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What Causes Intense Itchiness All Over Body After Going To Bed?
Question: I have very intense itching all of my body when I am on the bed to sleep. It becomes so intense that I can sleep. Moreover, my sleep is also very poor.
Brief Answer:
Possibility of either skin allergy or bed bug infection is more.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Since you are having itching only after going to bed, possibility of either allergy to bed sheet or infection with bed bug is more.
So better to wash your bed sheet thoroughly with warm water.
Also wash your night clothes.
Wear cotton undergarments and cotton clothes.
Also use new cotton bed sheet.
At present take combination of antihistamine and anti allergic drugs.
Apply calamine lotion on skin.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Possibility of either skin allergy or bed bug infection is more.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Since you are having itching only after going to bed, possibility of either allergy to bed sheet or infection with bed bug is more.
So better to wash your bed sheet thoroughly with warm water.
Also wash your night clothes.
Wear cotton undergarments and cotton clothes.
Also use new cotton bed sheet.
At present take combination of antihistamine and anti allergic drugs.
Apply calamine lotion on skin.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is there any symptoms that I should look for Bed Bite Infection or any other one on my body. Some times I see big red rashes on my skin when I wake up. Sometimes when I wake up, I feel numbness in any of my hands.
I feel very bad when I wake up in the morning and being ready for office usually takes a lot of time.
I feel very bad when I wake up in the morning and being ready for office usually takes a lot of time.
Brief Answer:
Symptoms for both are same.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Honestly speaking symptoms of both, allergy and bed bug infection are same.
But you can get done eosinophil count and serum total IgE level. If these are elevated than possibility of allergy is more.
Treatment of both these conditions is also same.
Antihistamine and anti allergic drugs are needed.
Proper cloth Care and bed sheet Care is needed.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Symptoms for both are same.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Honestly speaking symptoms of both, allergy and bed bug infection are same.
But you can get done eosinophil count and serum total IgE level. If these are elevated than possibility of allergy is more.
Treatment of both these conditions is also same.
Antihistamine and anti allergic drugs are needed.
Proper cloth Care and bed sheet Care is needed.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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