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@gardeningjunkie , I checked my records on my portal...this actually started in 2013. Thankfully not steady, yet that 1st outbreak lasted over 10 months. This time, most severe. Awful chills.
Since then I've had these 5 yrs to experiment with omitting many many products, both topical and environmental, I have named some previously.
The heat definitely hurts my skin, and I dont take hot showers or baths. I'm finding lukewarm then rinse with cool water helps. Hot seems to sting and make me want to scratch. That's why I mentioned I'm limiting my outdoor activities. Sweat feels AWFUL. Thanks for your tips. Hope you stay well!!
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Sweat stings my sensitive skin when the pustules are present. Now free of them I'm amazed at how sweat is not irritating, is it the salt in sweat? With Grover's one loses the collagen connections between the cells which block substances from passing through our skin and easier to get into our bloodstream. I will say I have never felt chills with any eczema I have ever had and have not heard others mention it either, but I have never researched that. Could be if you did have pustules that got infected I imagine one could have chills. Remind me, were you ever given antibiotics for your rash? Your photos looked just like my Grover's Rash and when the pustules get to that severe stage I am prescribed either tetracycline or doxycycline to take for about a 3 week period. It's hard to judge if it helps, put at the very least the pustules seem no worse.
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I have the same issues...worse at times. Water makes it worse. I am diagnosed with fibromyalgia, Lyme, EBV, mycoplasma and other coinfections that can cause the itching.