Bloating and distention may be due to increased amounts of gas in the abdomen, but there also are other causes. Sometimes intestinal gas that is associated with bloating can be accompanied by. abdominal pain, stomach cramps, swelling of the abdomen, and/or; a feeling of knots in the stomach. REFERENCE:
1 Irritation and allergic reactions. 2  Wool, chemicals, soaps and other substances can irritate the skin and cause itching. 3  Sometimes the substance, such as poison ivy or cosmetics, causes an allergic reaction.4  Food allergies also may cause skin to itch. 5  Drugs. Sometimes the substance, such as poison ivy or cosmetics, causes an allergic reaction. 2  Food allergies also may cause skin to itch. 3  Drugs. 4  Reactions to drugs, such as antibiotics, antifungal drugs or narcotic pain medications, can cause widespread rashes and itching.
Burning, prickly, itchy skin. tuckerace. My husband age 59 has been experiencing burning, prickly itchy skin at random times but mostly during the evening. He has the sensation of pins and needles pricking his skin from the inside out. This mostly occurs on his arms or legs or back, but not concurrently. First it was his legs then it moved to his back and currently the problem is on his arms. The sensation will be symetrical, i.e. both arms.