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Author: Dr. Karen (8 Articles)
Patient: hi there , my forearms are very itchy, no rash at all
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Gender: male
Age: 33
Already Tried: Calamine lotion
Doctor:
a few questions for clarity:
1) any medical problems
2) any medications
3) any new products (detergent , soap)
4) are your arms exposed to sun?
5) any other symptoms- fever, cough, cold etc
6) are you an allergic type?
7) How long have you had this?
That should do it for now- then I can answer efficiently for you!!
Patient:
1) any medical problems – NO I AM IN VERY GOOD HEALTH
2) any medications – NO
3) any new products (detergent , soap) – NOT THAT I CAN REMEMBER,
4) are your arms exposed to sun? YES
5) any other symptoms- fever, cough, cold etc – NO
6) are you an allergic type? – I WAS AS A CHILD. MILK, DUST ETC.. I JUST GREW OUT OF IT.
7) How long have you had this? FOR 1.5 YEARS , NOT ALL THE TIME THOUGH.
Doctor:
OK
There are many cause of itching- unexplained to us, but there are ways to clarify.
Being a healthy man and not on medication rules a number of causes out.
However, the itching can be a sign of other internal problems- so if it has gone on this long, you need to check in with a doc and get examined. You also need labwork because liver, kidney, blood problems all can cause itching when nothing is on the skin.
Having said that first, exposure to sun can cause itching later in the day- but there is usually some rash that comes and goes.
The most common cause is simply dry skin.
So
1) Try some skin moisturizing lotion daily, see if that takes it away.
2) Get to the doc and have labwork done to check your other organ fuction and make sure all is normal..
3) You can try over the counter antihistamines AKA claritin etc to stave it off, or stop it when a problem.
4) think hard about any new products, or ones you use on occasion to see if there is a relationship ( cream, aftershave, cologne etc)
5) check out this website for further info:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/itchy-skin/DS00847
I hope this was helpful-
Feel free to ask anything else to clarify.
My Best!
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Thank you for posting that information. I found it very interesting.
hello,
Well it’s apparent that the whole point of the health care industry is not to help people get well but to make things worse. There are many good doctors and other who put there heart at what they do, yet there is nothing they can do about it, because the simple truth is , the spider at the middle of the action who controls everything (including decisions) have no such “pure” interests.
This is a problem that I have had in the past with hard water, soap and bathing which caused alligator skin on my arms. You can try my solution and see if it gets you some relief. In a 1 qt plastic container pour in ~1/2″ of apple cider vinegar and fill the balance with water. Once you are done with your shower, pour the vinegar mix over your head and body, rubbing where necessary, then rinse in the shower and dry off. This seemed to have the ability to acidify my skin from the high pH of the hard water and soap. It didn’t take too long and I felt much better.