Hey, names mark and I was curious to see
if anyone has any information on what my
skin condition could be. i've been to my
doctor and he didn't know what it was and
couldn't really give me and information.
He was a childs doctor so it was expected
that he probably wouldn't. let me give you
a little information about myself to see
if that will help some.
First off, im 18 now. I've noticed this
issue when i was around 12. I remember
when i was younger maybe 5 or 6 years old
i would be out at the beach with my shirt
off and my back would always get really
itchy. i'm not sure if it was from the sun
or from the wind or something, but it felt
like the kind of itchy you would get from
laying in the grass with your shirt off.
Anyways im starting to get self concious
about myself alittle because im getting
into the competion of body building and im
stuck with this stinkin skin problem. So
let me describe what its like.
It pretty much covers my chest from the
bottom of my stomache area to almost my
neck, its on my sides of my chest also. My
back from what i can see is covered. From
what i can feel my lower back is alright.
My shoulders i believe is the worst. There
also kind of on my bicep and tricep area
but not all the way down by my elbow.
Now what it exactly is...
On my stomache area there like little red
dots right now they don't feel raised but
sometimes they kind of have a little break
out or irritation maybe.
on my chest there a bit different skin is
still pretty smooth but they are raised
but with what it seems could be little
white heads.
My shoulders, more of my delts than
anything are like little red bumps
probably about the size of the tip of a
pen. there all about that size but there
are more in one area on my shoulders. i
would say with in a square inch there are
possibly 100 little bumps.
other than that i really dont know how
else to discribe them. oh and one thing i
have noticed since i do workout pretty
hard is that i dont sweat a lot, only in a
few spots like my mid back which i think
is ok. I sometimes think its from not
sweating cause after i do my work out or
other things to you know get a sweat going
i get smooth skin. or if i were to be out
in the sun, or even go tanning for example
( ive only tried two tiems to see if it
would help my skin) the bumps would
actually be easier to see.
Also if you want i can send a pic or 2 if
that would help
That would be right under my nipple by my
obliques.
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beatyneils
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 1
Posted: 10-25-07 05:22am
hi
The first step in treating
psoriasis is to use natural psoriasis
medications. natural medications are
creams, salves and ointments which have
ingredients in them designed to soften the
psoriasis plaques, thin them out, and in
some cases slow down the skin growth
response.
cheers
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Bizmarkie469
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 10-25-07 10:26am
I dont think what i have is Psoriasis.
thanks though
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carla2462
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 5
Posted: 11-14-07 00:29am
Sounds like you have a skin condition
called keratosis pilaris, which is fairly
common and more so in people with
sensitive skin. Try a skin cream or lotion
with 20% urea once or twice a day. This
condition can be improved but not cured,
it´s a type of skin, like having brown
eyes. Genetically determined.
Good luck, and let me know.
