The old itchy skin

The fourth military medical university hospital dermatological XiJing LiPengFei 

Source: health

        Itching is the most common symptoms of the old skin. Clinical go up common diabetes, liver disease or malignant tumor of the patients with itchy skin early as the main symptoms. Therefore, the old appear itchiness, don't only think is caused by dry skin, go to hospital as early as possible, through the relevant examination rule out have diabetes or whether other medical problems. If existence can cause itchy skin disease, should be positive for the original disease, reduce itching occur. Most of the itchy skin and skin aging related, mainly caused by dry skin, some methods to ease the senile itchy skin is very beneficial.

        In the skin protection to prevent the skin is dry, pay attention to the treatment of senile itchy skin moisturizing is the key. A bath not too often times each week, had better wash again. Every time a bath time shoulds not be too long, with 20 ~ 30 minutes advisable. Take a shower of the water temperature also shoulds not be too tall, the hot water, itchy skin symptoms is heavier. Take a shower, had better do not force rub skin, as far as possible need not cleaning products, such as alkaline soap, lotion, etc. After bath, can be in body with a layer of moisturizing cream. In addition, the itch in should avoid excessive scratching, friction, hot water washing and ironing. Pruritus vulvae patients should keep local clean sanitation, avoid by all means is hard scratching cause infection, don't abuse the strong stimulation with drugs.

        In dietary respect old people should not eat or eat less spicy excitant food, such as hot peppers, onion, ginger, garlic, coffee etc. The above food can be stimulating sensory nerve system, enhance the skin SAO is urticant feeling; At the same time to eat more fruits, vegetables, maintain defecate unobstructed. Old people should pay attention to not smoking, not drinking, to reduce itching causative factor. In addition, the old people to have the law, avoid excessive nervous spirit, in case the itchiness occurs.

        Dresses in old people in cold winter should pay attention to keep warm, in the heat of summer should pay attention to moistureproof. The old people's underwear had better choose some pure cotton or silk clothes, quality of a material to smooth, pliable and hygroscopicity good, because of some material can cause dermatitis, avoid feathers, nylon and wool clothes close-fitting dress, lest its produce static, cause the skin itch and pay attention to the frequently wash, frequently change clothes.

        In terms of drug therapies general with calm itching for the principle, oral vitamin A and vitamin E to itch has very good auxiliary therapy effect. Wipe the drugs should be under the guidance of dermatologist in use.