Hello there,
I'm Victoria..
I'm just looking to see if anyone has similar experiences. I am 30 years old, and have allergies. In the last 4 & half years, I have been allergic after my appendix operation. After the operations, my whole body is pain & itchy.. Doctor said im allergic to "CEPHALEXIN".. Adviceable not to take any medicines on it.
Not sure what makes me allergy mostly at the hands.. Maybe the dust, drug allergies, food allergies, certain chemicals in shampoos, shower gels.. When allergies happened, my body feels hot, hurt, pain & itchy all over my hands, including my face, body & legs.. The most seriousnes is my hands.. I'm normally take up medicines given by doctor. The medicines are fungus, itchy & allergy.
Just wondering if anyone has any experience of this or the symptoms and if so what can help - apart from taking the medicines on itchiness!
Hi,
The outermost layer of our skin is covered with sebum, which lubricates and waterproofs our skin. The sebum keeps the water out when we wash our hands or take a quick shower. But when our skin is exposed to water for a longer time, the limited amount of sebum gets washed away. This is what happens when you take a bath, shower, swim, or wash the dishes. Once the sebum is washed away, water enters the outer layer of the skin by the process of osmosis. Most of our body is covered with hair and each hair follicle constantly produces sebum. There is no hair follicle in our palms and fingertips, so the protective layer of sebum gets washed away quickly. The extra water that enters your skin makes it swell up in some places, which gives it that wrinkled look. Once dried, sebum is again produced, hence, the skin goes back to it's normal look. It is best that you refrain from staying in the water for extended period of time and to dry the hands and palms immediately for sebum to be produced. If this condition persists, it would be best to see your doctor for further evaluation. Take care and keep us posted.
I dont swim that much to be fair, but even after about 5 minutes in the bath my hands are very pruny, it doesn't last long once im out of the water, and once my hands are dry its ok, and they are not sore anymore
Well I know you can get hives from an allergy to water and I have seen the pruny" look if I have stayed in the water for a long time, but it hasnt lasted long do you stay in a long time