Re: Mysterious itching problem

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> >I also forgot to mention

> > > >aloe vera on the skin? Maybe?

> > >

> > > I guess there's no reason not to try, though I dread imagining how

> > > much

> > > aloe vera I'd need to get through the rest of this infernal summer.

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> > If you try aloe vera (I've never used it) I'd mix it with some moisture

lotion. Although it's supposed to be soothing and healing, it seems as

though aloe vera might have an astringent effect? Not sure how that works or

if that's the angle on this thing..

~Robin

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have you considered calling your local water treatment plant to see

if they are treating your water any differently, or adding extra

chlorine because of large amounts of run-off during heavy summer down

pours? In that case hot water could possibly be different from cold

(less of a chance for Cl though), because of reactions with pipes,

etc. that wouldn't be as extensive for cold water.

You best bet would be to talk to someone directly involved with the

water treatments (ie a low paid worker). People farther up the chain

of command probabably don't know or care if there has been a 'minor'

change, like the brand of Cl they use.

If you're on well water, I suggest taking a few long walks/drives in

your neighborhood to see if someone is doing something new involving

chemicals, especially if digging is involved.

Also, if you live in a old building any change in the water (pH, new

chemicals, etc) may cause scale that is in the pipes to re-dissolve in

the water. In that case you could be affected by a shower in your

home, but not in a neighboring house down the street, even though the

'real' cause is the new water treatment.

Hope the cause of your itching is less complicated than all that!

Jan

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--- In , Idol <Idol@c...>

wrote:

>Hmm, not impossible, but I eat properly and I don't wear synthetics,

>so it doesn't seem too likely. Also, wouldn't a skin infection tend

>to become visible? And why would it only manifest after a shower?

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Don't know. I didn't have any outer signs of an infection or anything.

My skin looked fine, but just itched like all heck. After showering

and bedtime were the worst for me. It came on during an

extraordinarily stressful time. I can't say I know much about fungal

infections at all, but they can be buggers to get rid of. Sometimes I

wonder if the break down in my adrenals triggered something and left me

susceptible to the fungal stuff. I've been addressing my adrenals using

the Fourfold Path to Healing as a guide and have noticed some good

benefits. I haven't had any candida symptoms since starting, but I

don't know if it's just a coincidence.

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Thsi sounds more like a heat rash to me. Well not a rash, but heat

induced and I have had those but not of late. They itch like you want

to take your skin off. I can see how somehow the clothes are soothing.

Stick with having cold showers. I try to remember where I've seen this

before. Sorry I can't remember if you said this was localised at all:

Is it just one area of the body or all over?

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Hi ,

How is your liver? Try some milk thistle. Try some kefir. Try whatever you

may use to detox. Maybe you have something new in your diet since it started?

If it's your liver, it could be a build up of toxins or allergens from a

longer period; i.e., your liver may no longer be able to put up with something

you

have been doing. If your liver can't handle something it will often come out

through the skin. Or you may be brewing up some candida ( the yeast infection

type). Perhaps a good immune blend multi vitamin supplement would help. That

and NO grains helped my dog.

Being new here, I was beginning to wonder if you guys ever talked about

nutrition. { ;-) )

Peg

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Rebekah-

>, someone else may have already asked this, but, do you have a water

>filter on your showerhead? We got one last summer, and I noticed an

>immediate difference in the " feel " of my skin after I shower. Also, less

>need for moisturizers, etc. (Our county is notorious for crummy water

>balance, either too many chemicals, or too few.) Anyway, if it's

>something in the water source which is your problem, maybe a high quality

>filter would help.

I used to, but it pretty much destroyed our ability to take a shower. The

water pressure here is already highly variable, but the filter often killed

it entirely. It's a problem, I know.

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Wanita-

>Have experienced the same thing for the last few weeks. Did the soap

>switch and cold shower which reduced itching. Have pretty much

>concluded to using little to no soap and a bath brush except for needy

>spots. Is it our similar diets, this Northeast wet summer and

>perspiration? Don't remember ever reacting to this extent except from

>Colgate products.

Huh. I'm not sure what to make of this.

Fascinatingly, my girlfriend, who eats 100% different foods (I mean that

literally -- I think today's tomato and mozarella salad will be the only

shared meal of the week) told me last night that she's been a lot itchier

than usual for the last month or two. Her problem is nothing like mine and

isn't tied to the shower, but it's there.

I wonder what the heck is going on.

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>Don't know. I didn't have any outer signs of an infection or anything.

>My skin looked fine, but just itched like all heck. After showering

>and bedtime were the worst for me. It came on during an

>extraordinarily stressful time.

Hmm, well, I've certainly had more than enough of that for the past couple

years.

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>Sorry I can't remember if you said this was localised at all:

>Is it just one area of the body or all over?

Legs, arms and torso, but not hands, feet or head.

Oddly enough, yesterday I did my usual heavy workout, then showered and had

very little itching. It was there, but better than on any recent workout day.

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In a message dated 7/23/2005 1:59:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

writes:

I'll probably post another couple days' menus to see if anything catches

anyone's eye as a possible problem.

It really sounds like a liver problem to me: a buildup of something it can't

handle. Why don't you try the milk thistle and extra Vit C, and maybe you can

pee some of it out. Look into the best foods for your liver. You may be

getting too much uric acid. Maybe your calcium phosphorus ratio is off. (I am

just trying to remember details of your posted meal; I may have forgotten a

bunch

of good veggies you listed; I just noticed it had a lot of meat. I'll look

at the next menu if I'm still here.) You may want to decrease meat and

increase veggies. Squash is particularly good for fiber, if you are grain free,

and

you need lots of green leafy veggies, plus the red and yellow.

I know it's harder to chew on raw meat that isn't ground, but ground meat

goes bad very quickly. It's not that I don't like a good burger, but ground is

not your best choice. You could try fermenting it, if you like it softer.

Anyway, I think a naturopath would suspect a liver problem for itchy skin,

and would suggest a detox or offer food suggestions or immunity boosting

supplements for improving your general health.

Peg

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Peg-

>How is your liver?

Probably not great. I don't seem to produce adequate bile.

>Maybe you have something new in your diet since it started?

No, I've checked my logs. The only relatively recent change was the

reintroduction of CO to my diet.

>Or you may be brewing up some candida ( the yeast infection

>type).

Possible, but I eat a very low-sugar diet, so it doesn't seem likely.

> Perhaps a good immune blend multi vitamin supplement would help. That

>and NO grains helped my dog.

I don't eat grains or starches, and I do supplement with some vitamins.

I'll probably post another couple days' menus to see if anything catches

anyone's eye as a possible problem.

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Peg-

>It really sounds like a liver problem to me: a buildup of something it can't

>handle. Why don't you try the milk thistle and extra Vit C, and maybe you can

>pee some of it out.

I have tried milk thistle in the past, but never consistently. I got some

pure powder recently, though, so I should make a point of taking some

religiously.

>Maybe your calcium phosphorus ratio is off. (I am

>just trying to remember details of your posted meal; I may have forgotten

>a bunch

>of good veggies you listed; I just noticed it had a lot of meat.

Well, in my posted menu there was no kimchee, because I was out, but one

thing I didn't list was my supplements. I take Dr. Schmid's cal/mag

supplement every day.

>Squash is particularly good for fiber, if you are grain free, and

>you need lots of green leafy veggies, plus the red and yellow.

Personally, I think fiber is overblown, another fraud of the modern

medical/pharmaceutical/agrobusiness establishment. Not saying it's

UNnecessary, just very, very overblown.

>It's not that I don't like a good burger, but ground is

>not your best choice. You could try fermenting it, if you like it softer.

It's mainly an economic issue. I love steak, but burger is cheaper, and I

eat a pretty good amount of organ meats (liver and heart, mostly, but

sometimes others).

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I'm way behind here, still reading Friday's digests, so please forgive if

someone else came up with a similar idea.

I wonder if it's bacteria in the hot water tank?

This may seem really odd, but when we lived in Montreal, some years ago, and

were discussing energy-saving ideas with the people at Hydro Quebec, we

mentioned that we turned off our large hot water tank on Wednesdays, back on

Sunday evenings (since we were away every weekend). They told us this was a

BAD idea because bacteria could grow and multiply in the hot water tank!!! Oh

and we're talking about chlorinated water.

Something to think about....

and the K9's