Allergic to water? please help!
VictorBjoerk 27 Jan 2009
For the past few weeks I have gotten red skin rashes all over my body every time I have showered.( a lot of rashes) They do not itch (maybe mildly) and they are not painful. They disappear after an hour or so. I have not experienced this earlier expect for occasionally many years ago.
I'm really confused what this could be.
I am not allergic to anything as far as I am aware but I have some autoimmune disease in my family, my mother suffers from alopecia and my sister from asthma/allergies.
So I ask all skin experts here, what is this and what can I do to cure it.It isn't much fun if going to a public pool in the future .
Edited by VictorBjoerk, 27 January 2009 - 10:40 PM.
rwac 28 Jan 2009
Hello
For the past few weeks I have gotten red skin rashes all over my body every time I have showered.( a lot of rashes) They do not itch (maybe mildly) and they are not painful. They disappear after an hour or so. I have not experienced this earlier expect for occasionally many years ago.
I'm really confused what this could be.
I am not allergic to anything as far as I am aware but I have some autoimmune disease in my family, my mother suffers from alopecia and my sister from asthma/allergies.
So I ask all skin experts here, what is this and what can I do to cure it.It isn't much fun if going to a public pool in the future .
It could be that the water has some sort of contamination bacteria/virus/chemical in it.
Is there a possibility there's something growing in your pipes causing the problem ?
Try taking a bath with distilled water/bottled water or something like that.
4eva 28 Jan 2009
Matt 28 Jan 2009
Do you have a mark like this http://library.med.u...ml/24830096.jpg ?
Edited by Matt, 28 January 2009 - 02:14 AM.
VictorBjoerk 28 Jan 2009
It is redness like this (but not the raised spots like in the picture above) also it doesn't itch or hurt and disappear after a while.
Matthias 29 Jan 2009
This definitely can happen if you use an aggressive shower gel.It is redness like this (but not the raised spots like in the picture above) also it doesn't itch or hurt and disappear after a while.
VictorBjoerk 29 Jan 2009
Live Forever 29 Jan 2009
(The male human body is made up of about 60% water; If you were allergic to water itself you would not be able to survive.)
bigtourist 03 Feb 2009
From what I have read, there is no definitive cause, but a lot of people misdiagnosis it as a food allergy or water irritation. I did the same things, put a filter on my shower, changed up my diet, etc. Apparently the cold winters (esp in the NE, like Pittsburgh -- where I am) can dry the skin out and make this worse.
I was a big fan of taking really hot, long showers, but Ive had to cut them out. Try taking shorter and cooler showers. I also got a humdifier (brough humidity from 25% in my room to the around 40%). Between the shower change & humidifier I have noticed a big improvement. Also, if you can take less frequent showers that may help as well.
Good luck!