Back Itchy After Shower

[Wes Turner]

After I have ashower, cold or hot it is always itchy after (my back) for i guess some 10 minutes and it is really pissing me off.

I have tried that prikcly heat powder but it doesn work for this.

I will buy a roundof beers for anyone who can give me information so this dont hapen any more.

Thankyou

Jeff

[lopburi3]

Change soap. Use a back brush. Rinse completely. Dry completely.

Make sure all the soap is removed.

[GuestHouse]

This could be an allergic reaction to something in the water, the soap you are using or perhaps the washing powder used to wash your towel.

Try changing your soap, a shower without a soap and perhaps a shower elsewhere some time to see if that can illiminate the problem.

[Wes Turner]

This could be an allergic reaction to something in the water, the soap you are using or perhaps the washing powder used to wash your towel.

Try changing your soap, a shower without a soap and perhaps a shower elsewhere some time to see if that can illiminate the problem.

Thankyou GH will get back to you.

[BambinA]

check ant on the wall or shower head be4 take a shower next time

[chownah]

Find someone to scratch your back!!!

[solo siam]

Its to do with sweating and the heat, I wouldnt worry about it at all.

You could try using something like mint shower gel, or lavender, Use only proper aromatherapy products though, not Boots own brand or whatever.

[Pattayatony]

Stop taking showers

[Sojourner]

It's possibly a fungus that lives on the skin, like so many do, is causing the itching. If your partner takes a close look at the skin on your back and notices white spots here and there, especially where you sweat a lot, this could be the problem. I started having a similar problem after moving to Thailand from a cooler climate. The simplest and cheapest fix is to have someone spread Selsun (selenium Sulfide) over your entire back just before bedtime. Wear a tee shirt that you don't care about to bed. Try this for a couple of nights and see if the itching doesn't go away. If you're successful then repeat the procedure one night every month. The downside to this is that your skin will have a faint sulphur smell until you've had a couple of showers.

[Old Croc]

Remove all daggers from back before showering.

[Wes Turner]

It didnt itch today but i didnt soap my back, just my armpits johnson and anus the rest dont really matter, and my feet. You gotta be double jointed to clean your back properly so why bother, its like legs, who scrubs there legs?

[Wes Turner]

I have enough moneynto fill a dustbin with chang and sit in it if I want.

[Goldenbead]

You gotta be double jointed to clean your back properly so why bother, its like legs, who scrubs there legs?

I scrub my legs. That is just nasty! And you don't have to be double jointed to scrub your back. Why don't you go out and buy yourself a back brush?

[skydigger]

Hard water is making your skin dry. Try facing the shower head when you shower. In time your chest will itch instead of your back and it's easier to scratch!

Happens to me every winter in Canada. Thailand is quite humid though, can't really understand why it's happening.

[Mighty Mouse]

If all else fails, go to your pharmacist and buy a tube of "Klobecort Cream."

It comes in a small tube and only requires a small amount to be rubbed into the area of itch.

[DogNo1]

Hi,

I had a similar problem for some time. It seems to be better now. I treated the problem using two methods, one for the Tinea Versicolor (form of fungal infection like athlete's foot that grows on your skin) and a different one for the hair on my back. Both seemed to cause my back to itch. For the first problem, I applied Travogen Cream, which is readily available in Thailand at the pharmacies. A regular application several times a day after a thorough scrubbing is necessary to kill the fungus. I supplemented with Nizoral antifungal tablets, also easily obtained. (Another possible treatment is the Selsun which is mentioned in an earlier post.) The fungus takes a good while to kill completely, though, and will come back, sometimes even after it's been killed off before. Two weeks of using the Travogen is recommended. The second thing I did was to have all of the hair on my back removed by laser. I'm itch free now, but have to use a back brush to make sure I don't miss any patches on my back and leave them oily. Also, just to avoid allergic reactions, I buy Pear's Bath Soap at Central Chidlom to use in the shower. Hope this helps>>>

[astral]

I get itchy patches, in my more intimate areas.

A while back my doctor introduced me to Lactacid.

It is a slightly acid, liquid soap.

Most soap is alkaline and leaves an environment that encourages the bugs that cause the itch.

The acidic nature of this product means they do not flourish.

No need to use it everyday.

Just when I start to get the itches. A few days of use and all is back to normal.

Readily available at your Thai pharmacist. There is also a ladies version.

I have no commercial interest in the firm that produces it, I recommend it

based on my personal experience.

[toptuan]

It didnt itch today but i didnt soap my back, just my armpits johnson and anus the rest dont really matter, and my feet. You gotta be double jointed to clean your back properly so why bother, its like legs, who scrubs there legs?

Gosh, that's alot more than we really wanted to know... But thanks anyway for the vivid description and the philosophical question...

[DogNo1]

Hey, thanks for the tip about Lactacid. Does the box or bottle say where it's made? I'm going to get some and try it.

[astral]

Hey, thanks for the tip about Lactacid. Does the box or bottle say where it's made? I'm going to get some and try it.

Sorry I am out of Thailand at the present and using another similar product, which is an

anti-bacterial soap with an acid base.

Tell the pharmacist it is for "intimate areas" and see what he has to offer.

Lactacid is easily available in Thailand.

For the other poster, a good back brush, or a Loofa will allow you to scrub your back as well.

Alternatively get someone in the shower with you to scrub your back.

Someone else's hand is always better than your own.

[coldcrush]

Non perfumed, anti bacterial shower cream. Also try to keep the water at a cooler temperature. If that does not work the secret is to dr........ .. . .

Sorry its a secret.

[yeti]

You could also see a dermatologist, in a good private hospital.

He may know what u have after a look at your back, and maybe some test.

[astral]

The liquid soap I am using at the moment is

Cyteal, a product of Pierre Fabre, France.