Hi Gary,

Have you recently changed your diet? The reason I ask is because about a year ago (in an attempt to lose 20 lbs) I abruptly stopped eating junk foods, bread, pasta, sodas, wheat products, unrefined carbs etc. After 2 weeks of this regiment I started itching. All over itching. And when I scratched I had long red whelps form. Like you it seemed to get worse at night. This whole thing confounded me. I've had never been an itchy or allergic-type person.

At first I attributed it to my low-carb diet. However, eventually I've come to the conclusion that it's my body's way of detoxing. Curiously if I went back on a high-carb binge, the itching disappeared completely for several days or until I went back on the low-carb thing.

Maybe the superfood is acting as a detoxifier. (wouldn't surprise me). I have now been itching for almost a year. However, the itching greatly reduced. Each month that passed (after the first 2 or 3) saw a slow reduction of itching. But like I said, I'm still itching -- particularly at night. But nowdays it's more of a nuisance than a crisis....and I look at it as my body healing.

What helps? When the itching gets real bad, try taking an antihistamine. I like Zyrtec. One pill knocks the itching out for 2-3 days! You also need (this is very important) a NATURAL-bristled scatching brush. You can find these at most health stores and they even have them at Bed Bath & Beyond for about 10 bucks. They are invaluable because they actually STOP the itching, unlike your fingernails.
I would also consider doing some enemas or colonics. Good luck, Tom

Gary, I only just read your post. I,developed an itch.Up until 46 years of age i had no itch.One night i was woken by this itch in the groin area. I got up and had a shower.Went back to bed. I was fine. Woke 2 hours later, itch returned, another shower, itch gone, back to bed, 2 hours later the itch returned. From then on it was a tottally broken sleep for 5 years.I went to the doctors and skin specialists here in australia and america when travelling.Nothing that anyone sugested helped. Sometimes the itch developed into a very bad total body itch. That was hard to take.I tried all sorts of powders, oinments, baths with various itch treatment in the water. Nothing helped but at times the itch lessened only to flair up again.You have no idea of the continual sleepless nights did to my mental health. It drove me up the wall.One day I read something about allergyies. I had a test and found i had a bad allergy to TOMATOES. I stopped eating tomatoes and after 3 days for the first time in years i slept all night. I never ate tomatoes for a month and slept well. To test ithen ate tomatoes again and 3 days later it started again. Stopped and 3 days later it was gone.Apparently before, the more i ate the more i itched. At times I ate less and the itch lessened. I now hardly eat tomatoes but if i do,in one day 1 or 2 tomatoes will not bring on any problems. There is alittle more to my story but that is the guts of it. If you had of had an email address i would have mailed you direct. You may not even see this message as your post was a few weeks ago. Maybe someone else might benefit from this . rogersor@bigpond.net.au

Itching is the irritation of the skin. Some remedies for your problem are:
• A simple way to treat itching would be to have bath putting 2 cups of oatmeal in a tub with lukewarm water..
• In the bath water, add 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. This would work well to provide relieve from itching.
• Taking bath with lukewarm water is also beneficial in treating the problem of itching.
• Take honey and cinnamon powder in equal proportions. Make a fine paste out of it and apply this on the affected area. This would stop itching.
• In a bathtub filled with water, add a cup of white vinegar. Soak the body for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Coat the affected area with a light paste of coconut oil and limejuice. This is a good remedy to cure itching.
• Neem is very useful in treating itchiness. Boil some neem leaves and pour the decoction in the boiling water. Applying neem oil on the affected area is also helpful.
• Include foods rich in Vitamin C, beta-carotene, Vitamin E and zinc in the diet.
• A salt free diet is the best for itching problem. It is the best diet for itchy skin.
• Increase your intake of Vitamin C, beta-carotene, Vitamin E and zinc through diet by having foods rich in the above mentioned vitamins and minerals.