Itchy skin when losing weight??

That happened to me as well, but it seemed to stop when I started drinking a serious amount of water. I do not know if the two are related, but hydration affects skin condition, so maybe?

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've read that people who don't eat enough fat can get dry skin, I wouldn't suggest eating all kinds of fatty foods but healthy fats......or just a good lotion to start

I have exercise caused hives. My doctor told me to take a heart burn medicine called ranitidine. it's stopped my rashes!!

I thought that I was having a slight allergic reaction to new soap!

Aveeno works wonders for me! I have very dry skin and nothing but this works. Even the generic-like brands at wal-mart or walgreens This is their site http://www.aveeno.com/skincare/products/itch-reliefs.
Hope this helps

all of those are for allergies.

try drinking more water

I switched to an olive oil bar soap that has no detergents, and use exfoliating gloves in the shower every few days. I use a little EVO on the very itchy areas after the shower, and a non irritating unscented lotion (Aveeno) elsewhere. If your skin looks ashy or dull drink more water and take a fish oil cap.

Why would losing weight cause skin to itch, though? My neck and under my chin itch, also my cheeks. But I don't see the connection between skin itching and losing weight. Pregnant women's abdomens often itch because of the stretching, but does it itch also when it is shrinking? Interested if anybody knows how and why losing some weight would cause skin to itch, even when the weight loss is only a few pounds. Thanks.

Yep! My sides where my love handles are shrinking, I have stretch marks and those itch… I remember them itching when I lost weight after having my son also.

I have dry skin as it is and couple that with working out {the sweat from working out} and the Florida humidity… I get rashes easily. I have a rash on my shins right now {dry skin + shaving + sweat from working out + wearing steel toe boots for work}, Kinda looks like poison ivy but it’s not. I actually went to my dermatologist 2 weeks ago for some hives that popped up. She gave me some prescription steroid cream to use twice daily and to take Claritin every morning… they are gone now. Yesterday was my follow up appt. She said I could use the steroid cream on my shins also and to use Aveeno or Cerave lotion.

i have the itchy skin thing to, i've been backwards and forwards to doctors for 2 years, allergy tablets with cetrizine in them really does help, ranitidine too, although its not an actualy allergy it really does help. i am a scratcher too and skin goes really sore and red, take 2 ranitidines and 2 allergy tablets per day this really does help and defo keeps it at bay, as soon as i stop the itchiness returns. hope this helps . x

this also happened to me when I PUT ON weight quickly, try bio oil it helped me and I also found citrus fruits made me itchy

I have one spot on my back that itches often enough it's approaching constantly. It's about the size (or diameter anyway) of a golf ball. I'm going to ask my doctor about it next week at my physical. When I was first working out, breaking a sweat caused me to itch EVERYWHERE. Not a problem anymore, I am trying to drink while exercising instead of before & after. Need to get a water bottle I can drink from on the treadmill when I'm running without risking a face-plant.

Yeh do moisturizer the skin externally but have to moisturizer from the inside too with the suggested increase in water consumption and more fat in diet.
(You're not tracking fat in your diary)

coconut oil. eat it and rub it on your skin.