Hello, I am four weeks post op and feeling good. But, for about four days, I have itched everywhere! I haven't changed soaps, shampoos, deordorants or anything like that. The only thing that has changed is my diet. Has anyone else experienced this??

food allergy? Sometimes egg whites (and a long list of other foods) can cause this. I'd get it to the doc and do a blood test just to be sure.

Also, any new meds or supplements could be causing a reaction, too.

~Cheri

I agree with Cheri, get checked out by the doctor. You could also have been allergic to something they used in surgery. For instance, I was allergice to the glue they used on my incisions . . . that made my stomach very itchy.

I found out that I am allergic to opiates, and that caused itching. If the doc checks you out and no other answer is found, it could be because of our diet. I had terribly itchy skin. I used Lubriderm's Calming Creme to help, and I got over it pretty quickly.

I'm very itchy too! No new products and no new diet items, just different quantitys. I'm a month out... very weird. I hope it goes away soon. I've been dry brushing my itchy skin, which feels divine. I do it at night and then coat myself in tea tree oil. I smell horrible when I'm done, but it helps so much. I also think it's helping keep my skin from getting loose.

This may sound like a silly question, but are you drinking enough water? If I start getting dehydrated my skin drys out and I get itchy... 4 weeks post op, I know I was not drinking enough water - heck, I am 10 months post op and I still find it difficult to stay hydrated.

I'd vote for the dehydration idea too, or the reaction to the pain meds.

If that doesn't pan out then try some tea tree oil soap it works wonders.

Are you drinking a lot of Protein shakes or drinks? I've learned that whey protein breaks me out in itchy hives.

I've also broken out in little bumps around my incisions, I must be reacting to the steri-strips.

Just take a look around, you may have built up a reaction to something.

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same here month out n skins itches sometimes, i just wake up scratching the devil of my arms lol good ideas of what it could be..