Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 1 Location: South Africa
Itchy Skin When Exercising. Posted: 09-10-03 10:13am
I've recently started running again after
a long absence from the sport. After
running approx 1 km, the skin on my thighs
start itching uncontrollably. So bad that
I have to stop completely.
I have to resist scratching it, because if
I do, red marks apear on my skin, and
stays there for the next few hours. If I
don't scratch it at all, the itch goes
away in about 2 minutes.
My doctor doesn't have any idea what it
may be. Is this common amongst unfit
people? Since my mom also has the
problem, i'm thinkng that it might be a
hereditary skin condition.
Anybody out there fimiliar with the
condition?
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stldad
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 7 Location: St louis
Itching During Excercise Posted: 09-22-03 16:14pm
I know of a couple of things it may be.
The first one occurs when an increase of
blood flow enters a body part or tissue
level that has been fairly sedentary.The
new blood flow can cause extreme itching
and redness.Increased blood flow takes a
short period of time to occur like
increased heart rate, thus the delay in
the reaction well into your workout.
After you've gotten into a regular workout
routine the symptomes generally go away.
The other thing it might be is excercise
induced allergy. Natural hystamines in
your body are released during excercise
and some people get an allergic reaction
to them causing redness and itching. Some
people even develope asthma like symptoms.
Hope this might help.
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sib
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Location: wisconsin
Posted: 02-05-06 19:46pm
This same thing happens to me. I think
its the fat burning causing it to become
irritated. This helped me,try not over
exerting and take things more slow to get
your body used to the running.
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Stargirl18
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
Re: Itchy Skin When Exercising. Posted: 04-24-08 16:29pm
Gino
wrote:
I've recently started
running again after a long absence from
the sport. After running approx 1 km, the
skin on my thighs start itching
uncontrollably. So bad that I have to
stop completely.
I have to resist scratching it, because if
I do, red marks apear on my skin, and
stays there for the next few hours. If I
don't scratch it at all, the itch goes
away in about 2 minutes.
My doctor doesn't have any idea what it
may be. Is this common amongst unfit
people? Since my mom also has the
problem, i'm thinkng that it might be a
hereditary skin condition.
Anybody out there fimiliar with the
condition?
I have the SAME exact thing! All I do is I
sit down for a few minutes and start
running again, and try to bear with the
itchy skin. I'm not sure what it is, I
need to ask my doctor, but stldad seems
like he already covered most of it.
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