Rianna-may Thompson same for me. Feels like fore ants biting you everywhere. Taking a non drowsy antihistamine 30 mins before exercise or in my case, even a walk, is the only thing that works for me.
Reading all of these comments has made me feel like I'm finally not alone 😭 I've had this sensation since I was little and I never understood what it was or why just walking ALWAYS gives me this horrible itchy feeling!... When I itch the area the itchiness blows up x100!! I've noticed that just running even harder through the itching makes it eventually subside 😢 it definitely takes determination to get through this. We can do ittt!! ❤️
I enjoy exercising but when the itchy sensation takes over I literally feel like stripping off my clothes and running to the nearest stream of hot water and immersing myself. I feel like screaming because my senses become weirdly heightened and the outside world immediately disgusts me...from the crawling critters on the ground to the smells in the air!!! ITS A CURSE!!!!
Wow I thought I was the only one. Leaves, trees and anything on the floor becomes disgusting 😭 it changes my whole mood and no one can touch or talk to me because of how nasty I feel.
You have no idea how amazing it feels to not be alone in this..and reading all these comments of people that struggle with this too 😭🥺 it means so much
Indeed! The lack of exercising can lead to intense itching when you do start to exercise, and for some the pain can be so unbearable but it does go away within a week when your body adjusts. Here are some quick tips to allow your body to adjust through the itch period. *Before you even start exercising, take an oral Benadryl which will neutralize the itching and you wont feel a thing. After 3/5 days your body should have adjusted and you will no longer need to take them. *Warm up with a light walk and exercise at a light/medium pace for a short duration for a few days a week till your body adjusts to the changes. If you start to itch, back off the exercising immediately and walk it off. *Rub lotion on, preferably medicated lotion which targets reactions. Apply before you exercise. However, if you itch everywhere the oral tablet works better. ********************** After 3/5 days you should be 100% itch free and if not see your doctor.
I get the extreme itchiness from walking too. If I’m on a brisk long walk about ten minutes in my legs will start itching like mad. It’s kind of scary to know my laziness has led my capillaries to collapse. Definitely need to keep a regular routine of exercise so that blood can flow!
That itch is like no other 😭, Its literally the worse feeling ever. At first its a little tingly feeling, then the tingling worsens to a huge itch forcing you to stop. When you try to itch the area, it burns and the itching spreads. it feels like your legs are on fire. Slapping it still burns but it does a better job at not spreading the itching sensation 😭😭
If there is a hell this is what it will feel like to be there. If you need to torture info out of me just find a way to make my legs itch like this and I'll break in 2 minutes 😭
I've started with itchy legs after the lockdown. Everytime, I go out for a walk, I start with the tingly sensation and then full on hot itchy thighs with the nauseous feeling. I cant have anybody talk to me, touch me, I'm hysterical at this point and have to get back in the car and itch my legs like crazy . I've cried too.
Oh my gosh, I'm so glad I found this comment. No one has ever understood what I meant when I said that my legs itch so bad that I get nauseous. It is the absolute worst!
Good scratch your legs as much as you can! I have kinda the same problem where at lunch I scratch my legs and then my friend katherine starts to scratch her foot and then my other friend colleen starts to scratch her private! I don't care because we can have a scratching party! And I like to see my friends scratch their private part or foot!
What doesn’t make sense is the fact that I ride my bike almost every day around 15 miles. Its a pretty good workout, lots of hills. I don’t get the itchy feeling when I ride my bike, but yet if I try to run, the itchy feeling comes. This debunks the claim that it’s due to inactivity.
I'm from JA and I thought I was the only one who experiences this. It's the wrst when it happens and none of my fam nor frens cn relate cause it only happens to me. Even power walking causes it sometimes
shanziejade girl I'm from Jamaica too. The itching is sooooo terrible and no one understands. Its all over and you just want it to stop. ugh people think you are weird thoughm
Nice my legs itch all the time and I'm not sure why! I was on a walk with my friends once and my legs were really itchy so I ran to the closet bathroom and I pulled down my pants and started to scratch my legs like crazy! BTW I still have this problem today but i don't care because I like scratching my legs!
I’ve listened to 5 doctors so far and none at them gave me any answer I needed. Then I found you. Thank you!!!! Better than any doctor. Now I actually have an answer and it makes perfect sense.
I've absolutely experienced it since I was a kid!!! DON'T SCRATCH IT!! Don't touch it. Don't let anyone else touch it. I've learned to just slow down your pace and walk/jog thru it. And don't go too long without moving. That should mostly fix it.
I just walked around the block LITERALLY Barely made it back home. It starts in my ankles and my feet started burning and my legs shoulders waists started itching soooo freaking back I was literally hyperventilating. I heard antihistamines work 🤷🏽♀️
I can't believe I've found my people. I deal with this too. Exactly how you described but accompanied by heightened senses and an almost unbearable feeling of disgust to everything.
I wish it was just my legs. Unfortunately it's my butt my legs my thighs my back my chest it drives me literally insane the other day I had to stop in the middle of the street and put my hands down my butt and start itching I didn't care who was looking it itched bad
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Omg this was me few days ago, normally I get the itchiness just on my legs, thighs when walking. When running it's worst I felt l it on my thighs, legs, chest, butt, I also did not care I stopped and scratched everywhere, sadly i did not get to cotinue running I had to come home. This ish is crazy
try singing while you do it, you'll get the breathing rythm much faster. also, empty out your nose of any blockage before you go. and take small spoon of honey for quick energy boost
It's so bad for me that even if I walk a little too fast my legs burn like crazy, they feel like they are on fire. Even leg days don't help me. You're right, the only cure is to basically "run it off", something I haven't done in almost a year
Rivash Naidoo Taking a non drowsy antihistamine 30 mins before exercise or in my case, even a walk, is the only thing that works for me. It feels like fire ants attacking your legs
So true. I do a lot of bodyweight exercises for my legs at home and feel great. As soon as I go out for a run or even a walk sometimes I get extremely itchy
@@lucykim6487 yes, yes, yes. I was just doing a walking exercise video and 18 minutes in, I had to stop, take my leggings off and itch and then I started to feel sick 🤢
Perhaps a way to get around it is to not RUN right off the bat. Start with walking, find the point that gets the itching sensation then build up your tolerance over time. Walking can be just as good as running (actually better, as it's lower impact and doesn't put as much strain on your knees) if you do it right! As long as you're not training for a marathon, walking is a fine alternative that may not send as much blood rushing as quickly!
I have experienced the exercise allergy! My mom takes me to the Y whenever she can because she thinks I'm fat and when I complained about my legs being itchy, she said pretty much the same thing you did--something about blood flow and squishy biological things. She's a nurse, so I took her word for it.
omg mine happens in cold weather and its when I hit the 3 mile walk. everything around me feels gross and then I get super conscience of what I'm walking on when I make my way home to scratch the hell out of my legs . Does anyone else feel dirty and gross when they get this itch?
Thanks for the information, makes sense. In my case, I did not stop exercising. I noticed when the weather changed, got cooler, my legs started to itch. You are right though, continuing to exercise is the only way to overcome the itching as annoying as it is!
Yes I have this. I get sever itching and what appears to be blood clot spots and redness and welts that are hot to touch. Each time it gets worse and last time I felt shortness of breath and sick.ugh...
No relief just to be home. But when i finally make it home its about 45 min to an hour or so before the horrible itching stops but the popped capillaries stay on my legs for almost week or more
A scroll through the comment section for prevention tips shows a disproportionate number of responses are from people of African descent. Can’t help but wonder if it’s a genetic link. I have a unique case. Ran throughout high school and military then started getting the itch out of nowhere during a period of peak fitness. Running is my first love-but this condition is my absolute scourge. I’m in top 1% fitness for my age, run almost daily and I still get it. There is no powering through my itch it just takes over until I’m dam near in shock. The intensity has driven me to tears on the roadside and more recently a b-line to CVS where I had to beg strangers for money to fund Benadryl because my Apple Pay wouldn’t work.
Try quercetin (a natural antihistamine found in oranges) before going on a walk or exercise outside. I found my itching only happens when I walk outside and my feet hit hard on the pavement. Although I walked everyday all through winter my itchy legs came back once things warmed up. So I took quercetin beforehand and it stopped the itching. Hope this helps anyone :)
That is actually kind of cool. Thank you for teaching us why that happens! I'm lucky that it hasn't happened to me, especially since I went quite a while without exercising before I started running a year ago. But if I do get itchy running legs in the future, now I'll know what's happening!
I'm a very active person.. heavy weight lifter and bike rider... the Weird thing is that I can ride a bicycle for 100 miles without a problem, but if I run for 5 minutes it itches so much that I want to rip off the skin of my legs and love handles.. It has to be related to the impact of running... Can someone explain it??? 😂
Yes it is awful cold shower after coconut oil on itchy Stomach leg and the muffin top I just tested it no worries here. I have stretch marks on belly and other places I aways believed it was from the stretch marks. I just finished walking brought me here.
This happened to me and I immediately stopped and started itching my thighs and glutes; when I realized a lot of people were watching me, I played it off by acting like I'm stretching and slapped the areas hard as hell instead lmaooo
I used to suffer from the itch for YEARS!!! I discovered antihistamine tables. eat them a few hours before your exercise . that cut the itch or cut it down by 90% or so. But you dont want to be taking those tablets your entire life so you have to build up fitness by excersizing at least every other day for about a month until you feel no itch at all anymore. then you can relax and exercise once every 3 days. But remember if you take a long break like an entire week off, you will feel the itch again. For me I can get back to no itch after two session. But if ive taken longer than a week off then im back to square one and its antihistamine pills and rebuilding fitness
for everyone on this comment thread, I know that we don't know each other but trust and believe if you push through it, it will stop. everything before the 2 mi point is going to itch like a madman but after the two mile point it stops itching. push through it. you got this!
So happy you made this! I'm one of the unfortunate rare ones who gets a much more extreme reaction, as in full blown can't breathe, itchy, hives, airways swelling, etc etc. We spent a year or two (as I battled through twice-weekly Tae Kwon Do, increasingly often landing me in hospital) trying to get to the bottom of it. Specialist immunologists were saying that exercise could trigger it, but it must be due to having eaten something or having been exposed to something I was allergic to beforehand. When I'd eliminated everything but air, clothes, water and... uh... myself, I was left with just the exercise. I'm fine with non-cardio (yoga etc) and mild cardio, but no running for me... There's some suggestion that it can be temporary, and it can definitely manifest suddenly even in high-level athletes with no history of it. I've seen it suggested that you start doing low-level and slowly build up to hopefully overcome it, but with no real evidence attached. TLDR: It's cool to see someone talking about this, rather than brushing it off as just an excuse, so thanks!
Same thing here. Even when I was very active and in awesome shape it still did it. I have found if I take an antihistamine pill about 25 min before it isn't as bad!
ANYONE ELSE FEEL LIKE WHEN EVEN EXERCISING OR JUST WALKING AND YOUR ITCHING AND THING GROSS YOU THINK ABOUT GROSS OR OR YOU SEE ON THE FLOOR I MAKES ME ITCH EVEN MORE AND ON TOP OF THAT I DONT WANNA SEE ANYTHING
Thank you for making this! I experienced it all the time when I first started running, but now that I do it everyday, it's better! So it will get better guys! Just power through! :)
Here to help Ive had this for a while now Ive noticed that taking long breaks from working out make it worse, running in the cold, and not getting a stretch. If u can change those things you ill see alot of improvement the stretching is probably the most important, you wanna get the blood flow moving good in your legs before you start the workout.
I'm pretty active exercise person. I love getting into the rhythmic everyday thing of being active but sometimes we can get off the track of being active. I have to admit that exercise is sometimes not my best friend. I get into addictive exercise marathons. And then it comes to me being lazy. So yeah I know how it feels to have itchy legs that itch like hell. I had to happen today and which sucks like hell. It ain't fun. So yeah it's better to stay active then to not. Yep so it all has to do with blood flow and your capillaries breaking down. So stay active and get a good blood flow
My husband carried me back to my car when I first started experiencing it, we decided we were going to start exercising together and 10 minutes in I was having a damn panic attack and itching like crazy, like one lady in the comments said, the grass, the bugs, the patterns in nature.. just everything was just so disgusting and repulsive… it was so so bad. I want to start exercising again and I’m going to do my best to work through it😢😬
😢Same another video recommended Benadryl but then I’ll be sleepy all day. A pharmacist suggested Zyrtec non-drowsy one hour before exercising and I saw a video by a dermatologist he suggested Allegra 60ml one hour before workout. I’m praying someone works. I’ll be trying Allegra non-drowsy next week. Good luck to you.
@@heavensentbrown3115 oh gosh, thank you so much for sharing that info with me! I really appreciate it and I’ll definitely be trying it out🙌🏾 and good luck to you to!
So I just started back just pacing myself walking outside then boom... all of a sudden, 2 minutes from my front door I become disgusted with the world around me. Mind you, I was just in a very excited mood about how the weather was so perfect! The itch irritated me so bad I sped up lol Let's just say the door slung open like I was being chased, the pants never existed and the itch went away... after some lovely scratching lol
Omg most annoying feeling ever & I try to run through it but it doesn't help at all. I might try looking for an indoor track until the itching stops. Nice to see other people go through this too. I also thought it was my clothes or body care items. Thanks for sharing.
My sister and I experience the same thing. I have been able to work on it by exercising indoors and it is getting a lot better! Thanks for posting this. It was very helpful!
Someone finally explained this! Thank you! Although, unfortunately, I even experienced while in the middle of a semester on a long distance running team. Maybe there is no hope for my collapsed capillaries.
I’m so glad that there are people out there who are like me. I itch when it’s hot, when it’s cold, when I’m walking or running. Which is why I prefer working out at home. They say the only way to get through it is to keep walking and running but jeez. And I feel like my eczema makes it worse. 😣
I definitely have this. And it sucks so bad. I started walking again today and couldn’t make it pass 2 laps without running back to my truck to scratch my legs and thighs viciously. I’m going to try to increase a lap everyday until I beat this. I hate it so damn much!!🙄😳🥴🥺😢
This happens to me too!!! I use tight compression shorts and gold bond friction defense - seriously the itching was insane!!! Wow, this is seriously interesting thanks!
Firm massaging of your legs or soaking in really warm water( as warm as you can tolerate it, not hot water 😬) before you exercise really help me prevent the itching. When you you massage, you want to warm your skin to get blood flowing to that area. It really really helps.
Omg I finally get answers! I've been trying to explain this to people for years and everyone always thinks it's something else. My clothes rubbing and causing friction, my laundry detergent causing a skin reaction, I'm allergic to my own sweat, I'm allergic to the pollen in the air/outdoors...the list goes on. This itching always causes me to have to stop whatever exercise I'm doing until it subsides. Sometimes it's so bad and doesn't go away until I take a warm shower. It's SO HORRIBLE and annoying! But I am glad this is actually a common problem. Thanks for the video! x
This is the worst. Like a lot of people in the comments, it affects my brain and actually infuriates me a little. Everything around me becomes unbearable to look at. She is right however…pushing through reduces it’s effect.
OH MY GOD I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE AND I NEVER THOUGH OF GOOGLING IT. It happens to me when walking long distances. But it's not just because of exercise, it's exma too.
omgggg, I want to cry - it's SO NICE to see other people who have the same issues. Literally the most annoying thing ever...I've even felt nauseous because it can get so ITCHY!! >.
Ahhh! This makes me feel so much better that I am not alone! Ugh this issue has been really holding me back from my normal workout routine. I used to workout a lot as a preteen but at a point I started getting itchy legs when every time I ran. It would be so annoying and I would scratch until I would be covered in red welts a long my legs from all the scratching. I now take Zyrtec every day to manage the issue. I though I grew out of it but apparently not because whenever I miss a dose of Zyrtec, even just walking in a store or walking to class can trigger an attack. So I guess I will be keeping an antihistamine handy,
I feel normal now too! I only get this when running, or trying to! So annoying ahhhhh! And so that I don't look crazy, getting off the treadmill and scratching my legs and thighs, uncontrollably, like a crazy person, I make sure to be alone in a gym when I decide to run a 'lil'... I'm just gonna keep attempting a little each time and hopefully some day I will be able to run for at least a full 15min without the 'itching sensation' ahhh! Thanks for your video! It's made a difference to me... :)
Kristina it's not just the blood pumping. Sometimes the weather as you mentioned can actually irritate the skin like actually drying your skin out or other things. Try using baby powder or gold bond. It will help. I get the itchy skin a lot in the winter just when I go outside and am walking around for awhile and I exercise regularly. So try the baby powder or gold bond. It will help! Put it on before you workout.
I hope all of you have found out that this isn’t an allergy and there is a valid explanation to what’s happening to your body😊 I found relief by taking an anti histamine one hour before a workout. Get a non-drowsy kind.
Best solution I found out is to try to do a little stretching on that particular body part. Instant relief and it feels so relaxing. Just make sure you DO IT RIGHT by doing a little research first or asking your instructor or it will lead to other problems like literally ripping your muscles from over-stretching which is far worse. Do it slowly, don't bounce-stretch, and don't go over your stretch limit. Best of luck to all you people :)
I'm here because I kept experiencing the "itch." I had 3 mental break downs today. But, I still managed to get in a 2 mile walk. And, it was very cool weather this morning. Ughh
Personally, I actually have a sensitivity to changes in body temperature called cholinergic urticaria. I break out in hives all over my body when I sweat or am exposed to the sun for too long (this sensitivity runs in my family). So, I don't want any viewers to assume that this is the only cause of itchiness while running. Fortunately, I'm able to take an antihistamine before exercising and it combats the issue.
I had a similar thing happen to me and it happened when there was a drastic change in temperature. I had been running for a while so I figured that was why it happened. The first thing I did when I got home was to shower and drink some water. Hydration is probably the best thing to combat it because it hasn't happened to me since. Give it a try and make sure you hydrate before and after you workout.
You know, this might just REALLY explain some leg-located itchiness I've had, especially in periods where I had little to no exercise because of working behind a laptop all day and suddenly had to run to catch a train... Thanks Kristina! I thought my legs were just being silly. I'm gonna look into this! :D
I have the same problem and actually just did the same google search. My itchiness is a full body experience. I have ruled out this explanation because I work out 6 days a week. Basically I have concluded what I already knew and it's that I have dry skin and running in the winter really seems to dry it more and just cause itch attacks. Lotioning my arms really has helped but then I find all those parts I never new could itch... I blame my manly manly axe soap which just turned my skin into a desert instead of moisturizing it properly.
Apple Cider Vinegar works for me! Rub it on your Legs or Areas that itch the most when you work out, before working out. It Smells AWFUL but the itching stopped for me!
I started using the Claritin medication prior to running and it really does work miracles try taking the medication about 45 minutes or a hour before and lotion your legs before you should be fine let me know how it works for you
I had that when I started running...I just did lots of short runs (and didn't shave my legs so often) and it disappeared after a few weeks...also brisk walking helps (like as fast as you can manage)...
Yes! I have it right now. Did a 4 mile brisk walk in the cold. Now doing extreme scratching on my itchy thighs. There will be burgundy scratch marks all over them tomorrow.
The itching has brought me to tears more than once and I had only been walking. The worst feeling ever
Rianna-may Thompson same for me. Feels like fore ants biting you everywhere. Taking a non drowsy antihistamine 30 mins before exercise or in my case, even a walk, is the only thing that works for me.
Me tooo!!
@@Mellovesdeep25 does the antihistamine take the itch all away or just make it bearable?
Julia johnson it prevents the itch from even happening at all
@@komeodhomi709 I wore shorts 🩳 and I was still itchy on 100 omg it was terrible
That itch is the worst. It sends me insane!
I hate that feeling
Am tired of it😢😢
I almost got naked in the street today!
@@615BlackBarbie wow that bad huh?
Me too 😭😭 I have to get to my car as soon as possible. Strip down and itch
I thought I was the only one who experienced itchy running legs! Yea its really annoying when it happens!
Me too
Happened to me since a kid
@@komeodhomi709 so if I walk regularly and wear loose pants then I'll be good?
Me too
Reading all of these comments has made me feel like I'm finally not alone 😭 I've had this sensation since I was little and I never understood what it was or why just walking ALWAYS gives me this horrible itchy feeling!... When I itch the area the itchiness blows up x100!! I've noticed that just running even harder through the itching makes it eventually subside 😢 it definitely takes determination to get through this. We can do ittt!! ❤️
I enjoy exercising but when the itchy sensation takes over I literally feel like stripping off my clothes and running to the nearest stream of hot water and immersing myself. I feel like screaming because my senses become weirdly heightened and the outside world immediately disgusts me...from the crawling critters on the ground to the smells in the air!!! ITS A CURSE!!!!
Elise Davis same lol I get OCD too 😂
Wow I thought I was the only one. Leaves, trees and anything on the floor becomes disgusting 😭 it changes my whole mood and no one can touch or talk to me because of how nasty I feel.
Yessss so true.... and the entire day, memories of it keeps giving me the itch all day!!!!😭😭😭
going through same thing...Thought i’m alone..it’s so bad sometimes when I just take a little long walk
you are actually me
So true! Everything in my environment disgusts me when I get the itch. I even get negative thoughts about life...so horrible
YES LIKE not just pain but the mental is worse
You have no idea how amazing it feels to not be alone in this..and reading all these comments of people that struggle with this too 😭🥺 it means so much
Indeed! The lack of exercising can lead to intense itching when you do start to exercise, and for some the pain can be so unbearable but it does go away within a week when your body adjusts. Here are some quick tips to allow your body to adjust through the itch period.
*Before you even start exercising, take an oral Benadryl which will neutralize the itching and you wont feel a thing. After 3/5 days your body should have adjusted and you will no longer need to take them.
*Warm up with a light walk and exercise at a light/medium pace for a short duration for a few days a week till your body adjusts to the changes. If you start to itch, back off the exercising immediately and walk it off.
*Rub lotion on, preferably medicated lotion which targets reactions. Apply before you exercise. However, if you itch everywhere the oral tablet works better.
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After 3/5 days you should be 100% itch free and if not see your doctor.
I get the extreme itchiness from walking too. If I’m on a brisk long walk about ten minutes in my legs will start itching like mad. It’s kind of scary to know my laziness has led my capillaries to collapse. Definitely need to keep a regular routine of exercise so that blood can flow!
Me too
Agreed! It is indeed scary! Learning this, I'll have to continue my 30 minute walks again. I stopped after the whole quarantine thing started.
Mine happen with walking long distance too!!!
That itch is like no other 😭, Its literally the worse feeling ever. At first its a little tingly feeling, then the tingling worsens to a huge itch forcing you to stop. When you try to itch the area, it burns and the itching spreads. it feels like your legs are on fire. Slapping it still burns but it does a better job at not spreading the itching sensation 😭😭
If there is a hell this is what it will feel like to be there. If you need to torture info out of me just find a way to make my legs itch like this and I'll break in 2 minutes 😭
I've started with itchy legs after the lockdown. Everytime, I go out for a walk, I start with the tingly sensation and then full on hot itchy thighs with the nauseous feeling. I cant have anybody talk to me, touch me, I'm hysterical at this point and have to get back in the car and itch my legs like crazy . I've cried too.
Same!
I’m so sorry! I feel your pain! 😭
It's so frustrating ugh
Oh my gosh, I'm so glad I found this comment. No one has ever understood what I meant when I said that my legs itch so bad that I get nauseous. It is the absolute worst!
That’s exactly me!! 😭😭😭
Yes my legs itch a lot to the. Point where I don't care if someone see me scratching them
Good scratch your legs as much as you can! I have kinda the same problem where at lunch I scratch my legs and then my friend katherine starts to scratch her foot and then my other friend colleen starts to scratch her private! I don't care because we can have a scratching party! And I like to see my friends scratch their private part or foot!
What doesn’t make sense is the fact that I ride my bike almost every day around 15 miles. Its a pretty good workout, lots of hills. I don’t get the itchy feeling when I ride my bike, but yet if I try to run, the itchy feeling comes. This debunks the claim that it’s due to inactivity.
Right? I've never felt this on long walks or bike rides.
I find when its winter I get it the most
I'm from JA and I thought I was the only one who experiences this. It's the wrst when it happens and none of my fam nor frens cn relate cause it only happens to me. Even power walking causes it sometimes
shanziejade girl I'm from Jamaica too. The itching is sooooo terrible and no one understands. Its all over and you just want it to stop. ugh people think you are weird thoughm
shanziejade I'm from the Bahamas and go through the same issue. No one understands this pain/annoyance
shanziejade me too 😔
What do you guys do to help alleviate it?? I'm willing to try anything at this point
Same I’m from Jamaica and when I went on a run or a long walk my legs itching so bad I hate it I run home and scratch my legs so hard
One time I was walking to class ,and I felt that itching . I quickly walked to the nearest bathroom took my pants and started stretching like crazy.
Nice my legs itch all the time and I'm not sure why! I was on a walk with my friends once and my legs were really itchy so I ran to the closet bathroom and I pulled down my pants and started to scratch my legs like crazy! BTW I still have this problem today but i don't care because I like scratching my legs!
I’ve done that before! I start to get very nauseous!
@@komeodhomi709 ya although it's gone today
@@komeodhomi709 exactly it does nothing! Your right, you have to touch the skin and scratch rather then scratch on your pants!
this has happened to me so many timess
My ass and legs feel like there is ants inside me crawling. Antihistamines work! Get back inshape an it stops. I never want to feel this again!!!
hi did the itching sop after a while without the antihistamines? were you eventually able to work out without the antihistamine?
Exclusive Kutz Amen
I’ve listened to 5 doctors so far and none at them gave me any answer I needed. Then I found you. Thank you!!!! Better than any doctor. Now I actually have an answer and it makes perfect sense.
I'm allergic the exercise, too. Yup.
I've absolutely experienced it since I was a kid!!! DON'T SCRATCH IT!! Don't touch it. Don't let anyone else touch it. I've learned to just slow down your pace and walk/jog thru it. And don't go too long without moving. That should mostly fix it.
I just walked around the block LITERALLY Barely made it back home. It starts in my ankles and my feet started burning and my legs shoulders waists started itching soooo freaking back I was literally hyperventilating. I heard antihistamines work 🤷🏽♀️
I can't believe I've found my people. I deal with this too. Exactly how you described but accompanied by heightened senses and an almost unbearable feeling of disgust to everything.
Crystal Cotton it actually does!
I made a mistake to not take it today and literally died
I wish it was just my legs. Unfortunately it's my butt my legs my thighs my back my chest it drives me literally insane the other day I had to stop in the middle of the street and put my hands down my butt and start itching I didn't care who was looking it itched bad
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Omg this was me few days ago, normally I get the itchiness just on my legs, thighs when walking. When running it's worst I felt l it on my thighs, legs, chest, butt, I also did not care I stopped and scratched everywhere, sadly i did not get to cotinue running I had to come home. This ish is crazy
Wow... similar like me all over body..
For me it’s my sides and underneath my boobs that itch the worst, it drives me insane.
Nice my butt itches sometimes to and I scratch it at night! It feels good to scratch it tho! I sleep scratch my butt some nights!
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After 10 years still a very useful video.
YES! I'm with you! Also, I can't breathe when I run...but that's more because I'm just out of shape.
try singing while you do it, you'll get the breathing rythm much faster. also, empty out your nose of any blockage before you go. and take small spoon of honey for quick energy boost
It's so bad for me that even if I walk a little too fast my legs burn like crazy, they feel like they are on fire. Even leg days don't help me. You're right, the only cure is to basically "run it off", something I haven't done in almost a year
Rivash Naidoo Taking a non drowsy antihistamine 30 mins before exercise or in my case, even a walk, is the only thing that works for me. It feels like fire ants attacking your legs
Hey do you feel like puking when the itchiness start? 😢😢😢
So true. I do a lot of bodyweight exercises for my legs at home and feel great. As soon as I go out for a run or even a walk sometimes I get extremely itchy
Same as me.. Since I am 12 or younger maybe but yep same feeeling
@@lucykim6487 yes, yes, yes. I was just doing a walking exercise video and 18 minutes in, I had to stop, take my leggings off and itch and then I started to feel sick 🤢
Perhaps a way to get around it is to not RUN right off the bat. Start with walking, find the point that gets the itching sensation then build up your tolerance over time. Walking can be just as good as running (actually better, as it's lower impact and doesn't put as much strain on your knees) if you do it right! As long as you're not training for a marathon, walking is a fine alternative that may not send as much blood rushing as quickly!
Still does it walking, just push through and with daily exercise and walking should stop happening
Clearly you have never experienced this. It happens even with walking.
Thank you. This has been plaguing me for years. I used to run cross country and now I can’t even run half a mile before the terrible itch begins
Have you found a cure?
@@iamURHO regular exercise and daily walking
Taking a non drowsy antihistamine 30 mins before exercise or in my case, even a walk, is the only thing that works for me.
I have experienced the exercise allergy! My mom takes me to the Y whenever she can because she thinks I'm fat and when I complained about my legs being itchy, she said pretty much the same thing you did--something about blood flow and squishy biological things. She's a nurse, so I took her word for it.
I promise i thought i was allergic to the detergent or fabric softener. I CAN LIFT ALL DAY BUT RUN... NOT A CHANCE. Glad to know im not alone.
I Have this problem. Taking over-the-counter antihistamine seems to work until I get back in shape.
omg mine happens in cold weather and its when I hit the 3 mile walk. everything around me feels gross and then I get super conscience of what I'm walking on when I make my way home to scratch the hell out of my legs . Does anyone else feel dirty and gross when they get this itch?
I feel your pain. 😩
Omg I alway thought it was me 😩😩, I feel crossed by everything 😭😭😭 during that period
Especially if I pass wet leaves, mud, or something its like it just feels gross and the itching gets worse!! I thought I was just going crazy!!
The dirty gross thing is weird as hell. Just feel disgusted by everything and nauseous
ME TOOOOOOO
Thanks for the information, makes sense. In my case, I did not stop exercising. I noticed when the weather changed, got cooler, my legs started to itch. You are right though, continuing to exercise is the only way to overcome the itching as annoying as it is!
Yes I have this. I get sever itching and what appears to be blood clot spots and redness and welts that are hot to touch. Each time it gets worse and last time I felt shortness of breath and sick.ugh...
No relief just to be home. But when i finally make it home its about 45 min to an hour or so before the horrible itching stops but the popped capillaries stay on my legs for almost week or more
Yes!! It was so bad today I got sick, dizzy, almost passed out!!
A scroll through the comment section for prevention tips shows a disproportionate number of responses are from people of African descent. Can’t help but wonder if it’s a genetic link.
I have a unique case. Ran throughout high school and military then started getting the itch out of nowhere during a period of peak fitness. Running is my first love-but this condition is my absolute scourge. I’m in top 1% fitness for my age, run almost daily and I still get it. There is no powering through my itch it just takes over until I’m dam near in shock. The intensity has driven me to tears on the roadside and more recently a b-line to CVS where I had to beg strangers for money to fund Benadryl because my Apple Pay wouldn’t work.
Just came home from a 30 min run. Realized that im capable of running longer (yay) but the itchy legs were unbearable 😞
Try quercetin (a natural antihistamine found in oranges) before going on a walk or exercise outside. I found my itching only happens when I walk outside and my feet hit hard on the pavement. Although I walked everyday all through winter my itchy legs came back once things warmed up. So I took quercetin beforehand and it stopped the itching. Hope this helps anyone :)
I saw someone else says you need to take bendryl 45 min before you run. Its just temporary until you get back in the rhythm of exercise
That is actually kind of cool. Thank you for teaching us why that happens! I'm lucky that it hasn't happened to me, especially since I went quite a while without exercising before I started running a year ago. But if I do get itchy running legs in the future, now I'll know what's happening!
I'm a very active person.. heavy weight lifter and bike rider... the Weird thing is that I can ride a bicycle for 100 miles without a problem, but if I run for 5 minutes it itches so much that I want to rip off the skin of my legs and love handles.. It has to be related to the impact of running... Can someone explain it??? 😂
Yes it is awful
cold shower after coconut oil on itchy
Stomach leg and the muffin top
I just tested it no worries here.
I have stretch marks on belly and other places I aways believed it was from the stretch marks.
I just finished walking brought me here.
This happened to me and I immediately stopped and started itching my thighs and glutes; when I realized a lot of people were watching me, I played it off by acting like I'm stretching and slapped the areas hard as hell instead lmaooo
This is hilarious LOL But also, I feel you though.
Also, the temperature thing did not help me at all. I usually run at the gym on a treadmill, still itchy.
I’ve learn that high histamine could also be the problem and a Allegra or something over the counter should help take it an hour before an activity.
I used to suffer from the itch for YEARS!!! I discovered antihistamine tables. eat them a few hours before your exercise . that cut the itch or cut it down by 90% or so. But you dont want to be taking those tablets your entire life so you have to build up fitness by excersizing at least every other day for about a month until you feel no itch at all anymore. then you can relax and exercise once every 3 days. But remember if you take a long break like an entire week off, you will feel the itch again. For me I can get back to no itch after two session. But if ive taken longer than a week off then im back to square one and its antihistamine pills and rebuilding fitness
THIS EXPLAINS SO MUCH OH MY GOSH
I had this problem for years! Try an antihistamine a hour prior. It works!
Do you have to do this every time?
@@ikwuamaesi yes every single time. Take it an hour before and it works like magic
for everyone on this comment thread, I know that we don't know each other but trust and believe if you push through it, it will stop. everything before the 2 mi point is going to itch like a madman but after the two mile point it stops itching. push through it. you got this!
So happy you made this! I'm one of the unfortunate rare ones who gets a much more extreme reaction, as in full blown can't breathe, itchy, hives, airways swelling, etc etc. We spent a year or two (as I battled through twice-weekly Tae Kwon Do, increasingly often landing me in hospital) trying to get to the bottom of it. Specialist immunologists were saying that exercise could trigger it, but it must be due to having eaten something or having been exposed to something I was allergic to beforehand. When I'd eliminated everything but air, clothes, water and... uh... myself, I was left with just the exercise. I'm fine with non-cardio (yoga etc) and mild cardio, but no running for me...
There's some suggestion that it can be temporary, and it can definitely manifest suddenly even in high-level athletes with no history of it. I've seen it suggested that you start doing low-level and slowly build up to hopefully overcome it, but with no real evidence attached.
TLDR: It's cool to see someone talking about this, rather than brushing it off as just an excuse, so thanks!
Same thing here. Even when I was very active and in awesome shape it still did it. I have found if I take an antihistamine pill about 25 min before it isn't as bad!
This happens to me too! Mine also get all red and crazy looking. I thought I was going crazy. Thanks for making me feel a bit better.
But thing is, I’m super duper active. And my legs still itch
aye let me get yo Ig mami
Your the first one to EVER answer my question about this....thank you !!!!!
ANYONE ELSE FEEL LIKE WHEN EVEN EXERCISING OR JUST WALKING AND YOUR ITCHING AND THING GROSS YOU THINK ABOUT GROSS OR OR YOU SEE ON THE FLOOR I MAKES ME ITCH EVEN MORE AND ON TOP OF THAT I DONT WANNA SEE ANYTHING
glad to know i'm not the only person with this kind of weird issue..
Thank you for making this! I experienced it all the time when I first started running, but now that I do it everyday, it's better! So it will get better guys! Just power through! :)
I just went for a walk and the itchiness was making me want to peel my skin off. Everything you stated is so true only way out is to keep working out.
Here to help
Ive had this for a while now Ive noticed that taking long breaks from working out make it worse, running in the cold, and not getting a stretch. If u can change those things you ill see alot of improvement the stretching is probably the most important, you wanna get the blood flow moving good in your legs before you start the workout.
I'm pretty active exercise person. I love getting into the rhythmic everyday thing of being active but sometimes we can get off the track of being active. I have to admit that exercise is sometimes not my best friend. I get into addictive exercise marathons. And then it comes to me being lazy. So yeah I know how it feels to have itchy legs that itch like hell. I had to happen today and which sucks like hell. It ain't fun. So yeah it's better to stay active then to not. Yep so it all has to do with blood flow and your capillaries breaking down. So stay active and get a good blood flow
My husband carried me back to my car when I first started experiencing it, we decided we were going to start exercising together and 10 minutes in I was having a damn panic attack and itching like crazy, like one lady in the comments said, the grass, the bugs, the patterns in nature.. just everything was just so disgusting and repulsive… it was so so bad. I want to start exercising again and I’m going to do my best to work through it😢😬
😢Same another video recommended Benadryl but then I’ll be sleepy all day. A pharmacist suggested Zyrtec non-drowsy one hour before exercising and I saw a video by a dermatologist he suggested Allegra 60ml one hour before workout. I’m praying someone works. I’ll be trying Allegra non-drowsy next week. Good luck to you.
@@heavensentbrown3115 oh gosh, thank you so much for sharing that info with me! I really appreciate it and I’ll definitely be trying it out🙌🏾 and good luck to you to!
Hay fever tablets help sooooo much
Thank you 😊
So I just started back just pacing myself walking outside then boom... all of a sudden, 2 minutes from my front door I become disgusted with the world around me. Mind you, I was just in a very excited mood about how the weather was so perfect! The itch irritated me so bad I sped up lol Let's just say the door slung open like I was being chased, the pants never existed and the itch went away... after some lovely scratching lol
that itch is the worst thing ever...i find that wearing loosely fitted clothes when exercising helps a little
Omg most annoying feeling ever & I try to run through it but it doesn't help at all. I might try looking for an indoor track until the itching stops. Nice to see other people go through this too. I also thought it was my clothes or body care items. Thanks for sharing.
My sister and I experience the same thing. I have been able to work on it by exercising indoors and it is getting a lot better! Thanks for posting this. It was very helpful!
Someone finally explained this! Thank you! Although, unfortunately, I even experienced while in the middle of a semester on a long distance running team. Maybe there is no hope for my collapsed capillaries.
i just went threw this, thought it was only me!!! i see i just need to hit the gym more
I’m so glad that there are people out there who are like me. I itch when it’s hot, when it’s cold, when I’m walking or running. Which is why I prefer working out at home. They say the only way to get through it is to keep walking and running but jeez. And I feel like my eczema makes it worse. 😣
Oh wow this happens to me too. And it didn't when I ran regularly. Makes a lot of sense now.
When you were explaining why it happens and how the atmosphere is you literally described all my running expirences.
+Marielyz Teran experience*
I definitely have this. And it sucks so bad. I started walking again today and couldn’t make it pass 2 laps without running back to my truck to scratch my legs and thighs viciously. I’m going to try to increase a lap everyday until I beat this. I hate it so damn much!!🙄😳🥴🥺😢
This happens to me too!!! I use tight compression shorts and gold bond friction defense - seriously the itching was insane!!! Wow, this is seriously interesting thanks!
Brilliant video and yes you're absolutely right!!! The only way to get rid of it is to keep walking and running. Love the video!
Thank you for this video, now I know why I itch so much because of lack of activity. So my body tells me I am a lazy bum.
Firm massaging of your legs or soaking in really warm water( as warm as you can tolerate it, not hot water 😬) before you exercise really help me prevent the itching. When you you massage, you want to warm your skin to get blood flowing to that area. It really really helps.
Omg I finally get answers! I've been trying to explain this to people for years and everyone always thinks it's something else. My clothes rubbing and causing friction, my laundry detergent causing a skin reaction, I'm allergic to my own sweat, I'm allergic to the pollen in the air/outdoors...the list goes on. This itching always causes me to have to stop whatever exercise I'm doing until it subsides. Sometimes it's so bad and doesn't go away until I take a warm shower. It's SO HORRIBLE and annoying! But I am glad this is actually a common problem. Thanks for the video! x
This is the worst. Like a lot of people in the comments, it affects my brain and actually infuriates me a little. Everything around me becomes unbearable to look at. She is right however…pushing through reduces it’s effect.
OH MY GOD I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE AND I NEVER THOUGH OF GOOGLING IT. It happens to me when walking long distances. But it's not just because of exercise, it's exma too.
omgggg, I want to cry - it's SO NICE to see other people who have the same issues. Literally the most annoying thing ever...I've even felt nauseous because it can get so ITCHY!! >.
Aagh I remember this happening to me when our gym teacher used to make us run in the cold back in middle/high school. Nice to know what it is.
Ahhh! This makes me feel so much better that I am not alone! Ugh this issue has been really holding me back from my normal workout routine. I used to workout a lot as a preteen but at a point I started getting itchy legs when every time I ran. It would be so annoying and I would scratch until I would be covered in red welts a long my legs from all the scratching. I now take Zyrtec every day to manage the issue. I though I grew out of it but apparently not because whenever I miss a dose of Zyrtec, even just walking in a store or walking to class can trigger an attack. So I guess I will be keeping an antihistamine handy,
Strange. I've only experienced this outdoors however I exercise very regularly. Maybe covering my skin will help
I feel normal now too! I only get this when running, or trying to! So annoying ahhhhh! And so that I don't look crazy, getting off the treadmill and scratching my legs and thighs, uncontrollably, like a crazy person, I make sure to be alone in a gym when I decide to run a 'lil'... I'm just gonna keep attempting a little each time and hopefully some day I will be able to run for at least a full 15min without the 'itching sensation' ahhh! Thanks for your video! It's made a difference to me... :)
Stasha Gindra Taking a non drowsy antihistamine 30 mins before exercise or in my case, even a walk, is the only thing that works for me.
Kristina it's not just the blood pumping. Sometimes the weather as you mentioned can actually irritate the skin like actually drying your skin out or other things. Try using baby powder or gold bond. It will help. I get the itchy skin a lot in the winter just when I go outside and am walking around for awhile and I exercise regularly. So try the baby powder or gold bond. It will help! Put it on before you workout.
I hope all of you have found out that this isn’t an allergy and there is a valid explanation to what’s happening to your body😊 I found relief by taking an anti histamine one hour before a workout. Get a non-drowsy kind.
Reailyna Stanback I wish I was told they could make you drowsy because I basically fell asleep at work and could barely function😂
This is the BEST video on this topic that I've seen thus far. That includes vids by medical doctors.
This happened to me once at the start of XC season, and I thought I had a grass allergy, but this explains a lot!
I have been dealing with this my entire life and had no idea what was going on. Glad to know I'm not alone in this.
Best solution I found out is to try to do a little stretching on that particular body part. Instant relief and it feels so relaxing. Just make sure you DO IT RIGHT by doing a little research first or asking your instructor or it will lead to other problems like literally ripping your muscles from over-stretching which is far worse. Do it slowly, don't bounce-stretch, and don't go over your stretch limit. Best of luck to all you people :)
I'm here because I kept experiencing the "itch." I had 3 mental break downs today. But, I still managed to get in a 2 mile walk. And, it was very cool weather this morning. Ughh
Personally, I actually have a sensitivity to changes in body temperature called cholinergic urticaria. I break out in hives all over my body when I sweat or am exposed to the sun for too long (this sensitivity runs in my family). So, I don't want any viewers to assume that this is the only cause of itchiness while running. Fortunately, I'm able to take an antihistamine before exercising and it combats the issue.
I once cried it was so bad because I kept pushing thinking it will go away
Me get mini Panic attack . Cold shower helped me but its not a cure.
I had a similar thing happen to me and it happened when there was a drastic change in temperature. I had been running for a while so I figured that was why it happened. The first thing I did when I got home was to shower and drink some water. Hydration is probably the best thing to combat it because it hasn't happened to me since. Give it a try and make sure you hydrate before and after you workout.
You know, this might just REALLY explain some leg-located itchiness I've had, especially in periods where I had little to no exercise because of working behind a laptop all day and suddenly had to run to catch a train... Thanks Kristina! I thought my legs were just being silly. I'm gonna look into this! :D
I didn't realize other people had this problem! Cool. Or not cool. Both.
I have the same problem and actually just did the same google search. My itchiness is a full body experience. I have ruled out this explanation because I work out 6 days a week. Basically I have concluded what I already knew and it's that I have dry skin and running in the winter really seems to dry it more and just cause itch attacks. Lotioning my arms really has helped but then I find all those parts I never new could itch... I blame my manly manly axe soap which just turned my skin into a desert instead of moisturizing it properly.
Apple Cider Vinegar works for me! Rub it on your Legs or Areas that itch the most when you work out, before working out. It Smells AWFUL but the itching stopped for me!
The apple cider vinegar really works
Paneria Thurman omd thanks I’ll try
I started using the Claritin medication prior to running and it really does work miracles try taking the medication about 45 minutes or a hour before and lotion your legs before you should be fine let me know how it works for you
Apple cider vinegar last long for how many days???
I will try this, thanks.
I had that when I started running...I just did lots of short runs (and didn't shave my legs so often) and it disappeared after a few weeks...also brisk walking helps (like as fast as you can manage)...
Yes! I have it right now. Did a 4 mile brisk walk in the cold. Now doing extreme scratching on my itchy thighs. There will be burgundy scratch marks all over them tomorrow.
It's like thousands of mosquitos biting at sametime.