Liver disease itching: What helps?

Posted by jeanne5009 @jeanne5009, Nov 26, 2018

Does anyone have info or treatments for itching? My scalp and lower back have a very itchy rash. Tried ointment shampoo, antihistamine and steroids...wont go away. I am Stage 4 liver cirrhosis. Dermatologist and PVP are stumped.

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I've just noticed this post so forgive me if this solution has already been suggested.Prior to my transplant my itching was so bad that i drew blood on the front of my legs; I still have the scars. I tried everything my doctor suggested but nothing worked. i saw E45 anti -itch cream and decided to give it a try. It worked beautifully and I had relief at last. My doctor gaveme huge bottles of the stuff and I used it every day until my transplant and for a while afterwards. I still always have a tube in my drawer for emergencies. i know it doesn't work for everyone but it worked for me so it's worth a try for anyone suffering the horrors of itching.

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@skolotilin

Thanks, I’ll try it!

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@skolotilin, I hope that you find some relief from the itching. Have you asked your doctors why you have this itching?
Congratulations on a stable and improved liver. What is being done to monitor your liver?

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When my ammonia levels get hi I start itching all over. When levels drop itching stops

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I go to Mayo on the 20th - 22nd of September for follow up and more tests

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That will be here before you know it. Hope you have a good check up!
How have you been feeling? Any hospitalizations that you had to have?

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Thanks, I’ll check mine out.

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@rosemarya

That will be here before you know it. Hope you have a good check up!
How have you been feeling? Any hospitalizations that you had to have?

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I just got back from the Mayo clinic in MN. And my meld score dropped. They also found a dime size tumor on my kidney

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@racing212

I just got back from the Mayo clinic in MN. And my meld score dropped. They also found a dime size tumor on my kidney

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@racing212, what does this mean for you? What is the next step?

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@colleenyoung

@racing212, what does this mean for you? What is the next step?

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They took me off the list and said come back on 6 months and we'll check the kidney again

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