My daughter is 7 and has been complaining of itchy skin, especially at night, for several months. Occasionally she says it feels like something is crawling on her. She is extremely sensitive to cross contamination, but up until now her symptoms have been mostly IBS.
We've tried everything we can think of. We rewashed all of her clothes and sheets in dye-free, fragrance free detergent. We switched shampoos and conditioners. We cleaned the air ducts and checked for mold. We've slathered her with coconut oil in case of dry skin.
We had her checked for more food intolerances, and her IGg test came back positive for dairy and almonds, so we've eliminated those in addition to gluten and oats, but it hasn't helped the itching.
We're giving her calcium & magnesium at night, along with some Benadryl to help relieve the symptoms, but it only seems to make her drowsy, not truly give relief.
Her pediatrician ordered blood tests to check her liver, kidneys, and thyroid, but it all came back normal, apart from a slightly low white blood cell count. We're supplementing her with folate and gluten-free food-based iron because she frequently complains of fatigue. A blood panel on common food and environmental allergens (IGe) came up with no allergies.
This is so frustrating. Every night she cries that she's itchy and can't get comfortable, and we're no closer to finding answers and getting her relief than we were at the beginning.
Itchy, Crawling Skin, No Rash
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My daughter is 7 and has been complaining of itchy skin, especially at night, for several months. Occasionally she says it feels like something is crawling on her. She is extremely sensitive to cross contamination, but up until now her symptoms have been mostly IBS.
We've tried everything we can think of. We rewashed all of her clothes and sheets in dye-free, fragrance free detergent. We switched shampoos and conditioners. We cleaned the air ducts and checked for mold. We've slathered her with coconut oil in case of dry skin.
We had her checked for more food intolerances, and her IGg test came back positive for dairy and almonds, so we've eliminated those in addition to gluten and oats, but it hasn't helped the itching.
We're giving her calcium & magnesium at night, along with some Benadryl to help relieve the symptoms, but it only seems to make her drowsy, not truly give relief.
Her pediatrician ordered blood tests to check her liver, kidneys, and thyroid, but it all came back normal, apart from a slightly low white blood cell count. We're supplementing her with folate and gluten-free food-based iron because she frequently complains of fatigue. A blood panel on common food and environmental allergens (IGe) came up with no allergies.
This is so frustrating. Every night she cries that she's itchy and can't get comfortable, and we're no closer to finding answers and getting her relief than we were at the beginning.