Itch is worse than pain? How to prevent itching in winter? For some time now, the first thing many of the patients in the clinic say is: I have nothing on my body, but the itch is unbearable! I can’t sleep well at night! It’s not as good as pain! I’m becoming a psychotic, what’s wrong with me? In fact, this is a neurological dysfunctional skin disease —— pruritus! A, the onset of pruritus 1, dry skin is the main pathogenic factors of pruritus. Pruritus is commonly found in the elderly with weak sebaceous and sweat gland secretion function, children and people with dry skin caused by bathing too frequently, and children with atopic dermatitis are a common group of people with pruritus. 2, local skin pruritus is common in the local stimulation of itchy areas. Such as scalp, face, vulva, perianal and other local pruritus. Most of these are related to the itchy parts of the washing and hair care products, moisturizing and skin care products, cleaning and sterilizing products long-term bad stimulation. 3, systemic pruritus is often related to chronic diseases. For example, diabetes, abnormal thyroid function, cholestasis, malignant tumors, pregnancy, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, long-term mental illness, etc., part of the disease itself complications lead to itching, part of the long-term use of treatment drugs side effects caused by pruritus is also more common. 4, genetic predisposition, some people report a family of three generations of the occurrence of generalized pruritus, it is believed to be related to autosomal dominant genetic control. 5, winter temperature, skin sweat glands, sebaceous glands secretion function decreases, resulting in skin dehydration, most people do not realize this, the number of baths and bath water temperature is still in accordance with the summer mode, a long time to use hot water bathing, thus resulting in not much oil washed away, resulting in more dry skin, causing pruritus, which is also an important cause of the onset of pruritus in winter! Second, the treatment of pruritus for the above causes can use the following treatment: 1, oral anti-allergy anti-itch drugs, such as loratadine, ketotifen, cetirizine. Children can choose to take loratadine granules orally. 2, with the use of anti-anxiety drugs Doxepin or painkillers Gabapentin capsules and other treatment. Itching severe can use procaine infusion large closed treatment. 3, if the onset of severe pruritus for a long time, you can consider the use of hormonal drug therapy, such as trimethoprim injection intramuscular injection treatment. 4, topical application of anti-pruritic drugs, such as compound camphor ointment, lidocaine cream, recurring trimethoprim cream can choose 1-2 of them, or choose several alternately. 5.Use skin moisturizers and repair agents to prevent skin dryness and repair skin barrier function. You can choose to use body lotion, keratin repair cream, urea vitamin E cream and so on. Third, how to prevent pruritus? 1, less bathing, light bathing is the main method. Each bath time should be shorter, about five minutes is better. Each bath interval should be longer, once a week is fine. When bathing try not to use strong alkaline detergents, you can use amino acid body wash. The water temperature should be lower, generally about 35 degrees Celsius. 2, after the bath to rub body lotion as soon as possible, repair milk, moisturizer and so on to replenish to maintain moisture. Skin rubbing skin care products and repair milk as much as possible within 5 minutes after the completion of the bath, in time to apply body lotion when the skin moisture has not evaporated is a better method of hydration. 3, for drug-induced itching patients, the treatment of disease or the usual cold, to be targeted in the case of a clear diagnosis of the use of drugs, try not to abuse antibiotics. If drug-induced pruritus occurs, stop using or switch to other drugs as soon as possible. 4, for chronic diseases or long-term use of drugs for the treatment of chronic diseases resulting in itching, to actively treat the primary disease, for suspected pruritus caused by the use of drugs to stop, change the manufacturer or switch to other similar treatment drugs. 5, for special parts of the itch, such as perianal itch, vulvar itch, scalp itch, etc., to find the cause in detail, such as anal papillomegaly, vulvovaginal Candida infection, etc., to exclude causative factors, targeted treatment.