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Posted 5/19/2014 11:04 AM (GMT 0)
Hi all,

I need advice on how to help my little boy's feet stop itching!

I've read a little on ideas of what may cause this, but don't know for certain.

He's had itchiness in general before, but not like this.

Last night, after his regular bath with epsom salts, his feet starting itching, badly.
He fell asleep on my lap in the living room and in his sleep he couldn't stop moving his feet and trying to itch them-rubbing them against each other, to the point of waking him up.

Then he had a very restless night and couldn't sleep well. I ended up sleeping with him. I just woke up, and the poor thing is in there right now, moving his feet around, rubbing them against each other in his sleep b/c they must still itch!

Last night I tried calamine lotion, and then washed it off after awhile when it didn't help.
My mom has had candida before and her shins would itch so she put plain yogurt on them and it stopped, so I tried this with his feet and it didn't help.

Maybe it's candida, I don't know?
Maybe just a symptom of lyme?
also read it could be a bartonella symptom?

But I feel so bad, b/c for hours now they haven't stopped itching.

I can do an anti-yeast diet for him, I know, but what to do for immediate relief, whether it's candida or not??? Please help if you have ideas!

Thank you so much!
I can't stand to see him suffer with this bad itching!

Post Edited (stacestar) : 5/19/2014 5:08:44 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/19/2014 11:17 AM (GMT 0)
itchy feet can be caused by so many things. Did you change his medication just recently?

Do you by any chance have Benadryl for children at your house, you could try that and see if it quickly disappears. That means that he has some kind of reaction/allergy to medication, certain products that he has contact with?

Lotion with menthol can help with itching. Do you have that at your house. It 'cools' the itching. Or you could hold a coolpack to the soles of his feet.

If it doesn't stop I would call the treating doctor and ask him what to do.

 

Posted 5/19/2014 11:35 AM (GMT 0)
thanks for the ideas Marie. I haven't changed his medication or started any new supplements either.

I just read that maybe this could be toxins leaving the body? I usually give him an epsom salt bath almost every night, but last night was his first in about 4-5 nights. Maybe it was toxin release galore or something?

I'll try the cold pack. Don't have any benadryl, but could get some.
Posted 5/19/2014 12:59 PM (GMT 0)
Of course itchiness can have different causes and different cures, but a bath in borax might help. Borax is very safe for the skin. There used to be a hand soap called Boraxo. You can read about the benefits of borax at earthclinic.com.
Posted 5/19/2014 1:18 PM (GMT 0)
How is your little boy doing now, Stacestar? I do hope that it's settled down some!

If nothing seems to be helping, then something else to consider is that it could be swelling around the nerves. Although I've healed, I can still deal with swelling in my lower back which puts pressure on the nerves, which causes this unbearable itchy, burning tingly feeling in my feet. I can't hardly hold them still and it really hurts for my husband to touch my feet at that point. But - an ice pack on the small of my back, extending down towards the tail bone really helps.

It might be worth a try if it's still an issue and nothing else has been helping.....
Posted 5/19/2014 1:54 PM (GMT 0)
he's doing well overall, thanks Traveler.

He still gets occasional stomach aches (dr. wonders if bartonella and/or a gluten sensitivity although he did test neg. for celiac) gets some sore throats (dr. also wonders if bart. or reflux)
and also occasionally some pain in joints, etc. The last couple of mornings he's woke up with pain in his heel and feet and toes, and yesterday for the first time in a long time some numbness in his hands.

When I list it like that it kind of still sounds like a lot of stuff, but really from where he was to where he is, he has improved so much.
He hardly ever gets fatigued anymore, and overall feels well. He used to look run down, get very fatigued, have dark circles, tell me everyday "I don't feel good" often. And now, it's maybe one thing a day, with some days nothing!, and then the rest of the day is good after that one or so thing passes.

It's just those more isolated times of tummy, throat (which do seem to come after eating certain things) pains, and the joint pain stuff is much less often. So, although I wish it was completely gone, he is so much better that I'm encouraged.


His little feet have some small red bumps on top and sides where they itch I noticed after he woke up. I'm tending to think maybe it's toxins coming out. We didn't detox enough the last several days and I wonder if when we detoxed it came out stronger than normal.

I'll try the ice pack if it flares up again. right now, thank goodness, he's not complaining!
Posted 5/19/2014 2:00 PM (GMT 0)
That's awesome that he has improved so much!!

I hope that those red bumps are just from detoxing like you said. Be sure to let us know if they stick around. That itchy, burning pain is miserable!

Here's to another good day for him!! :-)
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