Itchyness/Psoriasis/ Eczema

I have terrible trouble with itching.

It drives me mad, and makes me really bad tempered.

I’m surprised there aren’t more cases of irritation from clothing.
Thousands of chemicals are used in the clothing industry to bring the raw material to market.
Added to that there are the plastics used in the materials.

This is me

www.gransnet.com/forums/health/1338029-I-have-spots

Literally about 5 GP visits more after I wrote the thread, [including more photos sent to a dermatologist], and a GP whom I like, and hadnt seen during this year, well last now, declares I definitely have psoriasis.
And joy of joys, I am getting an urgent referral to see a dermatologist[hospital waiting list in our area, 1 year].

Not sure if that helps you at all.

But main reason I am writing this is because I was told not to use E45 as it has lanolin[no idea what that is] in it.
The GP had said to use a moisturiser and what did I have had home. Only one I had was the E45, so she prescribed me something fragrance free, sls free, lanolin free and something else free.

I think the things she prescribed for me are just a holding pattern thing until an appointment comes through.

Feel free to DM me if you want to.
But since next to nothing has worked well for months, I may be of limited use.

I find wearing clothes that are synthetic are more comfortable than wearing cotton, linen etc.

I remember the terrible skin problems people had ( years ago) who bought sofas from China.

I find that being too hot or too cold is irritating and itchy.
GP said that "skin problems" means skin is susceptible to temperatures.

I therefore presume that is why I am struggling with cotton, as it makes my skin feel too cold.

petra

I remember the terrible skin problems people had ( years ago) who bought sofas from China.

I have a cousin who suffered from that only recently[no idea if sofa was actually from China].
Her husband happened to watch a consumer programme[or was it Martyn Lewis] and it was mentioned that people can be allergic to their sofas.
They had fairly recently bought a new leather sofa{I think it was leather, sorry cannot accurately remember exact details].

You are lucky you can sleep well. One night, I was itching and scratching the whole night. I had spent that afternoon on my son’s patio, while the farmer next door was making hay bales. I took a hot shower and doubled the dose of antihistamines, (although I was not supposed to). Managed a disturbed sleep. I’ll Never forget that night

I made a thread in the summer, as I thought I may have cellulitis.

I still have the blistery red, itchy patch, and now I've convinced myself it may be an ulcer in the making.

Fancythat
I see from your ling that you had test done and they came back clear?
If the dermatologist doesn’t know what he/she is looking for how do they detect it.
Btw, that should be link in the first line.
I can only hope that Drs are talking about this problem.

This isn’t funny 😡

dermnetnz.org/topics/textile-contact-dermatitis.

Fibreglass is mentioned, double 😡😡

Ooh those pictures!!!

I sometimes I think that my love of soaking in the tub with bubbles sets my skin off .
It can burn and itch .Sudocream and /or Aloe Vera gel soothes it .
In the Autumn , I had a lot of intense itching around my waistline and thought that it was the beginning of shingles, but it calmed down .

I find pain killers help with the itching.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Esmay
How often do you do that?
If we are talking once a week, fine. But if, say, everyday you are washing away all your skins defence against the nasties.

Esmay

I sometimes I think that my love of soaking in the tub with bubbles sets my skin off .
It can burn and itch .Sudocream and /or Aloe Vera gel soothes it .
In the Autumn , I had a lot of intense itching around my waistline and thought that it was the beginning of shingles, but it calmed down .

The “bubbles” sound a likely culprit.

Contact dermatitis is very common, I get it from certain scarves or jewellery and use a cream from Boots a sort of E45 cream which helps.I also always wash new clothes/ accessories before wearing them.

fancythat
I have sent you a PM. re. Psoriasis. I didn’t want to derail this thread which is about the wider topic of skin irritations.

thanks for quick responses,, I shall look at the links

Lemsip you have my sympathy. My skin tends to break out in itchy patches for no obvious reason. I use Zerobase, which doesn’t contain lanolin, to wash with and as a moisturiser and this works well. If I do get an itchy patch I put some on the itchy area before I shower to prevent the skin drying out further. It was originally prescribed but can be bought over the counter. Hope you get relief soon.

I find if I eat a lot of tomatoes or a lot of tomato paste on pizzas etc. I itch half the night. It took me a while to make the connection!

results of my blood test show I am low on Vitamin B12 so I googled 'does low Vit B12 cause itchy skin, below is the result.
Yes, low vitamin B12 can cause itchy skin:

Paresthesia
A warning sign of severe B12 deficiency, paresthesia is a disturbed perception of the skin that can cause itching, burning, tingling, or prickling.
Skin lesions
Cutaneous lesions that don't respond to conventional therapy can be a sign of B12 deficiency.

Ah, that's a step in the right direction then, lemsip.
I am deficient in vitamin D, I know, but the pills make me really sick.
I also have low platelets.

I can't recognise my skin compared to how it was a few years back.

Thanks for this information. My husband is suffering terrible atm

It's really wearing, this constant itching.
Especially when nothing gives relief.