There are many causes of itchy skin, such as dry skin, urticaria, scabies, diabetes, etc. The treatments include topical medications such as moisturizing creams, glucocorticoids, insecticides, etc., and oral medications such as antihistamines, hormonal medications, and hypoglycemic agents.
1. Dry skin: Skin dehydration and dryness can lead to severe itching, generally do not need to use drugs, the main thing is to drink more water, avoid over-cleaning, and keep the room ventilated and the air moist. You can also use moisturizers containing glycerin, petroleum jelly and other ingredients or use urea ointment, vitamin E milk and other moisturizers to moisturize.
2. Urticaria: allergies and other factors lead to urticaria, which causes severe itching of the skin, the treatment is mainly the use of antihistamines to relieve itching, such as cetirizine hydrochloride tablets, etc., after taking the drug may produce dizziness, headache, drowsiness and other adverse reactions, severe renal impairment of patients with contraindication. Glucocorticoids such as budesonide can also be used to treat.
3. Scabies: Scabies mites can cause scabies, often manifested as severe itching, skin redness and swelling. It can be treated with topical medications such as Lindane cream and benzyl benzoate application. If the site of the medication, such as burning sensation, redness, swelling and other conditions should be discontinued, and the local medicine will be washed.
4. Diabetes: diabetes often leads to severe itching of the skin, the main treatment is to take metformin and other hypoglycemic drugs to treat.
In addition to treatment, in life should drink more water, try not to eat spicy stimulation, fried food, balanced diet, maintain a regular routine. After excluding physiological factors should also seek medical treatment, not blindly use drugs.