Itching or pruritus is the irritating sensation that you have, which relieves on scratching. Some common conditions that cause itching are dry skin, food allergy, end-stage kidney disease, candidiasis, cirrhosis, contact dermatitis, hives, skin rashes, impetigo, body or head lice.
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How to cure itching all over the body that occurs mostly at night?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 20-year-old male, and I measure 5' 7" tall and weigh 160 pounds. I have recently experienced itching all over my body for roughly three days now. I do not have any allergies before. My skin looks normal, without any rash or bumps. The itching occurs most at night but also occurs ir... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query, and I can understand your concern. I would like to know the answers to the following questions in detail to suggest you a proper treatment. Do you have any history of scabies or mite allergies? Are the web spaces of the fingers or toes involve... Read Full »
I have had itching in the vagina for the past one month. Please suggest.
Query: Hi doctor,I have an itching issue in the vaginal area. I have been facing this issue for the past month. I have tried using coconut oil, but it just gave a temporary solution, which is also not working. I have not taken any medicine for this nor visited any doctor. I am a 24-year-old unmarried girl.... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I fully understand your concern and will surely help you. Please let me know if you are sexually active or not. Follow these non-medication-based recommendations:- 1) Keep the vaginal area dry. 2) Wash with a good feminine wash. 3) Wear loose cotton undergarments. 4)... Read Full »
I have been experiencing itchiness and blisters around my private area. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I had sex on my period, and now I am experiencing itchiness and some sores and blisters around my private area. I have tried a sitz bath, which helps, but I would want more suggestions. Maybe I am wrong, or should I see a gynecologist?Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Regarding your symptoms, I believe you have developed a sexually transmitted disease. Please kindly do a high vaginal and endo cervical swab test and revert. There will be no need to see a gynecologist. Please take the following: Use 1 % Gyno-... Read Full »
Why do I suffer from severe itching in my penis?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been suffering from severe itching in my penis, especially in the circumcised area. It started to happen a month ago. I also feel like my penis is getting thinner day by day. I am unmarried. What to do? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. I request you share a picture of the affected area. If there was unprotected sex, one needs to think of sexually transmitted infection. I suggest you do the following tests. 1. TPHA (Treponema pallidum hemagglutination) test. ... Read Full »
I suffer from itchy and crusted nipples. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, About a month ago my nipples started itching out of nowhere (I am not pregnant or had any sexual contact) and itched especially when I was going to bed I scratched them and the skin peeled off and it hurts a lot and a little bit of liquid started coming out of the skin and stick into ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. It seems to be ringworm associated with allergy and deficiency of vitamins and minerals. I suggest you follow the below-mentioned instructions. Maintain good hygiene. Take nutritious foods regularly. Do some relaxation exercises regul... Read Full »
My face started getting itchy after mowing the lawn. Kindly help.
Query: Hi doctor,I had mowed the lawn on the seventeenth or eighteenth and ran over some poison sumac but was careful not to step in it. I am aware it could take up to two days to show up, but no issues were present until the twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth. Then my face started getting itchy, and I was rubb... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to your statement, you have been suffering from rashes around your eyes, on your face, and on your chest. Again, acnes irritation has been flared up from this allergy. According to the pictures provided here (attachments removed to protect the patient's id... Read Full »
I had tear and itching after foreskin retraction. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I had itching in the penis and tear when I retracted my foreskin. This is happening for the past two to three times when I participate in intercourse and use condoms. I did not know what to do. Recently, I went to a doctor who told me that it is balanoposthitis and gave Lobate GM cream... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Firstly, I suggest stopping all the medications you are taking. I suggest you start with applying Onabet (Sertaconazole) cream twice a day for five days. Please send photos after five days. This looks like candidiasis, but as you have applied steroid cream, it is dif... Read Full »
I am suffering from hair loss and hot scalp along with itching and sweating. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I experienced hair loss. Now my scalp gets hot, and it makes me hot. Sometimes I have severe itching and break out. Every time I go to sleep, I sweat a lot. Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I will explain everything about hair loss in points. 1. 100 to 150 hair fall every day is very normal. So should consider hair fall if the number of hair fall is more than this. 2. Generalized hair falls in females are mostly due to stress, poor sleep, poor nutrition ... Read Full »
How can itching be effectively and safely controlled during pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, My wife is 35 years old and is four months pregnant now. She is suffering from severe itching which is not responding to any medication. Her doctor advised to take Udiliv 150 and Cetirizine, but there is no relief. We changed the doctor, and this doc advised to take Udiplus 300, capsul... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Yes, it is obstetric cholestasis. During pregnancy, Udiliv (Ursodeoxycholic acid) 300 mg is the best and effective treatment for cholestasis. Your gynecologist has prescribed yo... Read Full »
I am having a lot of itching in the vaginal area. How to prevent it?
Query: Hi doctor, I am having a lot of itching and irritation in the vaginal area. I observed a slight itching sensation in the vagina starting from the last week. Day by day, it irritates me a lot. Please help me to prevent this. I am not under any medication. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Itching and irritation around the vaginal area could be due to vaginal yeast infection, bacterial infection or urinary infection or poor hygiene, or contact dermatitis (to clothes or panties). You could try the following methods to reduce these symptoms: 1) Do not ... Read Full »
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