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Question:

I am a dancer in my 20s and for more than a year have suffered from terrible itching of my lower legs. I have tried not shaving, not wearing anything synthetic, not using perfumed soap or creams (using instead E45, Eucerin, calamine lotion and olive oil), avoiding heaters - everything imaginable. The itching is more along the shins and sides. I massage with grapefruit and fennel aromatherapy oils every evening and raise the legs for 20 minutes. Could the problem be hormonal (I don't take the pill) or dietary-related? The itching is unbearable, and once I start scratching I can't stop, even if the skin starts to bleed.

Answer:

To determine the exact nature of your skin condition, wish I could see the affected area of your legs which leads to this unbearable itching. A common cause is varicose veins, which are usually located in the shins and inner sides of the calves, as you describe. They itch because their walls are overstretched and the nerves pick up the irritation. When people stand up, the veins swell and cause more irritation to the nerve endings. However, I am doubtful whether this is your problem since you are a dancer and use your legs a lot. Massage is helpful, as are the grapefruit and fennel oils you use. The key is to massage the legs downwards from the groin area and along the areas of the itch, squeezing the calves then letting go. This releases the tension there and allows the deep vein to function better. In turn, it reduces the stress on superficial veins so drat the irritation stops;

Doctors of traditional medicine know that excess stomach acid makes the skin sensitive (and sometimes the joints more achy). I have observed this condition for more than two decades. People who eat a lot of oranges and citrus fruits, as well as sour foods such as vinegar, pickles, olives, pineapples and mangoes, frequently suffer from sensitive skin. They suffer itching in different parts of the body and, in some extreme cases get rashes. My hunch is that your itching is more likely to be diet-related than hormonal.

Sometimes the fungal infection candida can cause itching. If the candida penetrates the gut lining it enters the blood vessels - these toxins are too large to be eliminated through the kidneys, so they are dumped in the skin and sinuses.(That's why non-infectious chronic sinus problems respond if the gut is treated). Toxins in the skin can cause irritation and itchiness.

Such a chronic problem often disturbs the mind. We have pains and other discomforts all the time. But if you get stressed and hypersensitive, these symptoms can seem more significant and bother you so badly that, as in your case, you scratch until your skin bleeds. My suggestion is to scratch the skin gently instead: it will give the same effect. What you are trying to achieve with scratching is to improve the blood flow so that the whatever irritates the nerve endings gets recycled. The sweat or sebaceous glands in the skin can then eliminate the toxins better.

My suggestions are as follows:

Diet

* Drink freshly made carrot juice (organic if possible) every other day.

* Avoid citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruit, lemons) and pineapples, kiwi, tomatoes, mangoes, pickles, vinegar, wine and champagne.

* Avoid yeast products and sugar, or sugary foods, which all feed candida

* Avoid cheese and mushrooms because they are fungal and may exacerbate the problem.

* Avoid curries, spicy food, deep-fried foods, which produce stomach acid as do nuts, coffee and excess salt.

Supplements

* Detox Tea: soak in a cup of hot water overnight, strain and drink every morning for one month to cleanse the gut.

* Aloe vera:ake one twice daily with breakfast and supper for two months, to help heal the skin.

* Propolis cream: apply on the affected area at bedtime.

Therapies:

*Homoeopathy: consult a homoeopath, or try Arcen Alb 30, or Apis 30: take two three time daily for five days.

* Acupuncture often helps with chronic itching.

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