Question:
I have itchy skin for nearly five months. From time to time my face become so
allergic and not only itchy but also red itchy burnt skin too.
I have very itchy skin all over my body but it is worse on my face (where it is
burnt) and my scalp. My face skin is peeling afterward. My condition somedays
are worse, someday are not too bad. I have to take medicine (anti histamine)
all the time. I do not eat anything that is different from my normal diet.
I do not know what I'm allegic to. I went to see dermatologis but he said only
I have high histamine and did not perform any test. I have to take
antihistamine pills. Can anyone suggest please?
Answer:
They may never bee able to figure out what you are allergic to.
Sometimes it just evades discovery. If the antihistamines are helping
then take them for awhile and hopefully this episode will subside. If
the antihistamines do not seem to help and you are uncomfortable,
there are other medications that can be tried on a short term basis to
calm down the immune reaction you are having. If your doctor is not
cooperative in finding ways to make you comfortable and in alleviating
your discomfort, try an allergist, rather than a dermatologist. What laundry detergent are you using? Seriously. Sometimes bad skin
irritations can be caused by residue left by practically all laundry
detergents out there. That being said, and to be completely in the
open, I work for the company I'm about to plug. If you believe detergent to part, if not all, of your problem, please
check out www.charliesoap.com and look up either Charlie's Soap -
Laundry Liquid or Laundry Powder. Both have been proven to be complete
rinsing by Clemson University--so there's nothing left on your clothes
that you can be allergic, too. And as a side effect, the stuff cleans
really well, too. Anyway, I'm sorry to be a commercial, but I really
think this could help you.
Also, may be shampoo, bath soap, hair spray, hair dye, face creme, etc. Try
substituting unscented sorbolene lotion for soap when showering or washing
your hands. If you think it might be food, go onto a bland diet of boiled
brown rice and a little steamed white chicken meat for a few days and see
whether there is any improvement. Obviously, use pure soap for your laundry
as a trial if you can't get the poster's suggested product in place of
strong detergent compounds. Are you on town water? If so, the engineers
may have added extra chlorine, etc., so try leaving a few buckets of water
out in the sun for 12 hours for any gases to disperse and bathe with this
water for a few days (or collect clean rain water). Maybe it could be a fungal skin infection? Are any others in your household
affected? Is your climate at the extreme of hot or humid, making you very
sweaty? Nobody seemed to help me so I did some research online and concluded based
on my symptoms that I had some sort of eczema. I saw doctors, natropaths,
allergists, dermitologists....nobody helped me very much with itching. I
don't have any problems with my face but my scalp and other skin is
affected. I started my own version of ultraviolet therapy by going to
tanning clinics and it helped very much. I also bought over the counter
ointments made for eczema and it also help a little. Most of the specific
allergy medicines did not help me. Benadryl type ointments also did not
help. Coal tar based shampoo gave some instant relief but it dries your
skin so it has to be used in moderation. The allergist I saw said I was
allergic to so many foods that it was really impossible for me to avoid them
all. The natropath said my body was not digesting my foods well anymore and
gave me things to help with digesting my foods. The natropath thought my
undigested foods were triggering my numerous food allergies. Fortunately my
food allegies do not cause me to have a trip to the emergency room like some
people can with peanuts. However the itchies can drive me mad enough to go
to the my own sort of nut house and is worse at night and affects my
sleep.........so I really sympathize with you.
