Why Does Diatomaceous earth make me itch

I suffer from candida overgrowth and a few months ago bought some diatomaceous earth to take because I heard its good for killin off candida. I drank a tablespoon every morning for several weeks and noticed after taking it that I would wake up in the middle of the night with my legs and feet itching really bad.

I stopped taking it and the itching went away. I just began taking it again yesterday and last night I woke up around 1A.M with the worst itching I have ever had. My calves,ankles feet and toes were just insanely itchy. I scratched so bad I almost brought blood.

I rubbed some tea tree oil mixed with coconut oil all over the itchy places and this relieved me enough to allow me to go back to sleep. Im just curious why this happens when I take the DE? Can anyone shed some light on this situation? Tweet