Sticky Skin

[StickyDeb]

I desperately need HELP!  I have a horrible skin condition.  My skin is sticky all over and there is a waxy sort of film.  My hands and feet are the worst.  It feels like soda or honey is coating my hands and feet, with a lighter feeling on the rest of my body.  My socks stick to the bottoms of my feet.  It is worse after showering, washing hands etc. I use a green kitchen scrubber on the palms of my hands and soles of my feet but it doesn't get the film off.  My skin does not absorb anything; water, lotions.  Soap seems to not wash this off my skin yet at the same time seems to stick to the film.  My hair is also affected.  It does not absorb anything, the soap seems to stick to it and not rinse off.  Same with conditioner.  And my hair is either falling out or breaking off, I'm not sure which.  I also have a coating on my toungue.  I can't taste properly.  Everything tastes bitter.  And I constantly have a bitter taste.

  It began about eight months ago and has gotten progressively worse.

I also have a fingernail and toenail fungus.  I am afraid that the fungus has moved to my skin.  

I went to the dermatologist for the first time yesterday and she merely gave me a prescription lotion for extremely dry skin.  This actually made the stickyness worse.  I applied it to my hands and it just sat on top of this film and became even more sticky.  I washed it off, which took two rounds of washing, and the stickyness was worse.

I feel like this sounds crazy.  It is debilitating.  I find it difficult to do much of anything because I stick to anything I touch.  And I certainly don't want to pass this along to anyone else.

Has anyone else had this?  

[dustyrustee]

is this fungal candida coming from inside you or is it from acutal dermal contact that this stickiness happens?

how did you find out the cause?  did a doctor able to diagnose or did you figure it out yourself or through some other reading or research?

thanks

[mahniah]

Can you say more about your reasons for saying that - did you have it, did this cure it, anything else?

[ovadosepeace]

yes its mold fungal candida go on a stricyt candida diet and use tea tree oil like lotion twice a day everywhere you are sticky until the problem clears up...which could take at least a month tea tree oil is a strong anti fungal and disinfwectant and penetrates the skin when aspplied,it may sting mildly at first but dont let that bother you,i had  similar

[dustyrustee]

All the symptoms you describe I have too.

It is all caused by illness caused by exposure to toxic mold.

[cursed1]

i have mold...and many different symptoms, but not this one!  be careful with tee tree oil.  the skin will get dry and peel when applied directly.  soak with it in a bath too.

[davidissimo]

Sticky gooey skin, hair that sticks together, bitter taste in mouth, fingernail and/or toenail fungus.  MOLD illness, mold exposure.  After bath, you are drying with moldy towels probably however clean they may smell or feel.  Hence you feel worse.  I hope you have moved out of your house by now, or discovered source of mold and had successful remediation, which often is not enough to make your house safe to live in.  You may have reached your threshold for mold tolerance.

[davidissimo]

Sticky gooey skin, hair that sticks together, bitter taste in mouth, fingernail and/or toenail fungus.  MOLD illness, mold exposure.  After bath, you are drying with moldy towels probably however clean they may smell or feel.  Hence you feel worse.  I hope you have moved out of your house by now, or discovered source of mold and had successful remediation, which often is not enough to make your house safe to live in.  You may have reached your threshold for mold tolerance.

[StickyDeb]

Thanks.  

Been to that site and just about every other site I can pull up on "sticky skin".  Haven't found anything that will help.  I was hoping someone else had this and found out what it was and how to make it stop.  

I will be calling the dermatologist on Monday and going back.  Hopefull I will find some relief soon.

Thanks again.