That's three of us now. Wow! It's funny that I never even considered CS for this. I always tend to forget I even have it until that first bout of cold weather. I guess it was the shower that triggered the memory since, like you, I would also get HORRIBLE itching after a bath or shower. I also had it on my shins. I wonder what it is about the shins? My upper legs never itched much. Just my abdomen and lower legs (front and back).
I take about the same amount of CS you do - probably around 8 oz. I've upped it a bit with all the nasty viruses going around right now, though. Rene' -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 12/22/04 20:24:35 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>CS & Winter eczema? List, I have just realized the same experience. At the approaching winter months, I dreaded them. My shins would itch so bad after showers or tub baths tha I could hardly stand it. I just realized from last year and now this year I don't have that problem now! Wow! And I only injest 4 to 6 oz a day of 5-10 PPM CS per day. I'll pass this on..................Thom In a message dated 12/22/2004 12:50:03 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi, So thatâs why my shins would get so ichy during winter months. I couldnât figure this out. I just thought it was normal because of the water and colder weather. I have been using CS Now for about 3 weeks and I havenât had a bout of itchiness since. Winter just started though. Thanks for the reminder Iâll watch for it now that youâve made this observation.. Sincerely..Ernie -----Original Message----- From: Rene Thurston [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 12:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: CS>CS &Winter eczema? Hi all, I was in the shower last night, and it suddenly occurred to me that, for the first time in 10 years, I have not had my usual winter eczema symptoms! Now I realize CS is supposed to be an antibacterial, which eczema is not, but I have done nothing different that I can think of OTHER than take CS for the past five months. I usually have a MADDENING itch of my lower legs and abdomen as soon as the first very cold weather strikes, and it goes all through the winter. I despise medications, so I have tried every over-the-counter remedy you can imagine - oatmeal baths, extra-dry-skin lotions, Hydrocortisone, Calamine lotion, Benadryl (external), Udder Balm, changing detergents, wearing only cotton clothing. NOTHING worked. I would actually wake up in the morning with bleeding scratches where I had dug at the itch overnight. I met someone with the same condition, and her doctor put her on steroids and a prescription for some eczema medication. I decided to live with the itch. Our temperatures have been in the teens and 20's here a few times in the last couple of weeks - plenty cold enough to start my usual winter nightmare Nothing!! My husband has also had a MARKED decrease in his usual winter joint pains. Has anyone else experienced this with CS? Rene'
