Hi I'm Manohar my total body itching what is the...

Treatment of body itching

It is common condition due to many factors and causes. Firstly, avoid itching by your hands to decrease skin irritation in addition to that you have to avoid all factors you notice exacerbate itching like sun exposure and high fever. Also you can take cold water shower daily to decrease itching. And

• Take anti histamine drugs like CETIRIZINE 10 mg once daily to decrease itching
• Apply BETAMETHASONE CREAM three times daily on itching area to decrease itching.

It is expected to have symptoms improvement at most cases.

Investigations to do

You can do blood glucose level to avoid high glucose level at your body. Also, you can do urine analysis as UTI can cause body itching sometimes. At most causes it is due to allergic skin reaction which does not need any investigations.

Causes of body itching

There are many causes like

• Stress and anxiety
• Anemia and poor nutrition
• Thyroid problems.
• Drugs side effects
• Skin allergy
• Viral or fungal or bacterial infections.
• Others