Question for whoever's in the know about itchy legs (Read 1997 times)

After running this morning, I had an incredible attack of "itchy legs" in the shower. I've never experienced this before, and I'd appreciate it if anyone knows what that was, and how I can prevent it. Let me know what you got.

My daughter has cholinergic urticaria where she will occasionally break out in hives when she overheats (fun for a soccer player ) Even when she doesn't have actual hives she often gets itchy in a hot shower. It was scary the first couple times it happened but now she just takes a Benadryl when she feels a bad outbreak coming on.

I don't know what it is, but I have something similar (for me it's torso/neck, rather than legs) after every single run - mad itching and huge hives that last about 10-15mins. It seems to be related to how hot I am and it sometimes feels like I'm allergic to my own sweat - so Chimera's suggestion about cholinergic urticaria sounds spot on. I don't know how to prevent it, but it always goes away quickly and doesn't cause any lasting problems.

You don't say where you are from, but if it's somewhere cold you likely have dry skin from the dry winter air. The hot water just makes it more noticeable. Tom

If you think your itchy legs are bad, check this out (don't even ask how I found it) Poison Ivy Rash Hall of Fame ...yes, it's disgusting, but you know you want to at least peek at it

It may just simply be dry skin combined with the cold conditions outside. I used to get really dry in the winter and someone suggested to me to get a bottle of baby oil and apply it in the shower, then rinse it off. Made a huge difference in my skin texture in a few weeks and even apply it now to my feet.

I used to get the same thing! It happened when I ran and only on the tops of my legs from my knees up. It went away after I'd cooled down and my breathing was down to normal. When I'd bike I got it on my arms near my elbows. Haven't had it in a long time though. It's not like I'm blisteringly fast or live in the cold but I SWEAR it was wind burn. Abt the poison ivy. I spent the first 27 years of my life not allergic to poison ivy. After hurricane Wilma came through S. FL I went to do some hurricane clean-up with the agency I work for and inadvertantly got exposed to poisonwood which is related to poison sumac and poison oak. Man o' man was that horrible. 4 weeks and 2 courses of powerful steroids later I still had huge black streaks and blisters on my legs. Ever since then all I have to do is walk by poison ivy and I'm in for it. I have to be super careful about where I walk and what I touch. It gets a little worse each time.

That site is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life. That, or the photo of the subway snot rocket. Why do I look at these things? Why?

lol. thanks for the warning