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What Causes Severe Body Itching?

hello I am 41 years old and I have been experiencing something weirdI have been experiencing where I feel like I m my entire body is on fire and itching extremely itching then my heart feels like its going to explode out of my body I m scared and I don t understand why this is happening ihave taking Benadryl and every time I take two of them it slowly eases it to where its not there no more but in a couple weeks it comes back again if you could please tell me what this is thank you
Mon, 26 Jun 2023
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Hello,

You are suffering from severe body itching. Your symptom may be indicative of pruritis, contact dermatitis, shingles or nerve problem. You are suggested to take antihistamine at bed time, it will reduce the symptoms of allergy. Do not touch, pick or scratch. You should apply ointment hydrocortisone on the area affected. Wear loose fitting cotton soft clothes, take bath regularly with normal water and apply moisturizer.

Get clinically examined by a dermatologist. Get complete blood count, liver and kidney function, T3, T4, TSH, done to detect / rule out pruritis, dermatitis, etc. To rule out / detect shingles your dermatologist will take tissue sample or culture of the blisters to send to the lab. You with be accordingly treated if tests show positive reports.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
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What Causes Severe Body Itching?

Hello, You are suffering from severe body itching. Your symptom may be indicative of pruritis, contact dermatitis, shingles or nerve problem. You are suggested to take antihistamine at bed time, it will reduce the symptoms of allergy. Do not touch, pick or scratch. You should apply ointment hydrocortisone on the area affected. Wear loose fitting cotton soft clothes, take bath regularly with normal water and apply moisturizer. Get clinically examined by a dermatologist. Get complete blood count, liver and kidney function, T3, T4, TSH, done to detect / rule out pruritis, dermatitis, etc. To rule out / detect shingles your dermatologist will take tissue sample or culture of the blisters to send to the lab. You with be accordingly treated if tests show positive reports. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician