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I hate to say it, but it sounds like scabies, also known as mange. My dog caught it and we all caught it from him, but easily passed between humans. It is a tiny mite and needs prescription meds from your doctor plus thorough cleaning of living areas and clothing. Vacuum daily until itching stops. Best of luck as this is no fun if this is what you caught. My doctor said mine was not typical either. Do the treatment!Hi all,
I’m having a itchy problem and I’m overwhelmed with not knowing, really longing for clarity. I hope you have some advice for me.
During the Camino I was itchy almost all the time. Once I found bed bugs in my sleeping bag. I went through all the steps washed and dried everything VERY hot, threw out a lot of stuff, sprayed with toxic stuff from the albergue owners. Went through this process multiple times.
Returning home I stripped naked in the toilet at the train station, changed clothes (which my partner brought), put everything in big bags etc etc. Handled everything super carefully again.
Also, a professional came to inspect my house for bed bugs and couldn’t find anything.
I keep on feeling itchy, and now my partner (after 3+ weeks of being home) also gets itchy.
The doctor mentioned scabies, but he said the symptoms were not really pointing to it (chest, back, legs, arms, neck - not necessarily hands). But I keep this in mind and might go through the treatment for this.
My skin shows very tiny red spots (see picture1+2, most are even smaller than this). The worst itch was 5 days after being back home (picture3). It’s not so visible, but the itch is there and I’m feeling socially isolated because I don’t want to spread anything. Just want to know what it is. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thank you!
I grew up in Georgia, and we called those miserable little critters "chiggers". Assuming it's the same bug, this might be helpful:I picked up scabies in Georgia once and it’s not fun! Generally they go to hairless areas...wrists, back of knees, etc. There is usually a relief from itching, then it returns when the eggs hatch (under the skin!) and the little buggers eat their way to the surface! Generally need to do the treatment (hot bath, insecticide) twice to break the cycle. Good luck!
Ups, sorryNot likely!Quite a more serious matter than scabies!
Shucks. I thought that your grandma's recipe was a folk cure for people who were itching for babies.Ups, sorry
Of course I meant scabies
I once got a staph infection on my skin from using a hot tub in which the chemical balance was off. It created an itchy rash particularly on my torso and it flared up when my skin was hot or sweaty. Took me months to figure out and was misdiagnosed by my primary doctor. Had to see a dermatologist for proper diagnosis and treatment. Just a thought?Hi all,
I’m having a itchy problem and I’m overwhelmed with not knowing, really longing for clarity. I hope you have some advice for me.
During the Camino I was itchy almost all the time. Once I found bed bugs in my sleeping bag. I went through all the steps washed and dried everything VERY hot, threw out a lot of stuff, sprayed with toxic stuff from the albergue owners. Went through this process multiple times.
Returning home I stripped naked in the toilet at the train station, changed clothes (which my partner brought), put everything in big bags etc etc. Handled everything super carefully again.
Also, a professional came to inspect my house for bed bugs and couldn’t find anything.
I keep on feeling itchy, and now my partner (after 3+ weeks of being home) also gets itchy.
The doctor mentioned scabies, but he said the symptoms were not really pointing to it (chest, back, legs, arms, neck - not necessarily hands). But I keep this in mind and might go through the treatment for this.
My skin shows very tiny red spots (see picture1+2, most are even smaller than this). The worst itch was 5 days after being back home (picture3). It’s not so visible, but the itch is there and I’m feeling socially isolated because I don’t want to spread anything. Just want to know what it is. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thank you!
Poor thingThank you all so much for thinking with me, it feels like support. Today one more time a professional came to look in the house for bedbugs (just to be sure). They didn't find them. I will go to see the docter once more, and maybe a dermatologist. Hope to get rid of the itch soon!
After my 2016 camino I ended up with itchiness that spread over my whole body and red patches. While I was in Spain, I really worried I had picked up bedbugs or some other live companions. I went to the after hours clinic as soon as I got home and the doctor there said it was ringworm (a fungal skin infection) and prescribed prednisone, which worked while I was on it. A number of doctors later, it was decided that I did not have ringworm but chronic idiopathic urticaria (translated into English: hives that don't go away and no one knows why). They may possibly have started as a side effect of the ibuprofen I was consuming on the Camino, but lasted long after I had stopped taking the ibuprofen. IThe symptoms are gone now, with regular medication.Hi all,
I’m having a itchy problem and I’m overwhelmed with not knowing, really longing for clarity. I hope you have some advice for me.
During the Camino I was itchy almost all the time. Once I found bed bugs in my sleeping bag. I went through all the steps washed and dried everything VERY hot, threw out a lot of stuff, sprayed with toxic stuff from the albergue owners. Went through this process multiple times.
Returning home I stripped naked in the toilet at the train station, changed clothes (which my partner brought), put everything in big bags etc etc. Handled everything super carefully again.
Also, a professional came to inspect my house for bed bugs and couldn’t find anything.
I keep on feeling itchy, and now my partner (after 3+ weeks of being home) also gets itchy.
The doctor mentioned scabies, but he said the symptoms were not really pointing to it (chest, back, legs, arms, neck - not necessarily hands). But I keep this in mind and might go through the treatment for this.
My skin shows very tiny red spots (see picture1+2, most are even smaller than this). The worst itch was 5 days after being back home (picture3). It’s not so visible, but the itch is there and I’m feeling socially isolated because I don’t want to spread anything. Just want to know what it is. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thank you!
Idiopathic= Doctor speak for "I don't know what it is but you'll probably survive"After my 2016 camino I ended up with itchiness that spread over my whole body and red patches. While I was in Spain, I really worried I had picked up bedbugs or some other live companions. I went to the after hours clinic as soon as I got home and the doctor there said it was ringworm (a fungal skin infection) and prescribed prednisone, which worked while I was on it. A number of doctors later, it was decided that I did not have ringworm but chronic idiopathic urticaria (translated into English: hives that don't go away and no one knows why). They may possibly have started as a side effect of the ibuprofen I was consuming on the Camino, but lasted long after I had stopped taking the ibuprofen. IThe symptoms are gone now, with regular medication.
I translated it into "no one knows why". It's nice when the disease is just the Latin or Greek word for the symptom.Idiopathic= Doctor speak for "I don't know what it is but you'll probably survive"
Nooo, you are not! I'm itching all over to go back!...scratch, scratch!Am I the only one who reflexively itches once or twice whenever I read an update to this thread?
Or when someone mentions bedbugs.Am I the only one who reflexively itches once or twice whenever I read an update to this thread?
Yes, I posted two times just above here the same kind of "itching" as you!I looked at this thread thinking (hoping) it would be about itching to go back! Anyone else “itching” to go back?
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