How long will it take for my body to itch after taking tuberculosis medicine

Tuberculosis is very common in life. It is a viral disease with extremely severe effects that causes patients to suffer great physical pain. Therefore, treating tuberculosis is urgent for patients. Many tuberculosis patients will experience certain side effects after taking related drugs. For example, body itching is a common problem with tuberculosis. Let’s take a look at how long it will take for the body to itch after taking tuberculosis drugs?

Consider allergy to tuberculosis drugs, among which rifampin is the most likely, while others are less common. All drug treatments should now be stopped, and anti-allergic treatments should be carried out. Remember to drink plenty of water to promote drug excretion and relieve allergic symptoms. This should last for about a week, and then the amount of medication can be gradually increased. If you are allergic to rifampicin, you should not use it. Adjust TB drug treatment.

Symptoms may be caused by drug allergy. If you experience the above symptoms, you need to go to the hospital for further diagnosis. If you are allergic to the medicine, you need to switch to other medicines. There are many drugs for treating pulmonary tuberculosis. The first-line drugs include isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethambutol. Some drugs will cause itching symptoms after oral administration. The above symptoms need to be improved by anti-allergic, antihistamine and antipruritic drugs. You can take loratadine orally, Fuyang granules, and apply Fukangling ointment externally. Because of allergic reaction to the drug. So the dressing needs to be changed.

If you take tuberculosis drugs and experience itching, this may be caused by an allergy to the tuberculosis drugs. You must find out which drug causes the allergy. You can switch to other anti-tuberculosis drugs for treatment. At the same time, you should check your liver function regularly.

If you have been taking anti-tuberculosis drugs without any changes, consider that it is not an allergy caused by the drugs. There may be other reasons. It is recommended to use anti-allergic drugs for treatment and observation first, and you can take some drugs such as chlorpheniramine.

Peripheral neuropathy caused by the tuberculosis drug isoniazid is considered to be a manifestation of vitamin B6 deficiency. It is recommended to use the above-mentioned drugs while also using vitamin B6 for treatment. It usually takes 4-6 weeks to recover. If it is really unbearable, it is better to use cetirizine tablets or loratadine for treatment. Eat more fruits and vegetables, drink plenty of water to promote the excretion of uric acid, prevent infection, and take anti-tuberculosis drugs regularly until the end of the treatment. Strengthen the application of liver-protecting drugs and regularly review blood routine, liver and kidney function to prevent adverse drug reactions.