Itchy foot...arghhhhh!!!

[laura*]

I recently replaced my Sidi shoes, since they were way too narrow and giving me cramps/overlapping toes and numb feet during every ride. Now my feet are MUCH happier in the new, wider shoes, but it's like the numbness and cramps have given way to something else.

Perhaps it would be useful to eliminate a suspect by switching back to the old shoes, or to yet again different shoes?

Maybe the new shoes have some chemical or fibers in them that irritates your foot. Maybe the roomier shoes are letting your foot spread out, and the resulting tissue growth is itching.

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Perhaps it would be useful to eliminate a suspect by switching back to the old shoes, or to yet again different shoes?

Maybe the new shoes have some chemical or fibers in them that irritates your foot. Maybe the roomier shoes are letting your foot spread out, and the resulting tissue growth is itching.

Definitely not going back to the old shoes...cramping feet and pinched nerves was WAY worse than itching (and putting me at risk of permanent nerve damage). I suspect that the same nerves that had gone numb from the super-narrow shoes are now repairing themselves and causing the itching.

I would suspect a chemical issue, but there is no sign of actual skin irritation or allergy...it feels like it's under the skin...a little bit crawly-feeling at times. Years ago I had breast reduction surgery and as the cut nerves repaired themselves they would give the sensation of little electrical zaps. This is somewhat similar, only more annoying.

[Tokie]

I've had great luck with treating itchy athlete's foot with tea tree oil - just one application usually zaps it.....however this is sounding like something else entirely....tokie

[emeka]

maybe it's some tough case of athletes foot. maybe your foot spray isnt killing the bacteria its supposed to kill. try using zerofungus oxyfend.its a cream which you can apply directly to the affected area. hope this helps.http://forums.teamestrogen.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[chryss]

We've been having a tough time with mosquitoes these last weeks, and I can tell you, itchy feet are my constant companion. Given I just can't sleep with my feet covered, they are being badly hit. Especially when the critters bite through the calloused skin of the soles the resulting itch is most peculiar, "under" the skin. You usually can't see these

So -- have you thought of an insect bite?

FWIW, these benzocaine sticks help me a lot http://stingeze.com/stingeze-max.html .

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We've been having a tough time with mosquitoes these last weeks, and I can tell you, itchy feet are my constant companion. Given I just can't sleep with my feet covered, they are being badly hit. Especially when the critters bite through the calloused skin of the soles the resulting itch is most peculiar, "under" the skin. You usually can't see these

So -- have you thought of an insect bite?

FWIW, these benzocaine sticks help me a lot http://stingeze.com/stingeze-max.html .

Nah, it's not a bug bite. There's no mark. It still intermittently bothers me, but not nearly so bad as a few weeks ago.

[OakLeaf]

I suspect that the same nerves that had gone numb from the super-narrow shoes are now repairing themselves and causing the itching.

That would be my guess. If Lanacane doesn't help I don't suppose other forms of benzocaine would either.

Here's a wild idea ... what about capsaicin cream? It's a natural anti-inflammatory, plus it might help wake the nerves up a little more?

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That would be my guess. If Lanacane doesn't help I don't suppose other forms of benzocaine would either.

Here's a wild idea ... what about capsaicin cream? It's a natural anti-inflammatory, plus it might help wake the nerves up a little more?

That's a really good idea. It's a good thing to have on-hand, anyhow.

I really think it was my narrow shoes, since my symptoms have been gradually decreasing. I need to get around to selling those shoes.