I have MS and severe itching. I'm going back to dermatologist tomorrow and hope to get some answers and relief. It's been going on for a couple of months now.

Hello again. Just a short update on what is going on with me. I have been to see a new Neurologist, who is totally perplexed about my itching! LOL ! Well, not the story gets even more perplexing, but the situation is better. Here is what has happened:

For the past 5.5 months, I've been doing that Atkins diet, and by default, that means I have not had a single grain of sugar OR grain product. I can tell you that after 5 months of eating this way I have had 3 things that were bad go away:

1. I used to clear my throat constantly. I felt like I wanted to jam a bottle brush down my throat to remove that thick mucous that never seemed to go away. Now I hardly ever have to clear my throat!

2. The MRSA infections I've been dealing with for 14 years have stopped! I used to break out at least once or twice every month, PAINFUL blister carbuncles that would get so large and tender and nearly black, and when they'd finally rupture, OMG it was such a relief! I've not had any infections now for five months!

AND 3: the weird itching on my nipple has not gone away, but the itching has gone down from feeling like 100% now down to 25%. I still itch on my nipple and arm, but only 1/4 as much as before!!

SO: I don't know if it has anything to do with my diet--but I'm sure it has. The thing is, I don't know if I'm feeling much better due to a lack of sugar, OR if it's from no wheat/gluten products? I've been reading the book called "Wheat Belly" and it talks about how wheat can wreak havoc on one's body, causing all kinds of problems. It has made me a firm believer in never eating anything made out of wheat ever again.

My Neuro could only say that perhaps it had to do with a nerve being pressed on my by arachnoid cyst, but he could not say for sure. He said he'd ask his colleagues about it, watch for hints in medical journals...

Until then, I'm happy to report that a change in diet has made a HUGE difference in many ways, AND I've lost 33 lbs so far! W/O exercising!

Blackberrybunny, you might be interested in research done by Dr. Ann Louise Oaklander regarding neuropathic itch. *admin edit* I have several perineural cysts extending from from T12 Through my lumbar spine and sacrum, and I have itching with no known cause (and no rash). Wishing you well, Kath