Adhesive Allergy?

[coltsfan715]

Okay I have been thinking alot about this in recent months. The first thoughts popped into my head when I read several posts (to me a surprising number) from people with CF with adhesive allergies.

I myself have adhesive allergies and find the white adhesive tape to be the worst. I have issues with all tapes though - paper tape, the clear tape, tegaderm, steri strips whatever you name it - it itches and drives my skin crazy.

Well I have noticed with recent hospitalizations and IV treatment that the more dry my skin is the worse the reaction under, around the tape.

Then I started to think - and forgive me if this has been mentioned or if it is common sense because the more I think of it the more common sense it seems to be. Maybe it is not an adhesive allergy. Maybe it is irritation caused by the extra salt that is released through our skin with our sweat. The area under the tape, tegaderm, IV dressing whatever it may be does perspire and with that comes some extra salt as given with CF. That extra salt dries out the skin and makes the adhesive itch more and makes it adhere even more to the skin than it would with an average person.

I don't know it is just a thought. I thought of this because I do not have any serious allergy symtpoms besides constant itching and occasional removal of skin -if there has been adhesive on my skin for very long periods. I also get some redness .. but that is mainly from all of the scratching and irritation from the itching.

I would just be interested to see some views on this. I thought about it at the beginning of the year - like I said there was a post about adhesive allergies or something and there was what I thought to be a high number of CFers that replied saying they too had adhesive allergies. I then started to think huh - maybe it is caused by something else.

I look forward to seeing what you guys think. Again sorry if this has been mentioned or has been documented somewhere and it is common knowledge lol - if it is I am slow lol.

Have a good day,
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

Okay I have been thinking alot about this in recent months. The first thoughts popped into my head when I read several posts (to me a surprising number) from people with CF with adhesive allergies.

I myself have adhesive allergies and find the white adhesive tape to be the worst. I have issues with all tapes though - paper tape, the clear tape, tegaderm, steri strips whatever you name it - it itches and drives my skin crazy.

Well I have noticed with recent hospitalizations and IV treatment that the more dry my skin is the worse the reaction under, around the tape.

Then I started to think - and forgive me if this has been mentioned or if it is common sense because the more I think of it the more common sense it seems to be. Maybe it is not an adhesive allergy. Maybe it is irritation caused by the extra salt that is released through our skin with our sweat. The area under the tape, tegaderm, IV dressing whatever it may be does perspire and with that comes some extra salt as given with CF. That extra salt dries out the skin and makes the adhesive itch more and makes it adhere even more to the skin than it would with an average person.

I don't know it is just a thought. I thought of this because I do not have any serious allergy symtpoms besides constant itching and occasional removal of skin -if there has been adhesive on my skin for very long periods. I also get some redness .. but that is mainly from all of the scratching and irritation from the itching.

I would just be interested to see some views on this. I thought about it at the beginning of the year - like I said there was a post about adhesive allergies or something and there was what I thought to be a high number of CFers that replied saying they too had adhesive allergies. I then started to think huh - maybe it is caused by something else.

I look forward to seeing what you guys think. Again sorry if this has been mentioned or has been documented somewhere and it is common knowledge lol - if it is I am slow lol.

Have a good day,
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

Okay I have been thinking alot about this in recent months. The first thoughts popped into my head when I read several posts (to me a surprising number) from people with CF with adhesive allergies.

I myself have adhesive allergies and find the white adhesive tape to be the worst. I have issues with all tapes though - paper tape, the clear tape, tegaderm, steri strips whatever you name it - it itches and drives my skin crazy.

Well I have noticed with recent hospitalizations and IV treatment that the more dry my skin is the worse the reaction under, around the tape.

Then I started to think - and forgive me if this has been mentioned or if it is common sense because the more I think of it the more common sense it seems to be. Maybe it is not an adhesive allergy. Maybe it is irritation caused by the extra salt that is released through our skin with our sweat. The area under the tape, tegaderm, IV dressing whatever it may be does perspire and with that comes some extra salt as given with CF. That extra salt dries out the skin and makes the adhesive itch more and makes it adhere even more to the skin than it would with an average person.

I don't know it is just a thought. I thought of this because I do not have any serious allergy symtpoms besides constant itching and occasional removal of skin -if there has been adhesive on my skin for very long periods. I also get some redness .. but that is mainly from all of the scratching and irritation from the itching.

I would just be interested to see some views on this. I thought about it at the beginning of the year - like I said there was a post about adhesive allergies or something and there was what I thought to be a high number of CFers that replied saying they too had adhesive allergies. I then started to think huh - maybe it is caused by something else.

I look forward to seeing what you guys think. Again sorry if this has been mentioned or has been documented somewhere and it is common knowledge lol - if it is I am slow lol.

Have a good day,
Lindsey

 

[Scarlett81]

Makes sense. It's so common, how could it be a coincidence?

 

[Scarlett81]

Makes sense. It's so common, how could it be a coincidence?

 

[Scarlett81]

Makes sense. It's so common, how could it be a coincidence?

 

[anonymous]

I have the same issue with tape and adhesives. The dressing change kits that I get for my port come with a "skin protectant" swab that goes on first, and that really helps a lot. The other thing I do, especially if I'm going to have a large area of skin trapped under tagaderm, is to fold some of the little gauze pads in half and form a buffer around the access site. That way they absorb my sweat, and they keep the adhesive away from my skin. I'd rather have my port site look bulky with the extra padding than suffer from the adhesive.

Of of my docs once suggested that it may be the betadine that I'm sensitive to, and not the adhesive, but I think it's the adhesive.

 

[anonymous]

I have the same issue with tape and adhesives. The dressing change kits that I get for my port come with a "skin protectant" swab that goes on first, and that really helps a lot. The other thing I do, especially if I'm going to have a large area of skin trapped under tagaderm, is to fold some of the little gauze pads in half and form a buffer around the access site. That way they absorb my sweat, and they keep the adhesive away from my skin. I'd rather have my port site look bulky with the extra padding than suffer from the adhesive.

Of of my docs once suggested that it may be the betadine that I'm sensitive to, and not the adhesive, but I think it's the adhesive.

 

[anonymous]

I have the same issue with tape and adhesives. The dressing change kits that I get for my port come with a "skin protectant" swab that goes on first, and that really helps a lot. The other thing I do, especially if I'm going to have a large area of skin trapped under tagaderm, is to fold some of the little gauze pads in half and form a buffer around the access site. That way they absorb my sweat, and they keep the adhesive away from my skin. I'd rather have my port site look bulky with the extra padding than suffer from the adhesive.

Of of my docs once suggested that it may be the betadine that I'm sensitive to, and not the adhesive, but I think it's the adhesive.

 

[Ratatosk]

I don't have CF -- for years I was told by my dermatolgist that I was allergic to neosporin and polysporin. I had a couple moles removed and was ready to claw my skin off. Then I realized the irritation wasn't where the gauze was located on the bandage, but I would have an area that was red and full of lots and lots of teeny tiny blisters that matched the outline of the bandaid. We always use non-latex bandaids in our house, so it couldn't be a latex allergy.

BTW, I've noticed when I have needed a bandage and have used DS's spongebob, curious george or scooby doo bandaids that DO have latex in them. I rarely get a rash. L

 

[Ratatosk]

I don't have CF -- for years I was told by my dermatolgist that I was allergic to neosporin and polysporin. I had a couple moles removed and was ready to claw my skin off. Then I realized the irritation wasn't where the gauze was located on the bandage, but I would have an area that was red and full of lots and lots of teeny tiny blisters that matched the outline of the bandaid. We always use non-latex bandaids in our house, so it couldn't be a latex allergy.

BTW, I've noticed when I have needed a bandage and have used DS's spongebob, curious george or scooby doo bandaids that DO have latex in them. I rarely get a rash. L

 

[Ratatosk]

I don't have CF -- for years I was told by my dermatolgist that I was allergic to neosporin and polysporin. I had a couple moles removed and was ready to claw my skin off. Then I realized the irritation wasn't where the gauze was located on the bandage, but I would have an area that was red and full of lots and lots of teeny tiny blisters that matched the outline of the bandaid. We always use non-latex bandaids in our house, so it couldn't be a latex allergy.

BTW, I've noticed when I have needed a bandage and have used DS's spongebob, curious george or scooby doo bandaids that DO have latex in them. I rarely get a rash. L