red bumps all over my body

[leesy]

I started out having red bumps mostly on my stomach and then they got redder, raised and spread out a little-- it first looked like a lot of mosquito bites all over.  Then it has spread all over my body but the ones on my stomach have almost completely covered it-- the areas are red, raised but spread out-- large circles all over.  They itch like crazy but they are not dry or flaky and they are not ***** or bloody.  Most of them look exactly like mosquito bites.  The one thing I have noticed is that they are in areas where I am not tan which are many as I am a fair skinned red-head. :-)  Any ideas what I might have-- I've tried benadryl- (ointment and pills) and tinactin and neither have worked.  Do I have Pevla (sp)?

[Demiguise]

Did you just get & they spread same day all over. What is the
time frame from start to continued spread? Could be contact
allergy to something touching skin or even something you
injested to cause small hives. May even be bug-mites that are
in your bedroom but who knows. Anything OTC is just a bandaid.
Go have your Dr take a look. Some can scar if you are fair skin.
Atarax is one rx med that works well for itch & redness if it's
just a temp-flair-up for hives related. Aveeno is a powdered
oatmeal at drugstores that you use in a soak bath. Avoid any
perfumed soaps. Makes itch worse & spots redder. You didn't say
age but it might be best to have ck'd & know what you had as a
kid. Adults still pop-up w/ child illnesses if they aren't
immune. Ck temperature & throat but if around a few days, go to
doc. Gd-luck.

[leesy]

Thank you Demiguise.  I actually did hives which the doctor didn't know how I got them, could have been a number of things.  But they put me on zyrtec and allegra and it is already working.  I am 27 by the way.  Anyway, I appreciate your feedback and glad I went to the dr. even though it did cost a pretty penny.  Some of the spots did scar as I do have very very fair skin, it left a bluish, purple mark. :-(

[Gargamel]

I have something very similiar. It started with a few small bumps on my lower back. Small and clustered. Then there were more and they were bigger. They itch like mad. Now they are a little everywhere (fewer towards extremities like arms & legs). But mostly on my lower back, right-side of my stomach, bottom, and my inner thighs. Not comfortable. I thought they were flea bites from the neighbors and their scraggly dogs (who were evicted and apartment fumigated). But I have since moved and the spots keep coming. My dad thinks he recently developed an allergy to cheese. So I have been pigging out on all the cheese he can't eat? Could that be it? I am also female, 27, mexican (medium complexion). I think they are hives too. My boyfriend thinks they are stress triggered. I don't think so. But I am stressed. I quit my job and don't know what to do with my life..Stress!!!

[heffley]

I just came back from a wedding in Texas on Sat and by Tue I noticed red itchy bumps around my ankles and leg. It then spread to the side of my knee, thigh, and today (fri) I have some on my inner right leg by my groin area. It seems, from reading sites like this, some people from the AZ and TX area seem to have the same issues........have no idea what this could be.

[cgrkid]

I too think there may be something going around or perhaps it could just be a fluke. When I had gotten these bumps they looked similar to mesquito bites and i was red all over. My symptons included an itch and redness. It traveled from my right bicep to my other bicep and then elbows, just below my armpits, mid and loweb back, thighs all the way down to and including my feet. Thinking it may have been a bug might I tried a hot bath w/ soapy water. Also used some itch cream with that. Nothing seemed to help. Given about a week it past through my system. The conlcusion I could come to is that I could of been bit by a bug that came from my dog.

[simnz]

I have the red spots too, they are in groin area, under my armpit toward my back and waist.  They are called shingles and they are painfull. I get them when stressed and if I do not take medication daily they come back within weeks.  They follow the nerve line in the trunk of your body and stress will bring them out, none on my face or feet just where the nerves run.

[MPFreck11]

I have the Same thing i have ichy bumbs all over me i tryed calimine (sp)? lotion and it doesnt really help. now my head is getting itchy. WHAT DO I HAVE?DO??????

[Paco669]

my girlfriend has "THE BUMPS" too. She is getting crazy she thinks that she can feel them coming. she keeps talking about bugs all the time. I think she might be on drugs but im not sure. What should I do???

[wendywilts]

I have these bumps also,odd ones all over the place, itch like crazy, just like mozzy bites, my head is the worse, but they are popping up more each day, havent got a clue what they are, I dont get allergies usually, I also thought they were some sort of bug bite, but now not so sure. any ideas would be glad to hear, I dont do doctors unless I have now other option. Wendy

[jeannie6812]

Help Red itchey bumps statrted on my arems & upper back now all down my legs. I am 55 & a red headf. They are so embarrising & itch like crazy. I got a steroid cream it helped but now worse than ever. Looks like measles but it's been going on, What are they
DESPERATE,
Carol

[BruceLeeroy]

My wife seems to have the same thing. They started on the plane trip BACK from Mexico. Have ANY of you gotten a diagnosis and/or treatment that has cured any of you? She is in the 1st week of it, but it seems to be getting worse. I have not shown ANY symptoms though... Please respond, thanks!

[tropicalitch]

I have had Red bumps mostly on my chest and upper Arms, while they are not itchy, they look like small lumps of blood trapped under the skin, i have had these lumps for at least the last ten years...    

[Pants102]

I have the exact same thing an hopefully this answers my questions. Started off about 12 small bumps in the lower right side of my stomach. I thought well a spider got me over night so didn't think anything over it. Its been about 5 days now and my whole stomach is covered. As well with some on my chest and arms. They itch SOOO BADD!!! I have been putting Caladryl on it which only helps for like 10 minutes it seems like. Putting ice on it does take the itch away though. Well continuous of putting ice on it.

[thenoon]

About a week ago i noticed small red bumps on my stomach and as the days went by it started spreading all over my body. There are no bumps on my legs or face though. I only have a few on my lower arms and like 3 bumps on my neck. But my torso and lower back are covered with them. The weird thing is that they don't itch at all!! I been checking all different websites and question from people but all their bumps itch really bad, so it really doesn't help me out too much. I am really nervous about what i have so if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated!!! Thank you soo much!!!

[MISSY86003]

I too have little red bumps all over my body...it started on my arms then spread all over, they dont itch though. I thought I may be allergic to something I ate or detergent...not sure though. I am going to an infectious disease doctor to find out what it could be. My family doctor said it looks like some kind of virus.

[Adi82]

Hi well  for the past 3 months i am fedup of this itchy red rashes all over my body . showed to doctors to skin speclist still i get red spots all over my body right now  iam taking alegra 180mb it disapears but if i stop it it again come back any tretment to let go of this thig i am ver upset please let me know any one . thanks

And this thig appers only in the night after i come from work .

please let me know

Thanks
Adi

[MariamW]

Well, I used to get awful flea bites from bird fleas in the nest, and FEXET worked for me. But the itch and bumps I've got nw are different. I had cholestasis when I was preganant with my little one who's now 8 months, and Dr is investigating as to what this maybe. If antibiotics or allergy pills dont work, dont ignore the itch, it is certainly by product of an underlying illness. God bless...and take care!

Mariam
Sri Lanka

[tgwx]

5 years ago when I was prego with my first I had the same things happening.  Went to 4 different doctors and finally figured out that it was scabes.  It was bad but anyone can get it.  Kind of like lide but on the skin.  But now every time I get any bumps I am scared that is what I have.  I again have bumps all over that itch really bad.  Gonna go to the doctor tomarrow and pray that is not what it is.

[kk331]

my boyfriend has bumps all over his body it started off as a few and now he's covered. He went to the doctor and 3 doctors didn't know what it was, after a week he went to a dermatologist, he said he wants to say its scabies but he has nothing on his genitals so it is not. He also has no idea what it is he gave him cream and said if it didn't go away in a week he has to get a biopsy...........anyone have any answers???????

[rhodaann]

I have small red bumps everywhere that my one piece swimsuit is.
my mom and i think it has something to do with not washing my suit (because it wears out easy in the washer and sometimes i dont wash it by hand.) I think its probably just an allergy or bacteria in my suit they itch like crazy but it makes it a little bit better to put ice on it.

[Andii231]

If you're fair skinned and have recently been exposed to the sun, they're probably "heat bumps" or "sun bumps". I have gotten these since I was in my younger teen years, I'm 21 now, and I only get them in extreme climates (warm, not cold) and after applying most sunscreens. You could either be extremely sensitve to the sun, or allergic to ingredients in the sunscreen you are wearing. For everyone else, I would guess you are just having an allergic reaction to something, or you have some sort of skin disease.

[taraPVB]

am 20 years old and recently statred having red little bumps all over my hands and feet.  The next day the bumps spread on my butt cheeks and down my legs and on my elbows.  Pretty much everywhere else you can think of!! They are not on my back or stomach or breasts, which is odd, but they spread all over within two days.. I have been doing some research and have gotten quite a few opinions and we came up with scabies.  if you research scabies.. many of you will find it to be dead on when it comes to symptoms etc.  I got permethrin cream, it doesn't work immediately so we will just have to see over the next 14 days!!!  Does someone have any advice for me?!?!? :(

[llee9082]

My first red patch started on my chin.  It is as big as a nickel and it gets a real crusty patch to it.  Sometimes it itches and sometimes it doesn't.  All around this spot it is a patchy red color.  Now I am getting red spots that look like they are bright red then fade to a crusty patch.  Everyday I find a new one somewhere from my arms, legs, chest, nose, back etc.  It is very similar to the skin cancer spots I have burned off, can I be getting a faster growing skin cancer?

[chevy22]

I got some red bumps on my back which seem like they are spreading.. initially i thought it was allergy due to my bra hook rubbing against my skin as i am allergic to metals, but then it went up and i have about 5 bumps right now and they are being extremely irritating.  i also have a feeling they are slowly spreading.  i am not sure how i got these.  i ate outside, like i mostly do and i also stayed at a Shereton hotel last night.  The hotel wasn't dirty, but then again, you can never tell i guess.  I am afraid i picked up something nasty.  I have a bike ride tomorrow and i just don't want to deal with this right now.  Any ideas around getting rid of them fast!!
I am a 26 yr old asian female.  

[jman763]

it could be bed bugs, get checked for them, ezpecially where there might be alot of hispanic influence.

[Jewelsbaybay3]

i just moved down to alabama bout 3 weeks ago. the other night i was outside and when i cam inside i had almost a perfect ring on the right side of my right knee of these "bumps," i woke up yesterday and had a few more on my left leg, now today theyre all over my right knee and up and down my right leg. i have no idea what they are but they only itch if theyre touched, and when they itch they itch like crazy!!!!! i just got after bite "itch eraser" and it stings to put it on them, hopefully this **** works cuz this is rediculous! HELP?!?!

[ChrissyT128]

******" I CAN"T TAKE THE ITCHING AND RED BUMPS ANYMORE******** I am 21 and i have little red bumps all over my legs, stomach and arms. They itch like crazy, i mean i wake up out of a heavy sleep and itch. I have had these symptoms for about 8 months to a year and i don't know what to do. I have tried cortisione cream, anti-itch ointments, callimine, changing soaps and detergents. I don't know what it is or what to do. I have looked on the internet to try to diagnos it but i have had no luck. I mean there is so many things out there you see one diagnosis and you have one symptom and you think you have it. Its so hard to get things straight. They itch so bad, please help me figure out what it is. Thank you so much....

[keyonnak]

i have bumps all over my stomache, and sort of on my breasts, i also have like white slashes, like i was scratched...they dont icth...but it seemed to appear on my face then it left and now the are on my stomache, lower back and breasts. anyone have any ideason what to do?

[brandyjop]

I have these too! they dont itch, and are everywhere. except for my lower arms and lower legs.  started off with like 2 or 3 on my stomach then went crazy from there!! they're red with like dry skin in the center.  i have no clue what it is.  i went to the doc and they made me get my cholestrol checked.  that wasnt it.  now i'm at square one again.  i've tried putting hyrodcortisone on them...nothing.  i tried and antibotic (antibiotic), stillnothing.  any ideas??

[KuromiKitty]

My bf has itchy red bumps all over him, his legs mostly, its on his stomach and some on his back, its either in clusters or pairs. I don't have anything so not sure what it is and we don't have insurance so he's been suffering for about a month now. It started when he started his new job at his nursing home. He says it is bites but is it possible for him to have bites and not me? seems most of these people have the same problem with just one person but not the spouse. Now my best friend been having the same problem too but her husband doesn't seem to have problems with any bumps or itches like her. She went to the doctor last week and he gave her a shot and it got better, but it now has come back again so we are not sure the root of the problem. She is going back to the doctor again today. She says she ate nothing different but she has been staying at her parents who came over a month ago and been eating their food. I really think its an allergic reaction on her side to food. With my bf is hard to tell, maybe a bug/virus he caught from the nursing home but no one there has reported any sickness. My gf says she is now itching on her scalp now so its getting pretty serious. But it might be genetic with her because she says her dad also has the same problem now and then and just gets a shot for it when it happens to make it subside. Although he has no clue why either.
Hope we come up with some sort of reason why this is happening to our loved ones!!!

[itchync]

my 3 kids have itchy red bumps mainly on stomach and back, a few here n there. stomach is fully covered tho. myself n hubby has a few also. its nt chicken pox nor excema. could it be mites or bedbugs?? how u get rid of mites or bugs?? please advise me on sumthng

[parker43]

got red bumps and itching like anything on legs mostly... and its being 2-3 days.. what should i do?????????/plz help

[medhelpplease19]

Like a lot of you here, I have been getting the same thing, small red bumps that started in a bit of a cluster and have spread out to the rest of my body.  A lot of your descriptions are dead-on as far as the path of spreading except that mine don't itch!  I've been doing research online and all I could find was scabies, I went to the doctor and she said it wasn't scabies but I'm not so sure, I just can't figure out what else it could be.  Maybe some other kind of new bug or one that's less common.  For those of you who had "the bumps" that didn't itch, did you figure out what it was?  These started on my hip and I get a few more each day, they've spread out to my upper thighs and some on my torso and breast area near the underarms.  The doctor said she thinks it's a parasite and gave me something to kill them but it's still there, maybe I could try again as sometimes it doesn't work all right away.  If it has anything to do with it, I had shingles a few months ago and the scar never fully went away?  Any insight is appreciated!

[gigirod]

it started on my lower back itchy, itchy red bumps which i thought were hives i bought hydrocortisone which within a week subsided the itch and  then the bumps within the next 2 weeks. A month later it reappears. It really never completely goes away the only thing that takes away the horrendous itch is scorching hottttttt water!!!! also i have started to notice the red bumps resemble my acne which at times tends to itch. someone pleasssseee help me i have no idea what this is???