Why is the 80-year-old man itchy all over his body?

We have all experienced the feeling of itching. Some say itching is actually more uncomfortable than pain, which is why people like to pinch the mosquito bite. There are too many reasons that cause itching, such as mosquito bites, bacterial infections, not taking a bath for many days, etc. Itch affects everyone, young and old, men and women can all feel itchy. So why does an eighty-year-old man feel itchy all over his body? How to solve it?

Guidance:

First of all, you should adjust your diet reasonably, avoid spicy and greasy food, drink plenty of water, eat more vegetables and fruits, supplement vitamin C, B, etc., strengthen hygiene, keep your skin clean, avoid adverse stimulation, keep your mood happy, avoid tension, depression, etc., use promethazine, chlorpheniramine, calcium, hormones, etc. to relieve, apply calamine lotion externally, etc., you can also use Chinese medicine differentiation and treatment, such as using Xijiao Dihuang Decoction with modifications for blood heat. Specific details should follow the guidance of the clinical physician.

TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment: Pruritus refers to a skin disease in which the patient feels itchy without any primary skin lesions. TCM calls it "itch-wind" or "wind-itch". The cause of pruritus is that with age, the water content of subcutaneous tissue decreases, elasticity decreases, and subcutaneous sebaceous glands are insufficient to secrete, causing the skin to become dry and atrophied. It is also caused by multiple factors such as wind, humidity, heat, insect invasion, mental stress, emotional excitement, overly warm clothing, mechanical stimulation, consumption of spicy food, fish, shrimp, alcohol, coffee, strong tea, insufficient intake of manganese-containing foods, etc., which lead to itching all over the body. It is more common in the elderly and in autumn and winter, and the itching can be systemic or local. Folk methods of dispersing wind and heat, nourishing blood and moisturizing skin, removing dampness and killing insects are used to treat this disease, with significant therapeutic effects. 1: Prescription: 15 grams of raw rehmannia, 6 grams each of whole scorpion, bombyx batryticatus, sophora flavescens, 5 grams each of schizonepeta, siler, burdock fruit, cicada shell, 3 grams each of mint and licorice. Method: decocted in water, 1 dose per day, taken twice. Efficacy: After taking 3 doses of the medicine, the cure rate reached 100%. 2: Prescription for medicinal wine therapy: 50 grams each of radix smilax, musk grass (also known as orchid grass), and licorice, and 500 ml of 50% alcohol. 15 ml of glycerin, 0.5 g of borneol, 2 drops of essence. Usage: After soaking the medicine in alcohol for 15 days, add 15 ml each of glycerin and cold boiled water, then add borneol and essence and mix well. Apply externally to the affected area 3 times a day. Efficacy: Apply the medicine for 3-5 days to treat winter skin itching, with an effective rate of 96%

Sanjiu Piyanping Ointment : three times a day. Apply directly to affected area. Such as: skin allergies: red spots, urticaria, eczema, dermatitis, drug rash, pruritus, neurodermatitis, insect bites, and solar dermatitis. It can also be used for allergic rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis, drug and food allergies. Take 2 tablets of chlorpheniramine tablets at a time, 2 tablets of vitamin C tablets at a time, and 3 tablets of spiramycin tablets at a time. Can be used together. Take every 4 to 6 hours. Three times a day. Usually resolved within 2 days. The effect is very good. But don't eat: spicy, irritating, greasy and other foods.