[QUOTE=mrsD;438726]The reason I ask about flushing, is that Serotonin excess can cause burning too. Excess serotonin is made by carcinoid tumors in the GI tract (and some others, which may be in the lungs). This symptom is hard to pin down. People with carcinoid also have diarrhea, and wheezing. The wheezing comes latter when the tumor(s) metastasize.

Have you tried blocking the burning with AlkaSeltzer? This trick would reveal if the burning was allergic-histamine driven.
If you can take aspirin with no contraindications try it.
The buffering in the AlkaSeltzer blocks some receptors in the skin. But it is only temporary.

The last time I had the flu...about 3 yrs now, which was quite mild...I had burning all over for a few days. But it stopped as soon as I started getting better.


mrsD

Re: Serotonin. Wow... Is the excess serotonin the stomach variety, and not brain variety, enhanced by SSRI's (which I've taken for years)? Or are they one in the same? In any case, I'll bring it to my doctor. I'll try the AlkaSeltzer too. Thank you.

My first full body burning came about after a ten day flu. I went for a hike, came home and started burning. The drugs do help a little now, but ever since the burning flares much higher after eating and after any physical exertion. Which is a real drag because I used to go the gym every day (really) for decades, and now I've became a flabby guy...

-- Dennis