Hi My Skin Is Dry, Red And Really Painful, It

Posted on Wed, 24 Oct 2018

Question: Hi my skin is dry, red and really painful, it affects my entire body although I drink lots of water it still dry. Sometime just a loud noise could trigger my entire body and it will hurt, or when I concern my body get hot and itchy. I try to workout but I could not sweat although I was running for 1 hour and it is super painful when I run

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Xerosis

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Dry skin is called xerosis in medical language and can be due to atopy (allergic) or ichthyosis or both.

I will recommend the following:
- Avoid frequent washing as it can remove natural oils of skin
- Avoid soaps or use mild soaps
- Routinely apply thick lotions or creams or oils
- Use of ammonium lactate or urea cream may be effective
- Drink cleaner water with low TDS

Hope it helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar