The NHS says that itchy skin is usually nothing to be worried about, and can be caused by everything from eczema to allergies and even the heat.But in rare cases, it can be a symptom of liver disease ...

I currently have severe itching all over my body. I am now taking 4 g of cholestyramine a day to relieve this terrible itching, but after two weeks, I am not feeling any relief.

Lisa Woodcock's initial instinct when she first developed severe itching all over her body was to blame an allergic reaction to her laundry detergent. 'I was itching all the time,' recalls the 41 ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I am female, 76 years old, and I have a problem with itching. It's been quite some time. It first started around my ankles, and now I seem to be itching all over. I have changed ...

In a study of adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, 73 percent named itching as their most bothersome symptom, with nearly 50 percent reporting severe “itch intensity” over the ...

It felt as if a million ants were crawling all over her body. Not on her skin, ... That can cause pruritus — the medical term for itch — though not usually this severe.

Heat rashes are only one cause of itchy bumps (no matter what you think the cause may be, itching that affects your daily life should always be addressed by a GP). The NHS says that heat rashes ...

And the itch-scratch cycle ends when the body heals. So I think that that's all part of a natural and proper cycle. That's part of our body being amazing at sensing what's around it and then ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 85-year-old female who has had primary biliary cirrhosis of the liver for many years. I have been on 300 mg of ursodiol taken three times a day for all those years, with no ...

I currently have severe itching all over my body. I am now taking 4 g of cholestyramine a day to relieve this terrible itching, but after two weeks, I am not feeling any relief.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 85-year-old female who has had primary biliary cirrhosis of the liver for many years. I have been on 300 mg of ursodiol taken three ...