What may be wrong? Itchy skin?!
Question: What may be wrong? Itchy skin?
Answers:
1) Allergy. Try taking Benadryl.
2) Cholinergic Urticaria (hives)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholinergic…
Exercise induced urticaria (hives.) http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/…
3) Circulation Issues
"The itching is not on the skin, it's inside the actual limbs. There are millions of tiny capillaries and arteries inside our muscles which expand rapidly due to the demand for more blood that is brought on by exercise. When fit, these capillaries remain open allowing maximum blood passage, but when unfit and inactive they tend to collapse, allowing only minimal blood passage (which is sufficient for a sedentary person however). The rapid expansion of these vessels causes adjacent nerves to send impulses back to the brain which are interpreted as an itch. That's why after a few sessions the sensation tends to go away. Just another indication of increasing fitness levels."
http://www.runnersworld.com/community/fo…
4) Skin temperature changes
(post from Runner's World message board same link as above)
"Hi, so glad someone else gets this, it drives me wild. The itching is almost painful and makes me want to scratch my skin off. I'm a beginner runner and was thinking this would be an excuse not to run, but I think this is a lame excuse!
My theory on the reason for it as follows (I'm an MD): Running warms ups the muscles of the legs and this means blood flows to the skin to cool the legs. The sudden increase in blood flow to the skin leads to a change in skin temperature which in some individuals stimulates itch receptors there. There are no itch receptors in muscles, so the sensation is actually in the skin. Women get it more than men because they have more subcutaneous fat on the thighs and butt (sorry, but its biologically accurate) so their legs are usually better insulated and cooler, and the temperature change is greater. On cold days the temperature change is also greater worsening the sensation. The sensation for me is identical to the itch I get on warming my legs up after skiing as blood begins to flow to the cold skin on my thighs. This is the mild end of a spectrum of exercise and cold induced reactions which at it's worst can cause anaphylaxis"
5) Diabetes, Inactivity, Vitamin Deficiency, Celiac Disease
http://www.ehow.com/about_5491272_reason…
6) Paresthesia from Multiple Sclerosis (Very, very unlikely)
http://ms.about.com/od/signssymptoms/a/n…
7) Fibromyalgia
http://www.arthritistoday.org/community/…
8) Paresthesia in general is a sensation of tingling, pricking, or numbness of the skin. It is more generally known as the feeling of "pins and needles" or of a limb being "asleep". Depending upon the underlying cause paresthesia may be transient or chronic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paresthesia
9) Pinched nerve. You are doing a lot of lifting. Maybe it's related to a back problem.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pinched…