Feeling Itchy

[TOWIE]

For the past month I have had an icy upper back - its driving me nuts. Got Mr. Towie to have a look for a rash, but he says there is nothing there.

Any ideas.

[TOWIE]

^^itchy^^

[rowanwitch]

stress related maybe... I get terrible bouts of itching arms and back mostly the thing I find helps most is cooling the areas with a cool face cloth or if its really bad a tepid bath

[daffy654]

Could it be caused by clothing labels? I have to cut the labels out of all my tops as they irritate the heck out of my skin.

[TOWIE]

'stress' is my middle name at the moment, Rowan, but I don't think its related to that. It started before we had the hot weather, its driving me mad.

[TOWIE]

daffy, I know what you mean, I also cut labels out of clothes for that reason, but no, its further down than where a label would be.

[TOWIE]

No tabatha, no change in products, though I not an 'allergic' type of person.

I've exhausted all possibilities of what could be causing it, but have come up with zilch.

[Laelia]

Hi Towie,
have you purchased a new bra recently & could it be the fastener of it causing an allergic itch?

[TOWIE]

Nope, Laelia, no new bras. (:o(

[Laelia]

New bed sheet? I'm trying ;0)

[Laelia]

Towie,
in the mean time until you find out what's making you itch .. I would suggest this anti itch cream used also for excema ... http://www.pharmacy2u...atum-cream-p3366.html

[fredkins]

Is it there all the time,and when you scratch doe's it itch even more to the point of wanting to take the skin off(harsh I know).This happened to me and found out it was the shampoo I was using in the shower.I was told sometimes when you get older your skin changes(becomes more sensitive)to things it would not normally.On monday I was scratching my legs off all day I was demented,stripped down and washed them to notice they were blue off a new pair of jeans after washing legs itch disappeared.thought this might help you.

[tamborine]

Do you sit on leather furniture; cause of heat itch

[Smowball]

Ive had this before, I actually itched so much that I scratched till I bled. nobody had a clue what it was, and you couldnt actually see anything. I just persevered with anti histamines etc and it eventually went. Not much help im afraid, but I sympathise.

[rowanwitch]

painkillers with codeine can do it too

[TOWIE]

Laelia - hahaha no new bed sheet....
Fredkins - have thought about shower gels. Have not had any new ones.
Tambo - No leather furniture.
Smowball - my neighbour suggested anti histamines as she had something similar recently.
Rowan - I only take paracetamol.

Thanks for all your suggestions. xx

[rowanwitch]

another trigger for me is too much sugar... no idea why but even a can of a non diet drink can have me clawing my skin

[fredkins]

I hadn't changed my shampoo either same one i'd always used,but for some reason i was having an allergic reaction to it (just body change).Hope you get sorted out.

[tonyav]

Have you been married 7 years !

[Smowball]

lol Tony : )