Hints regarding itching...

[DonnaBoll]

DO’S

Tepid showers

Dove or baby soap/shower gels

Exfoliating gloves using quick, easy strokes

Coconut oil in the shower – and afterwards

Meds – Sertraline, Benadryl, Hydroxyzine, Questran packets, rifampin, cholestriramine, cholesterol lowering drugs (fenifibrate & simvastatin)

Cotton or soft jersey material clothing – layering

Alcohol soaked cloth frozen in Ziploc for scratching

Peppermint oil in Aveeno lotion

Sarna or Calendula (online) lotion

Cold showers

Gold Bond diabetic lotion

Oatmeal based lotions or oatmeal baths

Ice, baby powder to the area

Bags of frozen vegetables to the areas– or make your own with mixture of water/alcohol

Put long socks on your hands – especially at night (member grandson’s suggestion)

100% aloe gel

Triamcinolone ointment or cream

CeraVe lotion ( sold almost everywhere)

DONT’S

Hot showers

Perfumed shower gels/soaps

Excessive sweating

Chlorine from pools

Tight, silky, wool, or cashmere clothing

AVOID BEING IN THE SUN!!!!

I will post this periodically for everyone to be aware of these suggestions accumulated by myself and another support group. If you have anything to add, please let me know.

[Candy12]

Thankyou for posting, I’ve been very lucky not to itch until two weeks ago. So the tips are very timely I will certainly try some out.

It’s not severe but its there in the background all the time, it started the day after I had an accident that resulted in injury to my left side and a couple of painful ribs. So I’am hoping it’s only a reaction to the added stress of that and hope it will settle back down. But somehow I doubt it.

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to Candy12]

Don't anticipate it happening. Some never have the itching and/or the fatigue. I had one broken rib years ago. So painful.Can't imagine more than one.