), spicy foods which may cause an increase in body temperature or even stress due to blushing or anger.
The affected area will often feel warm and can be extremely itchy or exhibit a burning sensation. Typically the rash occurs on the upper trunk and the arms but can appear on other parts of the body.
Cholinergic urticaria can be very difficult to treat.Drug treatment is typically in the form of antihistamines such as loratadine (Claritin), hydroxyzine, cetirizine.
Since an attack can often be felt coming on, it can sometimes be halted by rapid cooling, such as applying cold water or an ice pack to the skin.
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholinergic_urticaria
Since you have a history of allergies these symptoms are very much in line with it.