Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that can affect people of all ages, but especially young children and infants. Eczema comes in many forms and most of these forms tend to cause red itchy skin rashes. Persistent flare-ups of eczema can cause the skin to become thickened and scaly, and sometimes blister-like bumps can appear which ooze fluid and become crusty scabs.

Although you may not feel comfortable talking about a swollen vaginal area, it is a condition that affects many women. Swelling around the vaginal region can occur in the vagina lips (labia minora and labia majora) or the vaginal wall. A swollen vaginal area can be caused by allergies, a bacterial or yeast infection, small cysts, and some women suffer from a swollen vagina after intercourse. Depending on the cause, the swelling can be accompanied by irritation, discomfort when urinating, a burning sensation, soreness, and discharge.

We have to use our hands for most daily activities, so when you have itchy hands, you know just how frustrating it can be to avoid the urge to scratch.  A constant urge to scratch your hands can be very difficult to cope with because it can interfere with your work, education, sleep, and personal life. In fact, even an occasional intense sensation of itchiness in your hands can be worrying. Very often, scratching only brings temporary relief and before you know it, the itchy feeling in your hands is back.

The urge to scratch the skin of your palms can sometimes be very strong. Our palms and fingertips contain thousands of nerve endings and are very sensitive. In fact, scientists say that your fingertips can identify textures that are just nanometers in size.¹ This means that any itch or discomfort in your palms can be more intense than itching in other parts of your body.

Having the feeling that something is stuck in the throat can be an annoying experience for many people. To get rid of that annoying feeling that something is lodged in the back of the throat, some people try coughing or swallowing frequently to try and clear their throat. The sensation of a lump in your throat can come and go and could be accompanied by hoarseness, a buildup of saliva at the back of the throat, inflammation, or, in some cases, difficulty swallowing.

Itchy skin after showering or bathing makes a pleasant experience annoying, with the possibility of health risks. Itchy skin is known by the medical name pruritus, and can be associated with a number of disorders.¹ Itchy skin after shower has many degrees of severity – it can occur on a certain area or all over your body, it can be accompanied by rash, and it can be mild or intense.