I'm itchy all over, a hurting itch, what is this?

Question:

Well the excema on my arms started to itch really bad, so bad that it hurt a little. And now I'm itching all over! It kinda hurts but it's annoying, I'm trying to do my school work! What can I do to stop the itch?

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You probably already know this, but eczema is an inflammation of the skin where a known cause may not be readily apparent. It may be attributed to sensitivity, toxicity or an allergy. Exzema is characterized by an outbreak or papules that frequently cause considerable itching. I do know of a lotion that has worked on numerous people with eczema including children under 2 years old that were previously put on steroidal creams. It might be considered spam if I were to recommend this lotion, but you may want to consider using a topical cortisone cream with 1.0% cortisone, Lanacort or Lanacaine (which contains lidocaine-a numbing agent) to stop the itch. As for healing, you are welcome to contact me at any time so I can share further with you what the lotion is I am speaking of. It is not recommended to use cortisone creams or any steroidal creams over the long term but this will help immediately. Also, you may want to consider benedryl or dyphenhidramine (generic) for itching. I too, suffer greatly from itches that hurt, but that in only a symptom of what I have throughout my system. Basically, you should consider environmental toxins, like laundry soap (which is loaded with toxic fillers, so the consumer thinks they get more, but are actually doing more harm than good). Shampoo's and body washes can also be skin irritants, so your best bet is to keep the chemicals in your environment to a minimum and try using the cream and anti-histamine (your body produces histamines when exposed to allergins). For the healing of your skin, try switching to a laundry product that contains few or no fillers. I was shocked at how well I have done by just changing brands. I hope that this will help you some, as none of the doctors I consulted over the last 10 years helped me until I switched to chemical-free
products. Contact me if you like, as I really do understand what you are going through. At one point, they wanted to amputate my aarms because I had caused a secondary infection (BAD) by scratching my arms, fortunately,. they decided to give my arms a skin graft. I don't wish this upon anyone, and wish to share my experience, strength and hope along the way. Please let me know if you are getting better. Also, over the counter you can get a product called "Gold Bond" in a spray that did relieve some of my itching, but you must be careful of secondary infections resulting from open scratched areas, it is very hard not to scratch an itch, so if some of your itchy areas are red, please use a triple antibiotic cream on these areas so as to keep infection to a minimum.
Good luck, from someone who's been there. Oh, antibiotics did NOT help any, if anything they made the condition worse.

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