adult feet peeling

by janem502
 
 
I am a 46 yr old female from Frankfort, Ky  Recently, I am having trouble with the bottom of my feet.  They are very dry and have started peeling like they were sun burned.  I have not been out in the sun since it is winter here and very cold.  The skin comes off in large amounts at a time.  It is exactly like peeling your stomach or back when you get sunburned, except it is my feet.  They do not itch or have no fungus or don't look different except they seem to have calluses where they peel off.   The skin is very thick when I peel it off.  Does anyone else have anything similar to this?  I am worried because a nurse told me it was due to some type of toxins in my body.  He also said i need to figure out what would be putting these toxins there.  he also mentioned, it could be from taking too many ibuprofen since i do take alot of them due to my severe back pain.
 
I would be concerned about multiple exposures (for back pain and for skin peeling) to some type of glycol butyl ether. The one I have looked into is Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether or 2-butoxyethanol. It can be in many cleaning products. It can be an inert ingredient in Accutane or in ibuprofen. Accutane does have in inert butylated ingredient and it is being named in lawsuits for Crohn's. But it could cause any autoimmune issue.

What do you clean your shower with? I wanted to know what was in Arm 'n Hammer Clean Shower and after waiting 10 days to get a Material Safety Data Sheet ... found no ingredients disclosed, but did find these warnings (an indication there IS something hazardous there):

must have ventilation .. EYE PROTECTION (wear splash-proof chemical safety goggles) & PROTECTIVE GLOVES (Impervious, rubber or neoprene, gloves) OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT (Wear impervious protective clothing; eyewash facility is recommended in work area)

So, if this chemical is in your shower cleaning product, and you stand in it while taking a shower ... maybe?

Or any exposure to this chemical in a variety of ways could cause this. I think it is some type of autoimmune issue.

Back pain might be an indication of some type of degenerative disc disease which would be an autoimmune issue for those with CFIDS, CFS, FM. If so, very serious fatigue coupled with high white blood cell counts (an anemia sign in this group) could cause DDD.

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/health/dogncat.htm#intro

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/msn/renalliver/notwithout.htm

Any CFIDS symptoms?

http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/isautismautoimmune.htm

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/discussdegenerativediscs.htm

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/medh/skinpeeling.htm

Answering Health Questions with the harm of 2-butoxyethanol in mind  *

Meds can harm us more than help us if they have BUTYL in them Ibuprofen