# Why do injuries sometimes cause itchiness?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 30, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-injuries-sometimes-cause-itchiness/576461 "2011-03-30T03:00:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-injuries-sometimes-cause-itchiness/576461/1 "2011-03-30T03:00:14Z")

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I fell and hit my butt on some ice a few weeks ago. The first few days I was sore, but within the last week there’s been no soreness but some itchiness.

I’m not asking for medical advice. It’s not severe, and I don’t need a doctor. I’m asking out of curiosity.

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**Author:** ![thelabdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thelabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelabdude)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-injuries-sometimes-cause-itchiness/576461/2 "2011-03-30T03:23:21Z")

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Did you scab? It is my personal speculation that scabs are rough and poke into tender, newly forming skin causing itching. if you have scabs, soften them with antibiotic cream.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-injuries-sometimes-cause-itchiness/576461/3 "2011-03-30T04:58:23Z")

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Injured cells release histamine, so you itch.