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Posted 6/29/2012 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hydrocortisone doesnt work...bath or no bath?? Dont know what to do ...there is not visible rash every where only in certain spots...but everywhere itches as if I have fleas..pins and needles twitching itch...I read somewhere olive oil....so i used that and some benadryl...its just recently in my 6th week non stop itching unless Im alseep...and I was happy I was feeling better after the Blood count drop/ anemia and blood transfustion...gosh this is tuff but dont wanna give up...wanna be UND! Any one have success with anything that stops the "mites" that feel like they are crawling all over my skin?? HELP thank you new here...
Posted 6/29/2012 7:39 PM (GMT 0)
My partner used cholestyramine powder in water after all meals. Something about bile salts --it worked

Ml

Post Edited By Moderator (hep93) : 6/29/2012 1:49:21 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/29/2012 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
You could also check with your doctor about an Rx for Atarax and if it is safe for one with liver disease.

Hugs,
Connie
Posted 6/29/2012 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
We used medicated Gold Bond Cream. Kind of smells, but helps with "itchies".
Angie1953
Posted 6/30/2012 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
Standing in a cool shower works well...I've also heared from others that pouring a mixture of distilled vinager and lukewarm water after the cool shower and air drying takes the sting out. Not sure of the ration but 10 parts water to 1 part vinagar is a good place to start.

donna
Posted 7/1/2012 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
The itching is the toxins that the liver is not filtering coming out thru the skin. The prescription MammaLama suggested did the trick for my husband who was scratching himself bloody!! We tried the gold bond and cortizone . . showers . . aloe . . hundreds of $ worth of over the counter stuff . . the prescription worked. CHOLESTYRAMINE. Its powder that the toxins attach to and goes out with the BM. This is what his GI told him. Keep up the gold bond tho as the skin gets very dry and it feels good!!

good luck

Debbie
Posted 7/1/2012 5:31 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, Mike started with itching himself in the night until he bled...starting wiht the Interferon/Ribavarin treatment.  It continued even after the treatment so he used it from 2003 until his transplant, each time he ate. We totally believe it worked, caused no other problems (actually it can lower cholesterol also I think, which is usually not a bad side effect, eh?).

He stopped the cholestyramine after transplant. 

Carol

Posted 7/3/2012 10:51 AM (GMT 0)
Before my mom's transplant she also had the itching so bad she would make herself bleed - not good with platelets running about 50,000! She kept a hairbrush with her at all times and would just run it up and down her body. Actigall and atarax helped somewhat. Since cirrhosis and esld in the new organ have developed, the only complication that has NOT returned is the itching! Makes me wonder if there is an immune component to it, since the immunosuppresants are the only thing really different now...
Posted 7/16/2012 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
I also used to keep a hairbrush close when I was so itchy. The doctor gave me cholestyramine powder and it worked but I found that it tasted like rotten tang... After I started medications following my biopsy the itching stopped for the most part.
Although I can tell when my body is getting stressed by the itching that I start to feel on my calves, that's where I get it the worst.
I also found that hot showers (as hot as I could stand) would take away the itch for a good number of hours, so some days I'd shower 3-4 times to try and find relief!

Hope you find something that works for you1

~Kate
Posted 7/17/2012 1:03 PM (GMT 0)
I have a question for those of you who have dealt with the itching.

I have had itching now off and on for over 8 years.  I have had myriad tests, even went to the allergist.  Since my father died of liver disease and always complained he was an "old yaller dog with fleas" the itching has concerned me.

Liver panels in the past have come out alright, no issues, but I now read here of people who kept getting good liver panels and had liver disease anyway.

My itching is face predominent, if a hair brushes across my face it will itch.  Is this consistent with liver issues?

Right now my ANA is 1:640 and my liver is enlarged.  I'm being screened for autoimmune issues (ugh, autoimmune liver scares the stuffing out of me), and just wondered if this itching is very intermittent (I get it 3 or 4 times a year) or if it is something that kind of hangs on.

Posted 7/17/2012 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
Kselibrary, hello, and welcome to the forum. I see you are no stranger to HW, but are new to the Hepatitis Forum. It would be best to start your own thread, but since you have no diagnosis this will do for now.

We are not doctors and cannot diagnose. It's true that itching often accompanies liver disease. However, there can be other causes: Allergy, including allergy to a med or combination of meds, for example. You should also look at your diet for any possible allergies. Just because you've never had a food or external allergy doesn't mean you don't have one now. Allergies can develop suddenly.

Are you seeing a hepatologist? That would really be your next step, to rule out liver disease. How long ago did you have a liver panel done?

I truly hope you don't have liver disease, but if it turns out that you do then this is the place for you.

For many here, prescription cholestyramine has worked well for urticaria (itching.) Gold Bond lotion or cream is also helpful.

Hugs,
Connie
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