Hells itch

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Anybody ever had hells itch and if so did you find anything to combat it besides cortizone and benadryl? I've been sunburn a million times and never had this...it blows!

 

[ignorethefringes]

Nope, but I just got over a bad bout with poison oak (preceded by chiggers which put me on antibiotics) and used a combination of ibuprofen, Zyrtec, and prescription strength hydrocortisone (2.5%) to keep my sanity.

 

[NoWiser]

Anybody ever had hells itch and if so did you find anything to combat it besides cortizone and benadryl? I've been sunburn a million times and never had this...it blows!

I can't even begin to explain what I go through a couple days after a bad sunburn. After my last bout I heard that the best way to get relief is to get in as hot of a shower as you can stand. Unfortunately, I read that tip after it was over. During the attack, in a panic, I sent my wife to Walgreens and told her to buy anything on the shelf that could possibly help, I didn't care how much it cost. Everything just seemed to make it worse.

Honestly, I feel horrible for you. I've spent hours on end writhing around the floor in agony. I tend not to talk about it because each time I try, everyone tells me about the time they had a bad sunburn. They don't understand.

Good luck to you. It will end. Try the hot shower and let me know if it helps. I feel your agony.

 

[Bam Bam]

Yeah, I get Hell's Itch. Nobody understands it, except the people who actually get it.
The only relief I get is from water. I have never found a spray, lotion, or pill that made much of a difference, and some seem to make it worse.
Fill up your bathtub and lay down in it, to get (some) relief for a while. Alternatively, you can stand in the shower, with the shower head
focused on your worst areas. Good luck, I really hope that you get better soon! Try not to scratch!

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

My wife says this is me. And thats precisely what I feel I looked like last night.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I cant explain the agony of this crap. Glad you guys understand.

 

[Bam Bam]

I've only had it three times, I got really careful in the Sun after the third escapade.
It is the most irritating, agonizing thing I have experienced, but it does go away after a couple days.
Hang in there, and let us know if you find anything that helps!

 

[NoWiser]

I've only had it three times, I got really careful in the Sun after the third escapade.
It is the most irritating, agonizing thing I have experienced, but it does go away after a couple days.
Hang in there, and let us know if you find anything that helps!

I’m terrified of the sun now. I don’t go outside without a shirt no matter how hot it is. Those light Patagonia long sleeve, hooded shirts are my best friend.

 

[KipCarson]

Man I got it one time after a day on the beach catching blue crabs. that night I ran high fever and had chills and then The next day after fever subsided hells itch started. I had never heard of it, but I will never forget it. I really thought I was going crazy. And the only thing I’ve ever had close was an allergic reaction to something pesticides I got into at work. I have no tips to help combat it other than prevention. Now when I am at the beach or something like that, I don’t care what people think, I will be covered up like an Amish preacher to avoid that again. Nobody wants to see my white hide anyway!

 

[TwistedSage]

Aloe Vera straight from the leaf if you have access to a plant

 

[Nick87]

I had to google this.

 

[NoWiser]

Aloe Vera straight from the leaf if you have access to a plant

Tried it. Doesn’t touch it. This isn’t normal sunburn pain or itching.

 

[nontyp]

Never heard of it, but i do get poison ivy terrible. a couple years ago i got poison ivy so bad it literally covered my body except for my armpits for some reason. Complete misery, had to go to the hospital twice. I feel for you.

 

[NoWiser]

Anybody ever had hells itch and if so did you find anything to combat it besides cortizone and benadryl? I've been sunburn a million times and never had this...it blows!

How are you doing bud?? I’ve been thinking about you all evening. I think we need to start a support group for survivors of Hell’s Itch. It’s psychologically traumatizing.

 

[Shangobango]

Never heard of it until now. It sounds miserable. I hope you found some relief.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

How are you doing bud?? I’ve been thinking about you all evening. I think we need to start a support group for survivors of Hell’s Itch. It’s psychologically traumatizing.

I'm doing pretty ok. I took some pain pills they gave my wife after her C-section and some antihistamines that they gave her when trying to get her to dilate. Plus I have some cortizone on it. Its not terrible since that stuff kicked in. I'm afraid to shower. Haha

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I had to google this.

Me to!

 

[MTPUBLICLAND]

I got this for the first time ever this year. Had lots of sunburns over the years with no aftermath. Hells itch lasted almost a month and I couldn’t find anything that helped, tried everything I could think of or read about. It drove me crazy, miserable. Good luck

 

[Gellar]

I had to google this.

Me to, I was afraid of what I was going to read. Nonetheless it sounds terrible.

 

[ignorethefringes]

My wife had PUPPS rash during one pregnancy which drove her nuts. The only thing that held was an old school tar type soap. It was a lifesaver for her.