How do you stop a child's skin from itching?  I've tried basically everything.  I was told may be allergies.
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DO NOT listen to what the first person said. never put warm on itches. makes it worse, it might make it feel better, but afterwards, they will itch even more\n\ntry some benadryl first, you know, antihistamine\n\nyour child has an overproduction of Histamine being caused by an allergen. Histamine is what causes itchiness. There is an allergen (something he is allergic to) in the environment.\nsounds like maybe the type of clothes detergent you use, or itchy clothes, maybe pets, maybe dust, could be any little thing\n\nif nothing works, you will have to take the child to a dermatologist and get an allergy test to see what this allergen is, the dermatologist is the most helpful person when it comes to the skin\n\ngood luck\n\np.s. something that will help is to give him lukewarm baths in oatmeal Aveeno products, or the generic, whatever, then rub on him some Oatmeal lotion afterwards, this might help, he may just have really dry skin. Do this, and if it doesn't work, switch around detergents, etc, but if nothing still works, you need to go to dermatologist for a allergen test
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Quit useing it immediately...Obviously it irritating your skin...Wash with warm water and a gentle soap...rinse well and apply some baby powder for a few days...Wash and repeat, throughout the day...No deodorint for a while...Then change to one with out Aluminum Sulphate in it...It's clogging your pours and trapping the bacteria...That's why it itches...Try and refrain from scrathing it..Wash as above instead...It'll eventually stop itching and clear up... :)...Yukoneze
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They start out first looking like pimples that then fill up with fluid. You can almost watch more appear. Take her to a doctor to check as it is something you need to confirm as she will need to know when she is older if she has had them.\nIf it is chicken pox the best way to deal with the itchiness (and cheapest) get an old stocking and fill with uncooked oatmeal add it to a bath and let her lay in it. It really helped my kids. When the bath is finished just pull out the stocking empty it into the bin and redo when the scrathing starts again. I used a good antihistemene at night though as this not only stopped the scratching it helped them sleep. Good Luck
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Aveeno Itch Cream is good..it also has calamine in it too.  I know what your going through...hang in there.
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Sounds like either your kid has horriffic allergy problems or is suffering from spoiled brat syndrome... or one other, much worse possibility.  If it's the former, your doctor should be more careful about testing kids.  If allergies are the case, then your child should have more than an emotional response to eating vegetable, like breaking out in hives or pain.\n\nIf not allergies and your discription is correct, please watch Nanny 911.  You child may be spoiled because you cave in to his demands.  At some point, almost every child engages in a battle of wills with their parents for household control.  If the parents win, peace.  If the child wins, hell on earth.  Spoil the child, ruin his life.  If you care, you must win through persistence and patience (these will be repeatedly tested!!) in order for your child to function in a society.  Otherwise, expect to visit your kid in jail or a homeless shelter later (or support them until you die).  More immediately, a spoiled child may suffer from obesity and severe constipation if you both continue on this path (not to mention your own headaches!).\n\nNow the really dark stuff.  Has your child been molested or otherwise abused?  If this sort of acting out is not characteristic of your child, then you might want to (carefully, not giving the kid any great ideas about how to make your life more miserable in the battle for household control) check this out - particularly if a spouse or another significant other spends a great deal of alone time with the kid.  Kids don't know how to tell you this stuff (let alone most adults!), but acting out is usually symptomatic of something going wrong.  If you are the person abusing, then I have no sympathy for you.  Hell hath no fury as the hatred of your own children.
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i have exzema too really really bad!!!!!!!! try putting sum ice on it it will also stop the itching.
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if he has a bad case take him to the doctor/ they usually prescribe prednisone/ calamine or caladryl works well to stop itching temporarily/ if he takes a shower have him take a cool one/ as warm water opens the pores and can cause more spreading. ice packs help with itching also/ there is no real cure for poison ivy or oak
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Eczema is caused by dry, irritated skin.\nWell nourished and moisturised skin cells are blocked together tightly, visualise it as a brick wall with each individual brick being a skin cell. When the skin is dry, the skin cells become flacid and lose it's moisture, or as you see it as a wall, the bricks begin to break and holes & gaps are formed allowing bacteria and dirt to enter resulting in the skin being irritated and red.\nHighly moisturising creams can assist the skin cells in forming a tight wall again developing a barrier against germs & infectants.\nSwap normal soap for your baby with QV Moisturising Wash, Ego Moisturising washes can also help and a Pinetarsol Bath and wash down can relieve your child of itchiness & discomfort.\nEnsure when bathing your baby that the water is not too hot, hot water can wash away the body's natural oil (Ever seen how easily hot water can wash away oil on a cooking pan?) resulting in dry, flaky skin. A lukewarm bath should be best.\nAlways moisturise, moisturise, moisturise to keep your baby's skin well nourished & healthy and always wash your hands before moisturising your child.\nIf your childs excema persists, see your local doctor for some cream. Cortisone creams & Topical Ointments work very well & you will see the eczema/skin condition gone after a day or two.
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rub a glass over the top of it too make sure it dissappears. if not take her to hospital. if it does dissappear its probably an allergic reaction.  my daughter had similar thing recently and as precaution i took her to doctor who prescribed an antihistamine. u need to find out if its an allergy so u can start to find out what shes allergic too, we were warned that next time it might not be just a rash that she gets. hope shes ok
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The Homeopathic remedy SULFUR is a specific for all kinds of itching.\nTake care and God Bless !
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Perhaps he has an infection and you should take him to see his doctor?  I'm  surprised that he likes to whack it so much since he's only 8.  Good for him, I guess.  Since he rubs it so much it's probably just sore and you should try to keep him from doing that.  If it's the kind of "itch" that I think you're talking about then maybe a little sex talk might be in order..... mainly just to let him know it's normal, and it's okay.... in private.
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Well im assuming these drs are allergy drs or are they reg. drs? I have alot of allergies one includes milk. I just had a baby 7 mths ago and she is not allowed any cows milk till shes one to make sure she is not allergic to it too and that is what my allergist told me to do. If you are breast feeding i would stay away from the dairy to make sure that your baby doesnt get an allergy to dairy as well. Even though i am highly allergic to milk i still eat very little maybe once a week things that have milk in them and it doesnt bother me. When i feel like im having a allergic reaction i just take my meds so that it doesnt get too bad. If you would like a third opinion on it go see an allery speciallist and they can tell you what would be good for you and your baby. Good Luck
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I would take him back to the doctor.  I would think he needs to be re-evaluated.  Tell the doctor that you suspect it could be a yeast infection because he is itching.  Children can get yeast infections.  If it is, maybe they could prescribe some Nystatin. Also~ Don't forget to give him probiotics if it is yeast.  (Found at your local health food store)
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It could be anything from a buildup of something in her system and a reaction to that to an allergy on the outside of her skin from something outside.  It's best when dealing with children and painful eruptions to just take them to the emergency room and get a professionals advice.
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I have had chronic urticaria for as long as I can remember, and it has gotten worse as I have gotten older (I am 20) I finally went to the doctor, thinking maybe I could get allergy shots and fix my itchiness. This is when the doctor (who is an allergist/immunologist) told me I have urticaria.  I take Singulair (often prescribed for allergies) in the morning, and Ranitidine (often used for heartburn, but it works for both conditions because it is a histamine blocker) This does not completly stop all my breakouts, but it seems to help quite a bit.  There are many different causes, and it may be impossible to find out what is causing yours (go to a doctor and see if they can help figure out the cause) Unfortunatly there is no "cure" only medicine to control it.  Besides my preventative meds, I use benedryl or hydrocortisone creams if I have an especially itchy spot.  I don't know what causes it (the doc said that a traditional allergy test won't work for me, my skin will react to the needles themselves, not necessarily the allergens), but I have figured out that stress tends to make things worse (actually having a problem with that right now, it's finals week at college, and I'm a little stressed, and rather itchy). Some people try elimination diets to see if food is a cause, but I'm not quite that desperate (yet).  Sometimes heat or cold can cause it. Cold doesn't do it to me, but heat sometimes seems to make things worse, its hard to tell, as I have a rash almost everyday somewhere on my body.  Sometimes pressure can be a cause (my underwires bras cause mine sometimes if I wear them too long, but I know thats not the main cause, because I get them a lot on my arms, and other places that don't have something pressing on them.  I have never gotten hives on the bottom of my feet, but every other part of my body is fair game. It doesn't occur much on my face (thank goodness!) but it does happen every once in a while. (Actually happened today during my Organic Chemistry II final.)  Only once have I had hives so bad that I had to go to the hospital, and that was before I was on meds.  I was in middle school, and my parents had to take me to the ER in the middle of the night because almost my entire body was covered with whelps.  They gave me something IV, but I don't know what it was. Don't remember much about that night.  \nWell, I don't know how much that helps you, but if you want to talk more, just e-mail me amy_edrington@yahoo.com (be sure to put urticaria in the subject so I don't throw it out as junk mail or spam.)\nHope my ramblings were at least a little helpful.  :)
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they might need some type of antihistermine. talk to your dr about it. my son use to get a lot of rashes too and he was tested for numerous things. have a chat to your dr or chemist.
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i live in hawaii as well as i'm from florida where both places have so much staph. you only get staph from open sores that become infected, puss like stuff will be coming out and no it doesn't itch. hurts like hell all the way to the bone. i spent a week last year in the hospital due to staph which is not something to mess with. your child sounds as if they have a rash of some sort. go see a different doctor.