Itching felt anywhere on the body and accompanied by discomfort such as a feeling of insect crawling, mild burning and stinging is called pruritus or cachexia in medical terms.
There are many different reasons for itching. These can be listed as follows:
– Itching caused by soap, washing powders and some dyes
– Itching caused by wool or nylon clothing
– Itching caused by some chemicals
– Itching caused by some foods such as oysters, eggs, milk, strawberries, onions
– Itching caused by some medications
– Itching caused by diabetes, liver, kidney diseases or leukemia
– Itching caused by hives, eczema, chickenpox, measles, scarlet fever, rubella or dermatitis
– Itching caused by fungus
– Itching caused by pinworms
– Itching caused by diarrhea or constipation
– Itching caused by nervousness and mental distress
The first condition of treatment is to find the cause of the itching. In the meantime, try not to scratch as much as possible.
