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Prickly pain when sweating, lasting weeks

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ben89100
ben89100

I first noticed this as a rash on my arms, but I realized it took over my entire body: tiny little dots of raised skin, which I confused for hives at first. I also feel a prickly, itchy pain when I'm too warm or engage in physical activity. This is very limiting since it's the summer. My skin is starting to peel in some areas, possibly do to the scratching but maybe it's part of the rash.

After doing research I found out about miliaria, but it says it rarely lasts long-- in my case it's been two weeks about. It doesn't seem to be getting much better, but it is getting a little bit better. I'm on vacation right now and I'm not showering quite as much as I guess I should be which I think could be the problem. Any ideas? this is really keeping me from doing some of my favourite summer activities 😦

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  • sheryl37154
    sheryl37154 ben89100

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    Sounds like a sweat rash and prickly heat. Showering morning and night to rinse off the sweat should help, along with a pH body cleanser or dermatological body cleanser.Ordinary soap will make it worse. There are some heat rash creams like 3B available. A wet face washer kept in the freezer and applied to affected area should relieve the itching, etc for the short term instead of scratching.

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