Running, Circulation, Itching

gary said:

The symptoms are, that when i start to jog, when my body
starts to get hot, my sides, stomach, buttock & thighs &
feet begin to go red & itch & i get nauseous, the urge to
scratch is terrible & end up with severe bruising through
scratching, nail marks!

You might want to google "exercise induced urticaria OR
hives". There are probably also threads in this ng about
this, too. Here's a URL to get you started:

aafp.org1367.htmlOpen ↗

I developed hives five or ten minutes after running four
times over a period of a couple years, the last two times
only a couple weeks apart. Finally (at my goodwife's
urging), I went to an allergist, who tested me for food
allergies (40 pinpricks for 40 foods). I turned out to have
(developed) an allergy to beef and tomatoes--and could
correlate that with what I had eaten the last two times I
got hives. (I can't recall what I ate the other times.)

Since then, no beef or tomatoes six hours before running,
and I've not had any recurrences (except once, when I ate
two large double cheeseburgers _without_ exercising
afterwards).

Very odd--I've never had any allergies before, nor was I
(apparently) allergic to either up until a few years ago.
Worse, I love tomatoes and beef...

BTW, from what I've read, getting hives _while_ running
(your case) is much more common than getting them _after_
running (my case).

Oh, and I now carry a beesting kit in the car, in case I
need it after a run. Allergic reactions can be deadly.

Mike McSwell

Strongyloides, I bet

But i don't get it through weight training or cycling, just running!
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Hi Predominantly i am a cyclist, but also enjoy cross
country running also. I have been recovering for months
with an ankle injuury, so therefore not as active as i
used to be. I used to run for miles & all was ok. My
mother & grandmother, bith had this problem of circulation
& itching, especially when getting back into walking,
running.

The symptoms are, that when i start to jog, when my body
starts to get hot, my sides, stomach, buttock & thighs &
feet begin to go red & itch & i get nauseous, the urge to
scratch is terrible & end up with severe bruising through
scratching, nail marks! This happens mostly when going
down hill. This doesn't happen at all in cycling. This
feeling is terrible, but it seems to subside the more i
run, not more distance, but the more short distances
regularly. For example, before i went away to work abroad,
i was jogging 3 miles a night to get fit & this never
affected me! Does anyone have an explination for this!
Thanks Gary

Gary,

Hope this post from a few years ago helps:

Ozzie

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(Robin Day) said:

I've been back into training about 8 weeks after break of
a few months. Each morning when I get up I get really
itchy legs all over for a few minutes - it then goes away
- This has happened B4 in similar circumstances
- I doubt it's any allergy type of thing - like to changes
in soap powder and all that stuff. I's damned annoyying
- Any Ideas?

Robin,

It is normal when coming back to running especially among
women...and probably if you're in a colder climate. As the
blood vessels dilate in your peripheral circulatory system,
the blood flowing through the vessels not yet used to being
dialated give one the itchy feeling. You can see in some
women that the legs get splotchy (medical term). The feeling
is one of having to stop and really scratch the itch or that
the itch can be so intense that it feels like one is
breaking out in hives. Often at that point one becomes
worried and stops running to diminish the itchy feeling.

Worked through the feeling with one women a number of years
ago. Because of the itchiness, the doctor prescribed an
antihistimine for the itchiness. Which only prolonged her
problem and pushed the natural process of the vessels
dilating and the itchiness going away.

At mile 1 the itchiness started and she wanted to stop. We
continue slowly for about 3 more miles. At mile 3 of the 4,
the vessels dilated and the itchiness went away. It can be
irritating...and in her case it was so intense that she
would stop each time it got that intense, afraid that she
wouldn't be able to continue and that the intchiness would
increase proportionately. So it prolonged the breakthrough.

For many who believe that sweating is unladylike, sweating
can be a learned reflex. You see some people whose face gets
beet red. Once they get to the breakthrough point, their
face finally begins to sweat...usually with a few beads of
sweat appearing on the nose and then the face breaks into a
sweat, the water evaporates and cools the blood flowing
through the vessels....and the flush disappears.

--
In health and on the run, Ozzie Gontang Maintainer-
rec.running FAQ Director, San Diego Marathon Clinic, est.
1975

you would release them more through running. then they re-
enter through your thighs.

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Hi Predominantly i am a cyclist, but also enjoy cross
country running also. I have been recovering for months
with an ankle injuury, so therefore not as active as i
used to be. I used to run for miles & all was ok. My
mother & grandmother, bith had this problem of
circulation & itching, especially when getting back into
walking, running.

Too many toxins in the body, only accelerated all the
more by streneous physical activity. Best unload prior to
major efforts.

toxins as in what?, unload as in how?
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Hi Predominantly i am a cyclist, but also enjoy cross
country running

also.

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I have been recovering for months with an ankle
injuury, so therefore

not as

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active as i used to be. I used to run for miles & all
was ok. My mother & grandmother, bith had this problem
of circulation & itching, especially when getting back
into walking, running.

Too many toxins in the body, only accelerated all the more
by streneous physical activity. Best unload prior to major
efforts.

Very useful, thanks, i guess it's just a case of running through the
"itch"barrier!
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Hi Predominantly i am a cyclist, but also enjoy cross
country running

also.

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I have been recovering for months with an ankle injuury,
so therefore

not as

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active as i used to be. I used to run for miles & all
was ok. My mother & grandmother, bith had this problem
of circulation & itching, especially when getting back
into walking, running.

The symptoms are, that when i start to jog, when my body
starts to get

hot,

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my sides, stomach, buttock & thighs & feet begin to go
red & itch & i

get

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nauseous, the urge to scratch is terrible & end up with
severe bruising through scratching, nail marks! This
happens mostly when going down hill. This doesn't happen
at all in cycling. This feeling is terrible, but it
seems to subside the more i run, not

more

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distance, but the more short distances regularly. For
example, before i

went

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away to work abroad, i was jogging 3 miles a night to
get fit & this

never

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affected me! Does anyone have an explination for this!
Thanks Gary

Gary,

Hope this post from a few years ago helps:

Ozzie

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(Robin Day) said:

I've been back into training about 8 weeks after break
of a few months. Each morning when I get up I get really
itchy legs all over for a few minutes - it then goes
away - This has happened B4 in similar

circumstances

Quoted message said:

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- I doubt it's any allergy type of thing - like to
changes in soap

powder

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and all that stuff. I's damned annoyying - Any Ideas?

Robin,

It is normal when coming back to running especially among
women...and probably if you're in a colder climate. As the
blood vessels dilate in your peripheral circulatory
system, the blood flowing through the vessels not yet used
to being dialated give one the itchy feeling. You can see
in some women that the legs get splotchy (medical term).
The feeling is one of having to stop and really scratch
the itch or that the itch can be so intense that it feels
like one is breaking out in hives. Often at that point one
becomes worried and stops running to diminish the itchy
feeling.

Worked through the feeling with one women a number of
years ago. Because of the itchiness, the doctor prescribed
an antihistimine for the itchiness. Which only prolonged
her problem and pushed the natural process of the vessels
dilating and the itchiness going away.

At mile 1 the itchiness started and she wanted to stop.
We continue slowly for about 3 more miles. At mile 3 of
the 4, the vessels dilated and the itchiness went away.
It can be irritating...and in her case it was so intense
that she would stop each time it got that intense, afraid
that she wouldn't be able to continue and that the
intchiness would increase proportionately. So it
prolonged the breakthrough.

For many who believe that sweating is unladylike, sweating
can be a learned reflex. You see some people whose face
gets beet red. Once they get to the breakthrough point,
their face finally begins to sweat...usually with a few
beads of sweat appearing on the nose and then the face
breaks into a sweat, the water evaporates and cools the
blood flowing through the vessels....and the flush
disappears.

--
In health and on the run, Ozzie Gontang Maintainer-
rec.running FAQ Director, San Diego Marathon Clinic,
est. 1975