intense body itching

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FromTo
please can you please tell me what could probably be wrong with me,i am a 27 year old man,i have since had this itching for about 2years now,after taking a bathe,it intensifies,my body itches so bad,and most times i can feel the irritation from thru my throat.a pharmacist once prescribed piriton at the early stage,if i take it,i get relieved but i had to stop taking it cos i did not want to get used to taking piriton always,i stopped after a long time though.During itching,it i dont scratch,it relieves me eventually,but if i do it continues.i dont notice any rash on my body.except some few pimples on my fore head,and sometimes the same slightly painful pimples on my head too.plz help me,its really inconveniencing
swamp buggy
5/10/2006
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My husband had the same type of itch. His problem was the brand of soap he was using. Try changing yours.

boninclyde
5/13/2006
 swamp buggy
Do you take very hot showers? Try cooling down the water alittle, and use a good lotion afterward. You are probably drying out your skin. Also, try a gentle hypoallergenic soap like Dove, or Neutrogena.

myproblem
5/15/2006
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this is a common thing..there is even other threads on this site if you do a search. I dont have it in the shower but there is a name for it. some people getting it exercising...an itch w/out a rash...i get this in the winter but mine also brings me breathing problems and i get exercise induced anyphalaxis. I am so sorry I cant find the name for the shower one...I have seen it so try doing a google search on it. I think it has to do w/ blood pressure and/or nerves. I also get cholinergic urticaria which is hivelike symptoms....after exercise, but some people get that in the shower if the water is too hot. I agree w/ using cooler water. It may be a help, good luck.

jifnif
5/15/2006
 swamp buggy
Hi everybody,
I've been looking over the posts and it appears there are similar symptoms, without much analysis.

I've got symptoms, which I don't know if they "go together" or are from more than one problem.

I've had hayfever all of my life. I found I was allergic to sulfa drugs when about 18. Also, allergic to penicillin, and aspirin. Food allergies consist of cantaloupe, sometimes apples, sometimes clams and probably more.

The only drug that I have been on for sometime is Triamterene/HCTZ, which contains sulfa, however, it isn't suppose to affect folks with antibiotic sulfa allergies. ??

Symptoms include:
Itchy ankles - I blamed on the diuretic Triamterene/HCTZ (quit taking it 3 days ago.) Triamcinolone helps this.
Itchy skin - chest, face
Pimples on head - which seem to respond to anti-fungal spray (some). These occur once a month or so.
Loose stool - not diarrhea, but close (a tsp. of Metamucil usually corrects it for a day)
Throat tight - wheezy in cold weather, or after exercise (sometimes) This seemed to occur right after I quit smoking. ??
Shortness of breath
Fatigue

I could suspect drug allergy, food allergy or fungus.

I have an appointment with allergist in June, but am not optimistic.

tmajor
5/24/2006
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