Itchy skin when losing weight??

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  • marie_cressman
    marie_cressman Posts: 980 Member
    Try rubbing olive oil on it every night. This is something you would probably have to do for awhile though for it to work.

    I was also going to suggest some sort of body oil, olive oil, or vitamin E oil. I am thinking about getting some vitamin E oil to rub. I have stretch marks... hm... on every inch of my body? LOL No joke. Oiling it up helps. I bought a body oil called Body Dew from Pure Romance that I love, but I want to get something else because my husband doesn't like the scent of mine and I don't care for the other scents they carry. LOL I'm picky and so is he. :)
  • Risser
    Risser Posts: 5 Member
    I know no one has posted on here for awhile but thought I wouldn't add a new thread, I also started getting itchy skin at about the 20lbs weight loss mark. Especially my stretch marks, thanks for all the suggestions. Also along with moisturizers, drinking water and eating good fats cold or cool showers and baths with oatmeal seem to calm the skin a bit. It's ongoing for me, but I keep trying other things cause I've been known to itch myself raw :( if anyone has any other suggestions keep them coming :) thanks again and happy Saturday!
  • leikelakai
    leikelakai Posts: 1
    Too much phosphorus in your diet can cause itchy skin once you start to cut out high phosphorus foods like dark colas, nuts, dairy... Lotions, etc don't really help, you just have to wait for the excess phosphorus to flush out of your system and get back in balance. A simple blood test can tell your doctor if your phosphorus levels are too high. Danger of excess phosphorus=calcification of the bones (hole-y bones), so cut out the dark colas and cut down on dairy, etc...those of you that are dieting are probably doing thhis, thus the itchies!!
  • deanna720
    deanna720 Posts: 2
    Happy to hear others have also experienced this.....only to say that I'm not crazy....or suffering from some disease. Lol
    I'm thinking the water is the solution too. Gotta concentrate on getting enough in, something I've been lacking lately anyhow. I too only itch where I have stretch marks, the stomach and the breast area. Getting undressed at night has been uncomfortable due to the constant itching it brings on. Thanks for the advice.
  • bell155
    bell155 Posts: 1
    I have lost 143 pounds by diet and exercise in the last 2 years. My stomach has just started it hung real bad. Does anyone have any idea how I can stop the itching. It is about to drive me nuts.
  • GrannyGwen1
    GrannyGwen1 Posts: 212 Member
    I HAVE BEEN A PEPSI HOLIC FOR 40 YRS AND HAVE STOPPED DRINKING IT NOW, SINCE DECEMBER.

    AROUND THE 20# WEIGHT LOST MARK, MY SKIN AROUND MY TUMMY' MY BREST AREA, MY TUMMY SCARE, MY INTER THIGH'S AND IN BETWEEN MY TOE'S HAVE STARTED ITCHING , TO THE POINT IM SCRATCHING THEM RAW. AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING VISIBLE, NO RASH ,NO REDNESS AND MY SKIN DOESN'T APPEAR DRY.(BEFORE I SCRATCH AND DIG MY SELF RAW)

    IT SEAMS TO BE WORSE AT NIGHT AND THE FIRST THING WHEN I WAKE UP. SO DURING THE DAY DEPENDING ON WHAT IM DOING. AND WHEN I REMOVE MY CLOTHING.

    THE DOCTORS SAD IT WAS AN ALLERGY, , STRESS , NERVES , I KNEW BETTER , THEY WANTED ME TO TAKE ALLERGY MEDS , ANTI DEPRESSANTS ETC. HOWEVER I DON'T TAKE MEDS OF ANY KIND. AND SAID NO THANKS , I WANTED SOMETHING NATURAL AND NON TOXIC.

    THIS MORNING I HAD HAD IT, THE ITCHING WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY AND MY HUSBAND TOO. HOWEVER I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME , SOMETHING I WAS EATING, OR MAYBE THE STRESS OF DIETING, BUT I DIDNT FEEL STRESSED. I ALSO DETOX ON A REGULAR BASES SO I DIDNT THINK IT WAS THAT.

    I WAS GOING TO RESEARCH IT ON THE INTERNET AFTER I CHECKED IN THIS MORNING, THEN I THOUGHT I WOULD CHECK THE TOPICS JUST TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM , NOT THINKING I WOULD FIND ANYTHING, AND LOW AND BEHOLD , HERE WAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF MFP FRIENDS TALKING ABOUT IT. AND I THOUGHT I WAS ALL ALONE

    THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR YOUR HELP, IDEA'S , THOUGHTS AND SUPPORT. NOW I DONT FEEL LIKE SOME KIND OF CRAZY PERSON (WELL MAYBE A LITTLE) LOL

    MAY YOUR DAY BE FILLED WITH MANY BLESSINGS

    GG
  • mhorn2142
    mhorn2142 Posts: 319 Member
    It has happened to me as well. At first I thought it was just like when pregnant and I was getting stretch marks for the first time, but then I have since concluded that the extra exercise and workouts leave me a little dehydrated and my skin was suffering. So more water helps but I'm not good at it.
  • PosterGuy1
    PosterGuy1 Posts: 163 Member
    I have lost 47 pounds and I am dealing with itch skin, particularly where I have stretch marks on my stomach. Benadryl has not helped nor has vitamin E cream or cortizone cream. Does anyone else have this issue when losing weight and have you found a solution to it? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

    Yes, my legs. I would recommend Cortizone 10. It works great.
  • AlichiaMJohnson73
    AlichiaMJohnson73 Posts: 186 Member
    BUMP
  • afarrow78
    afarrow78 Posts: 13
    I am noticing that as well, and it is even worse where my c-section scar.
  • BflSaberfan
    BflSaberfan Posts: 1,272
    I have very itchy skiny, I drink LOTS of water and use coconut oil.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    It happened to me when I was eating too little fat in my diet. i needed to up my water and use lots of moisturizers. And, my dermatologist said, just eat more fat (not too many calories, just up the fat content).

    Aloe spray helps too. But check to see if something else is going on. Right now it is raining but I've been taking a lot of baths and the air is dry from our woodstove and my skin is itching because of that.

    Good luck.
  • vikkistarr89
    vikkistarr89 Posts: 122 Member
    How very strange, my stomach has started itching recently and its the first time in how long that im losing stomach fat. I dont have stretch marks on my stomach though, so its not that. Strange one.
  • fstephanie4
    fstephanie4 Posts: 196 Member
    I'm getting this increasingly with every pound! I'm trying bio oil as it is around my stretch marks.

    ....will also make me drink more water too I guess :blushing:
  • NewMnky1
    NewMnky1 Posts: 264
    I had this happen as well and I was already drinking a ton of water a day.
    It only seemed to happen at intervals of weight loss when my body shape was changing. Thankfully mine wasn't too bad though. It happens once and a while now but not as often as before.
    Like other posters just keep the water up.
  • jessicakinslow
    jessicakinslow Posts: 1
    My skin has been itching too...I have only lost about five pounds but have already lost a pant/dress size...I went from a 4-6 to a small size 4 because I have toned up a lot and lost a lot of fatty tissue, particularly around my butt and waist. I have a very large rear-end and as it has started drastically shrinking, it won't stop itching...Also, I drink a lot of water and eat a ton of fat, at least 30%...I cannot find a lotion or a supplement that helps...this seems to be a fairly common problem... if there is anyone who can help this total discomfort, it would be greatly appreciated! Sincerely~J
  • cdl67
    cdl67 Posts: 3
    I'm glad I'm not the only one. I thought I was having some kind of weird allergic reaction but I've made no chances in body care/clothing care products so I was at a loss. Was trying lotion, maybe I'll try to kick up the water a bit...drinking water, not lotion :)
  • millionairesstv
    millionairesstv Posts: 55 Member
    someone once told me the fat in the body is reducing so you tend to feel this itchy feeling after any type of fat burning exercise.
    hope this helps.
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
    I'm so glad I found this thread - I itch like crazy! I hope it means fat is going, I could do with it. Will try to drink even more an will look for a moisturiser when I shop next.
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    Wow, My user name is pkw58 and I have had the itchy skin syndrome as well! Like many others, more water, more foods with the right typeof fat - avocado and salmon - in my daily nutrition helps. I use that spray on oil from Nuxe as well once or twice a week. and I just keep drinking more water. I never miss eating at least two servings of yogurt a day either.

    I am using curticle oil morning and night these days. I think maintaining a healthy weight means watching all the signs of what my body needs - all calories might be created equal as far as extending energy, but not when it comes to having a total functioning healthy body. Itchy skin might mean healing skin, but for me at my goal weight it means paying attention to what I eat to make sure ALL my body organs are getting what they need!
  • BonnieandClyde29
    BonnieandClyde29 Posts: 1,026 Member
    Only when I'm working out I start to itch, and it drives me crazy but I try to drink a lot of water, and my skin in general is already SUPER dry, and the only thing that I can use that doesn't bug me is Palmers Cocoa Butter
  • Jeeto115
    Jeeto115 Posts: 48 Member
    Bump...need a solution for my itching that does not include meds
  • pelles
    pelles Posts: 32 Member
    I've been having this too. I'm drinking a lot of water (at least 80 oz) and keep moisturized, so I'm not dry. Still my stretch marks itch. I hope that means they are shrinking. This morning I rubbed a piece of aloe all over. It really helped. Also, I decided to wear a slimming tank this morning, to hopefully continue and promite skin tightening.

    I'm going to try the aloe twice a day.
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    Wow, just looked for this. The stretch marks area is itching like crazy, even though I have applied cream. Another site suggests it is nutritional deficiency either iron or B6.
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Moisturize Moisturize Moisturize

    Olive oil works WONDERS...as does Coconut oil...and pure olive oil and coconut oil are not fragranced..and they are not heavy. They absord into the skin quickly..and they leave your skin amazingly soft.

    and cocoa butter
  • nelinelineli
    nelinelineli Posts: 330 Member
    I also thought I was having an allergic reaction, but only the stretch mark areas itch. Lucky I found this post. :)
  • jessica81013
    jessica81013 Posts: 1
    I am sooo glad I found this post!! I had my son about 2 months ago- gained a ridiculous amount of weight when I was pregnant and as soon as I started losing the weight...the itching started!!! My legs, sides, back, stomach...scratching myself raw! I noticed that once I start scratching I get little raised bumps on my skin...no clue why. The doctors thought I was allergic to the Percocet from after my cesarean!! Desperately seeking relief!!!!
  • Dunkirk
    Dunkirk Posts: 465 Member
    Wondering if for some members, its a food intolerance/sensitivity. When eating healthier we change what we eat. It is possible a new healthy food item that you're now eating regularly is the trigger. Also have you changed your clothes detergents? Enzymes, and some other ingredients, can be triggers as well.
  • fashionosack
    fashionosack Posts: 94
    This is a seasonal dermatitis. Dieting to lose weight when I've also had, is itching.
    The doctor said bathing do not use soap, too alkaline, hurt the skin, shower gel, bath points can later be painted cream.
    But this may not cure my itch consecutive years, every year in August and September, when the limbs itch, but this does not itch, I do not know why.
  • MRex21
    MRex21 Posts: 1
    I have noticed this too. I recently began losing weight again, and stretchmarks on my stomach began itching. I drink about a gallon of water a day, so I don't think it's due to dehydration. I'm hoping it's a sign of fat cells shrinking, or related to dropping pounds, in some way.

    There's a dearth of information on the internet.

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