What causes itching on the body?

After the beginning of summer, as the temperature gradually rises, many people begin to suffer from innocent itching on their bodies, which makes people feel very distressed. So what causes itching on your body? In fact, this is related to the following 9 reasons. The first reason is the accumulation of toxins in the body.

1. Accumulation of toxins in the body

If our body's immunity becomes low, the toxins in the blood will accumulate under the skin, making it impossible for the skin to breathe normally, and the condition will become more serious over time.

2. Seasonal change

When seasons change, the air becomes dry. The skin becomes very sensitive due to irritation and loses moisture and luster. The epidermis becomes fragile and easily produces a lot of tiny dandruff, which makes it impossible for the pores to breathe and causes itching symptoms.

3. Taking a bath too frequently

Summer has arrived unknowingly. Sweating every day requires us to take a shower every day. Some people even take a shower several times a day. The oil film on the skin surface and the lipids in the stratum corneum will be excessively removed, and the skin's barrier function will be weakened, causing the skin to become drier and cause itching.

4. Eating spicy food

Eating spicy food to satisfy your momentary appetite, such as hot pot, seafood, drinking alcohol or strong tea, can cause skin itching.

5. Excessive mood swings

Excessive mental tension, high stress, neurasthenia, abnormal anxiety and other negative emotional fluctuations can lead to disorders in the regulatory function of the cerebral cortex, and the body's nervous system will also become abnormal, causing us to develop neurodermatitis.

6. Diabetes

The incidence of skin itching in diabetic patients is as high as 15%-35%. About 10% of early patients will experience systemic or local skin itching, which is relatively stubborn, with the most severe symptoms in the vulva or anus.

7. Hepatobiliary diseases

Studies have shown that approximately 40%-60% of patients with hepatobiliary diseases will experience skin itching when they experience liver discomfort, abnormal liver function, or jaundice.

8. Abnormal thyroid function

Whether it is hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, itchy skin may occur, but the itching caused by hyperthyroidism usually develops slowly, the skin is very dry, and it will become more severe in the dry winter.

9. Chronic renal insufficiency

Patients with chronic nephritis, especially those in the late stage (uremia stage), cannot excrete metabolites such as urea and toxins in the blood, and are retained in the body in large quantities. When sweating, they are excreted along with the sweat, causing unbearable itching all over the body.

If it is caused by a disease, the pathogen must be treated first to relieve the problem of skin itching. If it is due to dry skin and other reasons, then we should pay attention to our diet and eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins to promote the formation of sebum and speed up metabolism.