Green Tea Cause Skin Itch and Loss of Bladder Control

by Anonymous

I have recently started taking green tea as a weight reduction measure. And maybe it is a coincidence but I have developed this itching all over my body. It starts as an itch and the skin turns red with little lumps. Also now I find a little loss of control over my bladder sometimes at night. Could this be caused by green tea?

Answer:

Hey, it is possible that drinking green tea may have cause your skin itch and loss of bladder control. Symptoms like this are not well understood, but other people have reported similar symptoms regarding tea allergies. Read

Green Tea Allergies

As for loss of bladder control, this could be due to the caffeine in tea, which is diuretic. Do you normally drink tea or coffee? If you are not usually a caffeine consumer, your body may be adjusting to it.

I hope this helps. You may want to consult with your medical adviser to get proper advice.

Julian

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Mar 26, 2009

Tea Itch
by: Anonymous

I have been taking beta sitosterol and green tea is included in the formulation of the pill [200 mg].

I have an intense itching which seems to intensify during exercise or stress ; when I decrease the pill use so too does the itching .

Apr 07, 2009

Green Tea Itch
by: Anonymous

I have only started taking super green tea capsules diet pill. I noticed that I itch all over my body and quite alert at night.

The Itching was so intense that I had to take anti histamine pills to relieve the itching. Does anybody have this experience with green tea?

Jul 31, 2009

tea AND antihistamines can cause itching
by: Anonymous

I've been researching itching due to antihistamine withdrawal. In doing so I've been reading about foods that contain or involve histamine production in the body.

Tea is high on the list of histamine production in the body. But also taking antihistamines to control the itch might be making it worse for you as there have been many documented cases of extreme itching after you stop taking antihistamines (benadryl, Zyrtec, Allegra, Claritin etc).

Check out this link http://zyrtecwithdrawal.blogspot.com

This is where I learned about other people's stories.

Aug 31, 2009

itching
by: Big Jim

I've been taking green tea pills for about two years and had bad scalp itch, had to go and get a colon check, and was told to stop taking the green tea a week before, I'm sure the itch stopped, yesterday I had extreme itching again after starting the green tea again, so today I'm going to stop taking them and see if it goes away, which I'm sure it will, jim

Oct 04, 2009

Green tea itching
by: lou

I am itching all over after I drink green tea and little bumps.

Does green tea produce histamnines and how do i stop it?

Oct 06, 2009

Same itching here too
by: Anonymous

Just googled this and found this site.

I started drinking green tea about 5 days ago and a couple hours after I drink it certain spots on my body start itching. Backs of my legs and tops of my arms. I wonder if this is what's causing it or if it's just a coincidence?? Glad to see that I'm not alone on this though.

Oct 20, 2009

No more itch
by: Anonymous

I started itching 5 years ago and have spent over $1000 going to doctors and allergists to get to the bottom of my itch. The doctors have had me smear anti lice cream all over my body, the allergist gave me tests that cost a fortune and wanted me to come in twice a week for shots (to line his pocket with gold) my GP told me I had something laughable, another told me I had pssorrias under my skin, called sub psorrias or something like that, another told me I had excema with no rash.

I have been miserable for 5 years. It is worse in the summer in places I sweat. I am thankful for your postings. I have been a lifelong tea drinker, drinking up to 6 cups a day. 5 days with absolutely no tea (but a bad headache from withdrawals) and the itch has completely gone away. It was all over my body and so intense that I used a serated knife to scratch it. Thank God I found the answer.

Oct 20, 2009

Green Tea
by: Anonymous

Green tea, black tea, orange peako tea
It's all the same. Green tea is simply the baby leaves of a black tea plant.

Nov 12, 2009

GREAT TO FIND THIS SITE
by: Pinkgirly

OMG, I just started drinking green tea and have been itching like CRAZY, especially during exercise. It's nice to know it's nothing serious.

Nov 30, 2009

Bladder issues with green tea
by: Anonymous

Drinking green tea apparently signals my bladder to think its got an infection. I have the same symptoms as a beginning infection, and I've even gone to doctors thinking this was the case.

Subsequent tests showed no infection, but I was very uncomfortable. It wasn't until a little bit of detective work that I discovered I did not have the problem off the green tea.

Jan 08, 2010

Phew!!!
by: Sue

Phew am I glad I found this. Have been taking a certain diet tea for two days based on green tea and itching like crazy. Good to know.

Jan 11, 2010

Black tea also ?
by: Anonymous

I am wondering if regular tea could cause some itching as well . Tea is noted for a high fluoride content which can affect some people .

Giving up green tea definitely stopped most of the itching but some itch remains , maybe because I still drink black tea.

Aug 02, 2010

Itching
by: kalpana sathish kumar

Me and my husband using green tea for the past 4 days. we both felt the itching in our body. i thought it may be a insect bite but it is itching all over the body, we want immediate remedy. Can anyone help us.

Nov 03, 2010

So it is green tea that's causing the itching
by: Anonymous

I'm glad to have found this site and kind of relieved that I'm not the only one to be itching after drinking green tea.

Although I have had green tea off & on but never experienced any itching. Maybe it's this particular one with jasmine, passion fruit and orange.

Now I know the reason for itching. Surprisingly there is little to no itching during the day time but it's really bad at night.

Jan 26, 2011

Itching
by: Anonymous

I just started taking Green Tea Extract for its health benefits. Although the recommended dosage is two capsules, I started by taking just one capsule last night and woke up during the night with intense itching on my feet and legs, up to my knees.

The itching was so bad, it was burning. I had started taking other dietary supplements as well, but from the research I have done, I believe the itching may have been caused by the Green Tea Extract.

I am not sure if I can tolerate taking 1/2 capsule. I would like to receive its health benefits, but I may not be able to take it at all. Although an occasional cup of green tea does not cause any itching at all.

Mar 03, 2011

Skin itch
by: Anonymous

I developed itchy skin and could not figure out why, until i stopped taking the green tea pills.

I think they should include itchy skin as a side effect.

Mar 22, 2011

Green Tea Itch
by: Anonymous

I have drank one large cup of green tea for the past three days. I am now itching all over my body. No itching before the green tea.

Hopefully no itching once the green tea is out of my system.

May 06, 2011

Green tea cause skin itching
by: Anonymous

The same thing happened to me after I drank green tea I had skin itches on my face and on my body, I think it is related to my blood type. I'm blood type A+. Maybe because of that, I don't know?

Jun 05, 2011

Pesky itching
by: Anonymous

I also itch all over and believe it is down to drinking too many cups of tea(ordinary) in a day.Will give it up for a week and judge the results.

This morning I have had just water and Ovaltine until now and was reasonably ok, but a few minutes ago decided to try a cuppa and am itching like crazy.

Jul 27, 2011

Been there
by: Anonymous

I had the bladder and the itch issue, therefore I stopped drinking green tea, but I drink without issues Oolong tea, Robios and honey bush teas. They taste great too.

Aug 30, 2011

Itching from green tea
by: Anonymous

Thank you so much for your posts. I have the itching issue as well, especially on my scalp, back and arms. I thought I was going crazy, but could only pinpoint my itching to when I consumed green tea. Regular iced tea or black tea doesn't have the same isue.

Nov 29, 2011

Tea and Itching
by: Barbara

I have noticed itching when I drink tea--any type. This is so frustrating as I drank tea for years with no reactions. I do believe they are fertilizing tea with chitin which is from the shells of crabs and lobsters and anyone with a shellfish allergy will respond to that as the plants take that up into their leaves.

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