How many of you suffer from some type of cronic hives?

Question

Cold induced hives?
Heat induced hives?
Stress Induced hives?
or getting hives from being in the sun.?

I have them all.
i'm just wondering because i fell sorta "alone" sometimes about it and if you do have hives what methods do you do to treat it. I'm on Zerytac (sp) and it doesnt really work.

For Set'

you will not have it forever.
the longest case recorded for heat induced hives was 33 years (wow), but anyway the rest have gone away after months or years, it all depends.

even tho i agree with you it seems like i will have it forever. I just wonder why we have to be the one to get the hives?

Answer 1

Hi Dream

Here are a few remedies for Hives. Make sure it's only hives with your doctor. Could be something else.

Cause
The most common cause of hives is a histamine reaction that is triggered by allergies, especially to certain foods, such as strawberries, fish, shellfish, peanuts, soy, beef, citrus fruits, milk, and eggs. Drugs such as penicillin and exposure to chemicals, including those in common household products such as laundry soap, can also cause hives. To ensure long-term relief from hives, such factors must be screened for and addressed.


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Natural Cures

Aromatherapy: Chamomile essential oil applied topically can help relieve symptoms.

Diet: Identify and avoid all foods to which you are allergic or sensitive. To minimize the occurrence of hives, eat a varied diet and avoid eating the same foods more than more than once or twice each week.

Flower Essences: Rescue Remedy Cream® applied topically can also help.

Herbs: Drink parsley or peppermint teas. Peppermint oil taken orally can also help.

Homeopathy: The homeopathic remedies Apis mel., Nat mur., and Urtica Urens. are all useful for treating and preventing hives.

Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. We suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments. Please seek the advice of your alternative health care practitioner before undergoing these procedures to make sure they are appropriate for you.
*Purified water is essential for any hydrotherapy treatment. Remedies for Treating Chlorinated Bath Water, offers clear instructions and recommendations.

Nutritional Supplementation: Hydrochloric acid secretions in the stomach are usually low in people with hives. Vitamin B complex deficiency is also common among hives patients. Therefore, supplementing with betaine hydrochloric acid (HCL) and vitamin B complex is highly recommended. Pancreatic enzymes taken three to four times daily on empty stomach, especially during the initial attack of hives, is also helpful, as are bromelain and vitamin C (also taken away from meals).

During a hives outbreak, take two tablets of bicarbonate soda in water, and sip every 15 minutes until symptoms ease.

To prevent a recurrence of hives, supplement with bioflavonoids and pantothenic acid, vitamin B complex, vitamin B6, and essential fatty acids.

Topical Treatment: To the affected area, apply a mix of calamine lotion with beta carotene liquid, or a vitamin A capsule squeezed together with zinc oxide. If neither of these remedies is available, applying plain unflavored yogurt to the affected area might also help ease symptoms.

Fresh coriander juice applied topically can also help relieve itchiness and inflammation.

Alternative Professional Care
If your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating hives: Acupuncture, Applied Kinesiology, Biofeedback Training, Detoxification Therapy, Environmental Medicine, Guided Imagery, Light Therapy, Magnetic Field Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Neural Therapy, Orthomolecular Medicine, Osteopathy, Oxygen Therapy (hydrogen peroxide applied topically), and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Best of health to you.

Cheers

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I have a rash i get over my body and face. Sometimes it is very severe. I believe it was ringworm? I am not completely sure. The doctors gave me some eurosin creams and aquaphor creams and they work really good. The also gave me oatmeal! Yeah thats right. I had to bathe in oatmeal. It was more of a problem when i was in middle school/ early high school. I've had it all my life and I will have it forever. Sometimes, I can feel it coming before I can see it. It's an indication so I do not scratch. It is much better now. I don't break out at all. I've noticed that my rash/hive is seasonally induced (winter and early summer).

Answer 4

Wow!!! I have had chronic hives for a year and a half. In and out of the emergency rm and doctors offices. I carry an epi pen with me @ all times my 8 year old has been taught to use it in a case of emergency. It's not fun my air way can close up @ any time. I've had all test ran that my insurance would pay for. With nothing! I was recommended to the ohsu hospital but can not financially afford the high cost of the test and they will not treat me without insurance. I have lost my job and insurance due to the this condition. I take about 250 mg of bnadryl everyday. I to feel so alone and that know one in the medical field even cares. I feel for you sweetie. Good luck!

Answer 5

I have had hives and a rash for 6 weeks now. Not really sure if it's from the antibiotics that I've been on for months or from my brown recluse spider bite that I've had for three months now. I find relief by taking Claritan and using over the counter anti-itch creams. I've heard that vinegar helps but have never tried it yet.

Answer 6

i understand when you feel like you are alone! i feel the same way! i have horrible allergies and get hives from heat/cold/food/enviornment/allergies. I also have eczema on top of it. My skin has a personality all it's own. try allegra D it may help more. I've tried them all and allegra D seems to help the most. In addition, after a while the body becomes immuned to an allergy med. so you need to change.

Answer 7

Mine is due to stress and major depression. I have tried hundreds of dollars and the best thing that I come up was to take a benadryl 25 mg to 50 mg pill. You can buy them at any drug stores. I must have had over 25 to 30 prescriptions so the last dermotologist I seen at Loma Linda Hospital I told them to keep them as they did me no good. I did find that Tea Tree Oil (you can buy it at a health food store and it comes in a oil. Has also helped me..I have found out that homopathetic medicine has helped me better then Drs. I wish you the best of luck and don`t worry you are not the only one out there. There are millions of us!

Answer 8

I get hives from heat and the sun. I also think that I have psoriasis now too in some spots. My doctor has referred me to a specialist but my appt. isn't for another month. You aren't alone. It really sucks to be itchy all the time. And it's even worse now with the "psoriasis", because it's visable.

Answer 9

not mee..