Health Question - Mead,CO

i have a similar problem on another part of my body, i don't know how to describe it, umm, below my stomach and right above where my hips start? i can't find dry skin there, but it itches sooooo bad!! the only thing i have found that makes it stop is a cream called chigger x. i don't know where my hubby found it, or even how long you should use it before seeing a dr, but i have gotten some relief from it! hope that helps...

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I have had that happen on the top of my foot. I just scratch and scratch and it still itches, dry skin does not seem to be the cause but I put lotion, vaseline, poison ivy lotion or witch hazel on to relieve the itching (whatever I have on hand) the witch hazel and poison ivy lotion work well. It eventually goes away and then a few months later I will get the itchy feeling again.

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This has actually happened to me intermittently over the years and yes, on usually one breast (not always the same one). It drives me bananas! How long as this been going on? Thankfully, it seems to only last a few days at a time for me. I usually try something topical first, like a hydrocortisone cream. After I scratch a bit, I sometimes get welts, like hives.

If it is persistent, I would definitely try to see the dermatologist. I have not gone to see one yet, but mainly b/c it disappears before I could even think about getting into to see the derm.

Good luck.

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For several months my the skin on my chest itched and I scratched and scratched. Their was not rash; only the red marks from my scratching. The doctor did not know what was causing it but suggested that once we start scratching an itch the itch continues. He suggested using a cortisone cream and do my best to not scratch. I did this and the itch stopped in a week or two. Since then, whenever I have an itch and notice that it's lasting, I force myself to not scratch it and it does stop.

I had this happen on my breast everytime I would get out of the shower. I thought I was going to die it would itch for about 45 mins every time. Doctors didn't really help they said "I was allegtic to the sun". Hello I grew at the beach and this just now happened? Then I talked to my friends mom (she is a nurse). She said this is probably a simple fix. I developed and allergy to detergants. See they are always changing them weather you know it or not. Try washing all you clothes in hypo allergentic detergants and dye free fragance free soap even change your shower soap. The difference for me was right away I was cured!! Hope this helps.

Have you ever had this happen before anywhere else? I have - often, so what you describe sounds like someone else called - the 'winter itch'. Did you just move here? We moved recently within SLC and our new house does not have a water softener, and I've been itching like crazy on the back of my right hip. I've had it happen between my breasts, on my front hip, and my shins (till they almost bleed if I'm not careful). If absolutely nothing has changed for you, and you have not experienced this before, than I have no idea what it could be. ;) What I have is a mild excema problem that went problem free all my life because I lived in a more humid state. Now that we live in UT I have to use the sensitive skin body washes (Aveeno works the best for me), and lather on the lotion (Aveeno again) during the winter. My oldest son has similar issues.

I personally would see a doctor. Mine have itched every winter or when i had used a different detergent. Except this time it was different i started to notice it itching in the exact same spot (right on the nipple mainly). I went to the doctor and the first thing they are having me do is a mammo. I'm 33, it'll be my first and there is a concern of padgets disease of the nipple. It's scary to think about but it is possible. Does it itch in the same spot every single day? Nipple? if not then i would do what the other ladies suggested. I wish for you to not freak out and jump off the deep end on worry yourself to death. I never heard of it until i went to see my doctor about mine and the first thing she asked was about cancer in my family and unfortunitly since my lil cousin had cancer before 21 and her mom (my moms sister) and their other sister had cancer they want to start with a mammo before treatment of skin irritation.
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Hi! I haven't actually heard of this, but it could be that your skin has developed an allergy to the chemicals in the detergent or your soaps. While laundry detergent, body washes, and even chemicals you use around your home work well, they're pretty toxic. I've been working with a company that has developed all natural line of products that are commited to keeping the harmful chemicals and toxins out of the household (and they even seem to work better than the well-known brands!). Let me know if I can get you more information about any of those products.
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Hi C.
A friend of mine had the same problems and ended up getting the most horrible rashes on both her breasts. It took her months to figure out what was causing the problem, and lots of doctor visits, and you know what it was? It was her Victoria Secret bra that she got for Christmas that had some kind of chemical in the fabric. I can't remember what it was, maybe formaldehyde? Who knows. But after searching all over google, she was able to put together two and two, and when she switched bras, her problems disappeared. So, I wonder if you recently got a new bra that you have been wearing a lot lately. If so, put it aside for a while and see what happens.

I have had breast itchiness in the past that seemed to be where a stretch mark was forming. I always use tea tree oil, it takes the itch away pretty fast and gives great releif because it has a numbing agent in it. I can find it at walmart so I always keep a few bottles on hand.

Since I moved to a dry climate I now have a shin that itches, and I use tea tree on that also. I usually don't have to use it more than a day or maybe two.
Besides stretching skin / stretch marks , yeast can cause itching. (tea tree oil helps with that also).There is a form of breast cancer that starts with rashes on the skin of the breast. Maybe you might find pictures of that online if you do some searching.

I do not have an answer for you but would want to hear what your dr says as I have the same problem. M.

Might be something with your nervous system making it feel like it itches

Is this a problem that particularly happened over the winter? I used to get "the winter itch," which is basically dry skin. I tried all sorts of lotion.

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