What causes itchy skin during menopause?

　　Itching in middle-aged and elderly people is mostly due to hypofunction of sebaceous glands, skin Caused by dryness and degenerative changes, most often after menopause.

　　symptom

　　During menopause, due to lower hormone levels and reduced sebum secretion, the skin becomes dry, especially in northern autumn and winter when the climate is dry. The skin becomes thinner, looser and loses elasticity, causing itching. Initially, the itching is limited to one place (such as the calf), and then gradually extends to most of the body or even the whole body. The itching is paroxysmal, especially at night.

　　Due to severe itching, scratching by patients can cause scratches, blood scabs, pigmentation, etc. on the skin. Sometimes it can also cause secondary infections, such as pustules, folliculitis, boils, etc. Sometimes patients cannot sleep peacefully for a long time and may experience dizziness, depression, loss of appetite, etc. nerve Debilitating symptoms severely impact quality of life. How to reduce or avoid the occurrence of these symptoms, correct skin care is particularly important during menopause.

　　prevention

　　Before your skin becomes sick, you can start by developing good living habits and do as much physical activity as you can. exercise , to promote blood circulation and increase skin nutrition, do not bathe in too hot water, and reduce the number of baths in dry seasons to reduce the aggravation of skin dryness due to the loss of sebum.

　　At the same time, you can choose some oil-based moisturizers to protect your skin, eat more high-protein and low-fat foods and fresh fruits (fruit foods), vegetables (vegetable foods), and regularly consume some whole grains (coarse grain foods), soy products and supplement the vitamins (vitamin foods) A, C, E and various trace elements (trace element foods) needed by the body to keep the skin shiny and moist.

　　At the same time, proper drinking water and adequate sleep (sleep food) also play an important role in skin health (health food). In addition, prolonged exposure to wind and sun and repeated "sunbathing" are harmful to elderly Skin care is harmful rather than beneficial and should be avoided as much as possible.

　　treat

　　If the skin has been itchy, in addition to the above precautions, active treatment must be carried out, such as topical antipruritic agents, oral antihistamines to relieve itching, and sex hormone therapy, but it must be used under the guidance of a doctor. Depending on the condition, it can be combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment, bath therapy and other physical treatments. After the patient's symptoms disappear, he should still pay attention to skin nutrition, care and health care, adjust his mentality, and healthy Live your old age happily.