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Small, itchy bumps on forearm (rash?)
Hi,
I really don't know what's going on with my arms so any help/advice would be greatly appreciated!
I've noticed recently that my forearms often become itchy and whenever I scratch my arms, the area I scratched develops a pink-ish hue and small bumps appear. The small bumps themselves aren't weirdly colored or anything...in fact they kind of look like abnormal goosebumps (when I say abnormal I mean that the bump sizes aren't consistent..some smaller and some larger...but never bigger than say 3/16 inches..which is still pretty small). If I don't irritate the area for a day, the bumps eventually go down (sometimes still a little visible) and the pinkish hue fades away. That's basically the jist of my symptoms. It doesn't sound like much, but the appearance of the bumps are pretty alarming...and definitely not normal.
I'm not an outdoors person, so the possibility of it being poison ivy or some plant is out of the question. Also, I'm pretty hygenic...showering everyday to every other day. I have an acne problem but it's restricted to just my face...never heard of ppl getting acne on their arms. I rarely have contact with animals/pets.
So...anyone have any idea of what this could be??? -.-''
I really don't know what's going on with my arms so any help/advice would be greatly appreciated!
I've noticed recently that my forearms often become itchy and whenever I scratch my arms, the area I scratched develops a pink-ish hue and small bumps appear. The small bumps themselves aren't weirdly colored or anything...in fact they kind of look like abnormal goosebumps (when I say abnormal I mean that the bump sizes aren't consistent..some smaller and some larger...but never bigger than say 3/16 inches..which is still pretty small). If I don't irritate the area for a day, the bumps eventually go down (sometimes still a little visible) and the pinkish hue fades away. That's basically the jist of my symptoms. It doesn't sound like much, but the appearance of the bumps are pretty alarming...and definitely not normal.
I'm not an outdoors person, so the possibility of it being poison ivy or some plant is out of the question. Also, I'm pretty hygenic...showering everyday to every other day. I have an acne problem but it's restricted to just my face...never heard of ppl getting acne on their arms. I rarely have contact with animals/pets.
So...anyone have any idea of what this could be??? -.-''
i have the same thing on elbows chest and forearms doc says mayb bacteria infection...anyone??
Hi there,
I had the same problem, raised little bumps on my forearms. It happened over summer, especially on exposure to sun. Tended to react when it got hot.
So heres what i did, i took luke warm baths, this is not a cleanliness thing. My theory is the water helps with cooling down the whole body, i did this twice a day for about two weeks and it completely disappeared. I know baths can be annoying and time consuming, but i just made up a shallow bath, do not put in any bubble bath etc, but feel free to put any bath oils etc recommended by your pharmacist for similar skin conditions. Also I went swimming a few times in this week, and i believe this works equally as well.
My mum and I had the same condition, i tried cold showers and she had baths. The showers did not help at all. So the key is to emerse your body in the water.
So basically keep the exposed area out of the sun, avoid tight fitting clothes that could heat the area, and have cold baths... well not to cold that would be unbearable, just comfortably luke warmish, but definitely not hot.
Twice a day is ideal because it cools you before you start your day, and after been out and about. Similarly if the itching gets really bad,and unbearable, hop into bath.
I used others things recommended by doctor, such as hydrocortisine, this only helped with itching at first and became ineffective after a while. Similarly it made my skin tough and scaly.
Hope this helps :) Former sufferer
I had the same problem, raised little bumps on my forearms. It happened over summer, especially on exposure to sun. Tended to react when it got hot.
So heres what i did, i took luke warm baths, this is not a cleanliness thing. My theory is the water helps with cooling down the whole body, i did this twice a day for about two weeks and it completely disappeared. I know baths can be annoying and time consuming, but i just made up a shallow bath, do not put in any bubble bath etc, but feel free to put any bath oils etc recommended by your pharmacist for similar skin conditions. Also I went swimming a few times in this week, and i believe this works equally as well.
My mum and I had the same condition, i tried cold showers and she had baths. The showers did not help at all. So the key is to emerse your body in the water.
So basically keep the exposed area out of the sun, avoid tight fitting clothes that could heat the area, and have cold baths... well not to cold that would be unbearable, just comfortably luke warmish, but definitely not hot.
Twice a day is ideal because it cools you before you start your day, and after been out and about. Similarly if the itching gets really bad,and unbearable, hop into bath.
I used others things recommended by doctor, such as hydrocortisine, this only helped with itching at first and became ineffective after a while. Similarly it made my skin tough and scaly.
Hope this helps :) Former sufferer
Hi there,
I had the same problem, raised little bumps on my forearms. It happened over summer, especially on exposure to sun. Tended to react when it got hot.
So heres what i did, i took luke warm baths, this is not a cleanliness thing. My theory is the water helps with cooling down the whole body, i did this twice a day for about two weeks and it completely disappeared. I know baths can be annoying and time consuming, but i just made up a shallow bath, do not put in any bubble bath etc, but feel free to put any bath oils etc recommended by your pharmacist for similar skin conditions. Also I went swimming a few times in this week, and i believe this works equally as well.
My mum and I had the same condition, i tried cold showers and she had baths. The showers did not help at all. So the key is to emerse your body in the water.
So basically keep the exposed area out of the sun, avoid tight fitting clothes that could heat the area, and have cold baths... well not to cold that would be unbearable, just comfortably luke warmish, but definitely not hot.
Twice a day is ideal because it cools you before you start your day, and after been out and about. Similarly if the itching gets really bad,and unbearable, hop into bath.
I used others things recommended by doctor, such as hydrocortisine, this only helped with itching at first and became ineffective after a while. Similarly it made my skin tough and scaly.
Hope this helps :) Former sufferer
I had the same problem, raised little bumps on my forearms. It happened over summer, especially on exposure to sun. Tended to react when it got hot.
So heres what i did, i took luke warm baths, this is not a cleanliness thing. My theory is the water helps with cooling down the whole body, i did this twice a day for about two weeks and it completely disappeared. I know baths can be annoying and time consuming, but i just made up a shallow bath, do not put in any bubble bath etc, but feel free to put any bath oils etc recommended by your pharmacist for similar skin conditions. Also I went swimming a few times in this week, and i believe this works equally as well.
My mum and I had the same condition, i tried cold showers and she had baths. The showers did not help at all. So the key is to emerse your body in the water.
So basically keep the exposed area out of the sun, avoid tight fitting clothes that could heat the area, and have cold baths... well not to cold that would be unbearable, just comfortably luke warmish, but definitely not hot.
Twice a day is ideal because it cools you before you start your day, and after been out and about. Similarly if the itching gets really bad,and unbearable, hop into bath.
I used others things recommended by doctor, such as hydrocortisine, this only helped with itching at first and became ineffective after a while. Similarly it made my skin tough and scaly.
Hope this helps :) Former sufferer
Actually, my symptoms disappeared a long time ago. I just controlled my urge to scratch my arms and the itchiness+redness naturally went away. Yeah, sorry this doesn't really help. I hope you find the solution soon!
I've been having the same problem for a bout one month (that's as far back as I can remember noticing it), any improvement?
I'm thinking on looking for a dermatologist (haven't tried the cold compresses or antihistamines)
I'm thinking on looking for a dermatologist (haven't tried the cold compresses or antihistamines)
been getting these bumps on forearms for about 7 weeks.I thought it was poison ivy but it goes away but before the irritated areas are healed it will act up again.Driving me nuts.Have no idea what it is.I live in Atlanta,GA.I dont think im allergic to anything but I guess I could be wrong.PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My left arm also has the itching tash and I found out it is caused by the intensity of the sun these days. The left arm gets more exposure when driving, so I wear a sleeve on my arm to prevent further irritation when in my car
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