Severe itching after showering

i was told by a doctor it might hard water too. he gave me sodium bicarbonate to add but i have seen no improvement. i dread having my bathe now. i have had this itching for close to 17 years now and am just 27 years.it wasn't as severe as this because right now my sweat itches. if i get caught in the rain, big problem, going to the toilet too. i have tried well water, borehole, nothing works. if i shower in some places am fine but not in my house or my parents house.

Hi, Im a 25 year old male from the UK and since I was about 12 I have suffered with the itching after a shower, I find if I ignore it or focus on something else it goes quicker but sometimes its too severe to ignore but I found a brilliant solution that I have to use after every shower now and it works great for me! its a cream called E45! I rub that where the itch/tingle is unbearable and it soothes it almost instantly! I always get it during Autumn/Winter time but never during Spring/Summer. I do feel its a case of how fast the body is cooling down after a hot shower (some people have said its the blood coming to the surface to cool down faster but I dont hold much hope in that) but yes, If you can get hold of it then I would suggest a big ol tub of E45 cream!

I have posted in the past, and since then I have made a lot of progress. I have done the following things to eliminate the itching that I used to suffer from from my knees down every time i get out of the shower:First of all, I take a very hot shower. Make sure the hot water hits every part of your body. When I spray my calfs with the hot water I can almost feel the itchiness coming, but I just ignore it and put more hot water.The most important part is to make no contact (except the water hitting you) with the area that itches (my case is from the knees down). I wash my hair, and use soap every where but my knees down. After showering I dry off everywhere except my knees down. It is very important not to touch the spot with the towel, let it air dry. I have been doing this and the itching has not come after showering.... I sometimes wake up with the itch already happening, and I have used this hot shower technique to cure the itchyness. whenever it happens, the hot water makes it go away... Ironic that I thought water was the cause of it, but now it seems to be the cure.

 

I'm 15 years old and I experience this after showering all the time.

This itching started after using the hair removal product Nair on my legs in August, and all that night it felt like my legs were covered in fire ants. It was super uncomfortable, and I was only able to sleep with ice cold rags wrapped around my legs for a good three nights. (I obviously threw that product out lol)

Ever since then every single time I shave and shower, the same itching continues. In fact, as I write this, my legs are uncomfortable and squirmy. I sometimes just apply pressure from one leg to the other or use cold rags again, but I want to find a way to officially stop it. 

I've also found that applying liberal amounts of aloe vera will soothe the itch for a little bit. 

Ugh please help, I'm so upset. >:(

I have been suffering as long as I can remember. I over-dose on itch creams & allergy medications daily, nothing has helped and I itch all over non-stop. It gets so mad I keep my husband up at night! I have been to Allergists & they say I am allergic to EVERYTHING. Now the last 2 days my husband has been so itchy that he doesnt focus well at work, can whatever is bothering me be getting to him? I don't have dry skin, we have checked our apartment for fles, lice and bed bugs and we have nothing. I have been getting bit on alot by house spiders I am in Colorado and have been told it's pretty normal, but that can't be causing 20+ years of burning & itchy skin. I have no redness or rashes. I have icthes so bad that it burns and feels as if something is biting me, I literally jump and scream! If anyone else has this or knows anthing about it I would love to know what to do. Thanks

I live in Sydney Australia and my itching has just started up again after showering. It is coming into summer.

I do find this strange as I was in Singapore at a wedding earlier in the year and did not get this. I think my problem must be when I am in very humid heat for a prolonged period of time. It has been getting hotter here over the last few weeks & I went up north for a holiday, which was in humid heat.

It would seem that now after I have been exposed to high humidity, 2-3 weeks later the itching begins. I will try these new methods of hot showers (last year I was trying colder showers) & also the drip drying and will see if this helps. Also my parents are coming over from the UK soon and I will get them to bring E45 cream.

I had a bad itch on Sat morning after I had been to Yoga, I was DRIPPING with sweat and my body temp must have been as hot as it could possibly be. Then I came home and showered and for 20-30mins. I was itching like crazy and shouting F**K for a good 20mins. I have usually put icepacks on to help with this in the past. Also not itching and doing something to take your mind off it really helps. Easy to say I know, but just grit your teeth, clench your fists and do some jobs around the house if you can.

If anyone finds a radical cure please let me know.

Thanks Lee

OK, so I went through the same thing and the very first time it happened to me was like 10 years ago when I stopped using an epilator for shaving my legs (which I did for years) and went to using shaving cream and a razor in the tub.  I'll never forget that day as when I got out of the tub and the air hit my wet legs, I immediately went into a frenzy of itching and scratching to the point that it had me on the floor in tears as I couldn't get any relief....my mom had to go to the neighbors and get benedryl as she thought I was having an allergic reaction.  After taking that, I did get relief about 20 minutes later, but it was a painful 20 minutes.  Ever since then, I have had issues (some days are better then others, and I never had it to the extent of that first time).  Anyways, after much research (and trials of what people said to do....use hot water, use luke warm water, use cold water...etc...nothing helped), until I switched all my shower products to hypoallergenic.  So my shampoo, conditioner, and bar soap is ALL Hypoallergenic and I no longer itch!  Its the sulfates in the shower products that are causing people to become sensitive and itch is what I have read.  All of you should make the switch and see if it works for you.  And don't think that you can just switch your body soap and be fine as I tried that and kept my nice smelling hair products but since when you rinse the products run down your body....YOU WILL STILL ITCH.  What I buy now is the Finesse Hypoallergenic shampoo and conditioner and bar soap called "basic" hypoallergenic.  You do have to be careful as some products are label hypoallergenic but really aren't as if they have dyes or perfumes, then you will still react.  So read the labels and verify there are no sulfates in it along with dyes or perfums, and you will probably not have problems from now on...at least I don't.  I used to have to apply lotion immediately after the shower (before I switched over) to help reduce the itching, but now I don't have to apply lotion at all and I'm fine.  Hope it helps!

My daughter, grandaughter and I have the same condition. As crazy is it sounds, we found that a few minutes in a tanning bed a couple of times a week actually helps. You don't even need to stay long enough to tan, just don't burn.

For the last few days since finding this website and reading everything I have been turning the heat up in the shower just before I get out. And then just using a towel to dry my head and feet. Then I drip dry, not using a towel and this seems to have a huge improvement!!I hope this helps.

Get a blood test. I suffer from this and a blood test revealed that I have 'unconjugated hyperbilirubenaemia'. Or, high levels of biliruben in the blood, caused by the liver, which can cause severe itching.

I also ise the same method as you and actually noticed the same thing as you have. Bathing in boiling got water before you come out of the shower has helped me aswell. I am glad I found people that suffer the same pain as me.

I also use the same method as you and actually noticed the same thing as you have. Bathing in boiling hot water before you come out of the shower has helped me aswell. I am glad I found people that suffer the same pain as me.

try a smidge of selsun blue dandruff shampoo....it works

To everyone suffering with mild to severe itching after showering ,your not going crazy and yes there is relief .I was bothered by this same problem for years until I saw an allergist ,it has to do with over simulation of the blood cells and yes hot showers can make it worsen .you will not die from this at all .my allergist prescribed Zyxol one tablet a day and absolutely no itching ,It WORKS ! You don't have to suffer for years .

Talk to your doctor about zyxol,there is no way you should've suffered that long