What causes your body to itch?  (people whos missing a body part still itches where that part should be)?
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When a part of your body is itchy, it is because the nerves on that part of your body are sending some sort of signal to your brain.  Your brain then processes that signal as itchiness.  If your brain is receiving no signals at all from a part of your body, it sometimes just makes something up.\n\nSince the brain doesn't feel pain, some types of brain surgery can be done with awake patients.  An interesting thing to think about is that when a brain surgeon pokes random parts of a patients brain, the patient will "feel" sensations at corresponding parts of their body.
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"Itch" is sensation of desire to scratch the skin in certain area or generalized all over the body.\nCause of it is release of mediators as histamine\nCauses of histamin release r :Allergy to certain drugs,foods,contactants(Makeup,some clothes)\nIt may b also other infect. diseases as scabies
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No one really knows exactly why people itch in general, actually.  Some people believe itching is a sensation caused by the aggravation of terminal nerve endings, and a response somewhere between no pain and pain.  This is related to chicken pox because most scientists believe that the Varicella-Zoster virus eventually makes its way into the nerves in the skin.  Since the body is trying to fight the virus, chemicals and fluids are sent to the site of infection that cause intense itching (pruritus).  This would explain why it itches even more when the blisters (or vesicles) break, releasing fluid from the blister.  It's in these blisters that chemicals called histamines may be released onto the skin, causing you to feel itchy.
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Where would this itch be located?
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Itching is low grade pain. Sometimes a change of temperature balances the nerve endings just enough to change the natural signal for awhile.
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The underlying skin is grafting back together. As it does, it pulls together, much like a stitch pulls two pieces of skin together. This pulling causes the itching sensation you feel.
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There are many things that can cause itching.  If you live in the south and ramble in the woods or in tall grass, it could be chiggers....a minute little bug that gets on you and bites.  Or one of the poisons...ivy,ect.\n\nIf you have been to a hotel you could have gotten bed bugs.\n\nI would suggest that you and your father see a dermatologist.  This is a skin doctor and help is there!  If the itching is severe, creams with benedryl in them help and so do the benedryl pills.  Just until you can get to a dermatologist!
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Is your name "Itchy",by chance?\nJust checking.
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sorry to get straight to the point...\n1. keep the area clean...shower with moisturizing soap. dryness could cause itching too.\n2. clean with moist paper towel after using the bathroom. \n3. remove unwanted hair\n4. apply moisturizer to keep it from dryness.\n5. avoid tight briefs or pants. \nyea..good call. ladies don't like men who scratch themselves...anywhere!!!
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is it that you itch all over the place? you can start wearing long stockings and cotton gloves to minimise the cotact of your hands and heels for unconscious itching, also try moisturisers, ask him for itch pills, consider caladryl lotion. good luck
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probably just dry skin...people forget to moisturize as they get older...get a really good, moisturizing lotion and that should help the itch...if it doesnt go see a dermatologist, he could have exima or something like that.
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I am not sure.\nAre you itching in one area of your body or all over?\nDid you eat something , then the itching started. \nDid you walk by a certain plant , then you started to itch?\nDid you use a certain perfume or cologne,then you started to itch?\nDid you put some lotion on your skin , then you started to itch?\nDo you have dry skin? \nAll except for dry skin, would be allergic reaction to something that that you put on, inhale, or eat. \ntry and remember.\nIf this is the case some Benadryl would help.\nCall your Doctor and let him know and also let him know if you have taken anything for it. Might need to do Allergy test to see which of these you are allergic to , if it is indeed allergic reaction.\nHope I was able to help.
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Because our genetalia, being on the outside of our bodies, shifts and moves about as we go through our day.  Occasionally it will become positioned in such a way that is uncomfortable or painful and must be repositioned.  A gentleman will make the necessary adjustments privately.  As for scratching, bacteria grow in the the sweat of our groins which can cause our skin to itch.  Again, a gentleman will scratch in private.  You will probably notice that most public grabbers and scratchers are younger and have not come to accept that thier behavior is not appealing to others, especially women.
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There could be an allergen in your bed linens. Have you done any changes before you started itching? Changed soaps, used a different type of sheet? (polyester vs satin) Do you have an animal, there may be some dirt or dander under the blankets that may be causing you to itch. A difference in bath soap can also do it. Night time is when your new skin grows. If all the above is no, then you may want to check with a doctor, there are medical conditions out there to cause the itching feeling of a leg.
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an itch is caused by an inflammation or irritation of the skin...\nwhich is generally due to some skin disease etc..
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The reason for the sensation of itching is not well understood. While itching is the most noticeable symptom in many skin diseases, but it doesn't necessary mean that a person who feels itchy has a disease.\n\nStress and emotional upset can make itching worse, no matter what the underlying cause. If emotional problems are the primary reason for the itch, the condition is known as psychogenic itching. Some people become convinced that their itch is caused by a parasite; this conviction is often linked to burning sensations in the tongue, and may be caused by a major psychiatric disorder.
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Have to see,  did you get into something?  If it does not go away go see a DR. Could be scabies could be an elergic reaction to something you got into - Try taking BENEDRIL for the itch and if it doesn't go away then see a DR.