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Suggest Treatment For Severe Body Itching
Question: extremly seve itching all over, calamine, cotizone 10, aveeno, nothing is helping at all. do you have
Brief Answer:
an oral antihistamine
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
There are different causes for generalised itching, allergies are the most common cause.
You may want to consider the use of an oral antihistamine in addition to the topical agents that you are using. These should reduce the itching and are available over the counter. Examples include benadryl, claritine, allegra, zyrtec
You should use these agents for at least 24 to 48 hours.
You may want to discontinue the bleach bath , neosporin
If there is no improvement then you may need to consider other causes of generalised itching such as: (1)infections- such as scabies
(2)liver or kidney disease
(3)abnormal levels of thyroid hormone
(4)iron deficiency
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
an oral antihistamine
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
There are different causes for generalised itching, allergies are the most common cause.
You may want to consider the use of an oral antihistamine in addition to the topical agents that you are using. These should reduce the itching and are available over the counter. Examples include benadryl, claritine, allegra, zyrtec
You should use these agents for at least 24 to 48 hours.
You may want to discontinue the bleach bath , neosporin
If there is no improvement then you may need to consider other causes of generalised itching such as: (1)infections- such as scabies
(2)liver or kidney disease
(3)abnormal levels of thyroid hormone
(4)iron deficiency
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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