nogutsnoglory
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Ever since the hospital I'm itching so much! I am not on any new meds. Do I have fleas? Woof.
My friend takes humira for psoriasis. Isn't it supposed to stop the itch?I'm itching too! I've been itching for over a year! It's awful!
I'm not sure what it could be. After looking into many, many things I finally decided to take the advice of my Demotalogist and GI that it could be the Humira - and switched to Remicade. I've been off Humira for 8 weeks or so and so far haven't found relief yet.
It's miserable!! Nobody knows what's wrong!! :angry-banghead:
Well, mostly they are small sores the scab over. I think the sores develop from the frequent itching. They scab over, get scratched off and the process repeats itself. I have multiple scabs over my body. I don't necessarily scab from every itchy place, but I usually have to itch it so much that it ends up scabbing.@ Stardreamer ~ Are your itchy spots raised and red? I have a spot on the lower part of my scalp right at the hairline that itches like crazy. It's raised and red and dry. I've had it for a couple weeks, and it's about the size of a quarter. So far, no growth or spreading. Could be the biologic meds (Remicade, for me).
:hug: I wish it was bravery...then I would have the decision not to do it! lol!! Unfortunately I don't have much of a choice in the matter. Hopefully someone can figure out something for me soon! Thanks so much for your thoughts! I appreciate it!My heart goes out to you.
I have only a tiny spot to think about. You are so much braver than I am!
Awww...Thanks so much for suggestion!! I've tried that and Nivea, and Vaseline regular lotion, and Aquaphor, and, and and. For Rx, I can't even recall everything I've tried. Both topical, solution and oral...you name it, I've probably tried it.I have an extremely mild rash from the Remicade-I find Vaseline Intensive Rescue lotion to soothe it, maybe this could be helpful?
It could very well be crohns and I too have a lot of itching. My hubs is always on me about the scratching. I had a sore many times like a boil. I have found that teatree oil does seem to help it go away faster and I don't have to go see a Dr. about it. I still don't know what causes them though. I was diagnosed with crohn's yrs ago and last catscan showed no ulcers, but I have lots of skin issues too. Weird ones!Hi everyone.
I am new ti this forum. I haven't had a Crohn's diagnosis, but I am convinced that is what I have.
You see, I don't have chronic diarrhea. My main problem is with my skin.
For the last 5 years, I have had chronic itchy skin, everywhere. My dermatologist says it is chronic eczema. My skin flares up in response to food. I can't seem to tolerate too many carbohydrates so I now try to live on an Atkins type diet.
If and when I do eat carbs, I get terrible wind, I mean terrible, with a terrible smell and sometimes diarrhea, or it can go the other way and I get constipated and then the itching starts. I can scratch til I bleed. I take Atarax anti histermines to reduce the itching. This allows me to sleep at night. I have been on immuno suppressant drugs - azathioprine, but I now only using the Atarax. I have a daily battle with my skin itching, everywhere, from head to toe. My scalp. My face, especially around my eyes. My eye lids are so much darker than the rest of my face now because of the chronic scratching. I look awful!
Recently, I developed a lump in my stomach. An actual painful mass, which again had the docs confused for about 5 weeks. I had many responses such as strangulated bowels, a hernia etc. I was operated on this week and it turned out that the mass contained lots and lots of pus and scar tissue. I am now at home recuperating on antibiotics and awaiting the outcomes of the cultures they are growing from what they took out.
I have spent many hours researching my symptoms on the internet and they all point towards Crohn's but without the chronic diarrhea. Is this possible. Could I have Crohn's?
My symptoms are relieved by sticking to an Atkins type diet. Will I have to live like this for ever.