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Posted 4/22/2011 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
This is an excellent blog. I too have been suffering from hives for a year. every day at least one. I have been on doxipin, prednisone, fexofenadine, zyrtex, benedryl, etc. I am not taking one xyzol a day and still have hives. I have a miscarriage last year and about a week after i had my first outbreak, hives settled out down but still popped up every day somewhere on my legs or arms. Then i suffered my second miscarriage 3 months later and became completly COVERED in hives. it was terrible. I have done extensive blood work for hormone, thyroid problems, etc and everything comes up normal. im beyond frustrated and want to get pregnant again. i don't think stress is the culprit. i am drinking lots and lots of water :) thanks to you guys but still have hives. Ahh......
Posted 4/28/2011 7:04 PM (GMT 0)
My name is Erika  and I have had chronic uticaria on and off for about 6 years. I first developed uticaria almost immediately after curing my blood problem. I had platelet problems, they were really low and I was in danger of bleeding to death. Over the course of 2 years I went in to get 3 different infusions of platelets at the hospital. After getting these 3 infusions my platelet problem seems to come to an end. However, a month later I developed a rash first starting on my knees then progressively covered my whole body. I was told it was probably a mild reaction to something and that it should be gone in a few weeks. A few weeks passed and I was still covered with hives. I went to see an allergist and was tested for every allergy under the sun. My results were that I had mild allergies to pine trees, pollen from several plants, and pet dander. Although I had allergies to these they were not the cause of my uticaria. I continued getting hives for another year or two and later switched doctors because of the insensitivity my allergist seemed to have. I moved on to see a dermatologist who was as helpful as he could possibly be. He told me I had chronic uticaria and that we would probably not find the onsetting cause of it, therefore I had it because of my immune system being all whacky. I have been to the mayo clinic and all I was told was that I had chronic hives. I have been tested for every disease under the sun and all of the tests keep coming up negative.
I developed chronic uticaria at the age of 14 and I am now 19 going to be 20 in May. I am very frustrated with it and I am constantly trying to find a solution. I have had one or two years during the past six years where my uticaria has gone completely away. I seem to get it again right when school starts up and right when school is ending; because of this I have linked a lot of it to stress.
This school semester is coming up to an end and of course I have broken out again. My regular dermatologist is out of town so I saw another dermatologist that works in his building. I am currently taking doxepin, fexofenadine, and fluconazole. In the past I have been on pretty much every antihistamine and medicine combination. I was even put on steroids for over a month. Of course this had terrible side effects on me; I gained about 40lbs, I was swollen, and it effected me psychologically. All in all I really do not like steroids. When I visited the dermatologist a few days ago he didn't even hesitate to give me a steroid injection into my upper thigh. He said it usually clears most people up for up to 3 months. It cleared my chronic uticaria up for one day and then my rash came back and was a little different. It is more big red blotches and stings more than itches. I am thinking the steroids had a negative effect on my rash? Should I think of detoxifying my body? All I know is that I am so tired of this and I want others insight on things. It is nice to come into communication with others who are dealing with the same problem. Any other recommendation you have for me? I am up for anything.
Thanks for listening,
Erika

<Edit> I took out your last name for your own security. :)

Post Edited By Moderator (stkitt) : 5/1/2011 8:48:55 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/1/2011 2:47 PM (GMT 0)
Erika_S

Just dropping in to wish you a warm welcome to HealingWell.  I am sorry to read of your chronic uticaria  but I am sure you will be hearing from other members here who have experience with this condition and can share and support you.

I do not have this particular problem.

Gentle Hugs to you,

Kitt

Posted 5/17/2011 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
I have been sufferering wiht chronic hives for the past 9 months. After jumping from doctor to doctor I only ended up taking steroids that worsened the hives.Later I went to an organic store to see if i could get anything for the hives. The lady there said i can try the immune care,coz hives is connected with the immune system.I dont get those huge red welts that i used to get and even if i break our the hives seem to go away after a while.Just to make it vanish faster i wash wiht baking soda.I am atleast able to sleep at night these days.I also went to a Homeopathic doc and he gave me a liquid form medication. He said my hives could be a late reaction of the H1N1 vaccination i had.It sort of made sense to me as i have been having a long list of harmonal imbalances in the past few years.But yes sepia the liquid form(its from cuttle fish) thing has been working a bit. but he said it wont kick in for few weeks but i have been feeling better already.But past few days i have been having mild break outs. I take reactine too most times,just 1. I drink a lot of water too adding this sepia in my bottle.I am continuing to take immune care and sepia and reactine once or twice a day (10 mg). Antihistamines dont work too well on me.I dont know if i should ask the homeopathic doctor for some detox medications.Ho yes i take Vitamin C too in the nights.If any one has something to say i would love to hear from them! I have noticed that for some reason during my weekends I tend to break out a lot. I sleep in on saturdays and some times on sundays.Every saturday i feel i break out more that the week days. I stopped drinking alchol ,eating choclate etc. Does anyone had any of these crazy things happening? I am afraid if these hives will ruin my life. Any ideas will be appreciated.
Posted 5/20/2011 1:45 PM (GMT 0)
Cheryltony- maybe you should try to sleep and wake up at fixed timings everyday? It could be that your body might not be used to you sleeping in on weekends...
I have cold urticaria and my worst breakout was on Sunday so far... I don't think mine is serious because i'm not breaking out in hives 24/7 but i break out at least once a day and when i do sometimes it can get quite bad. Especially when i get it in public, i get embarrassed because it's so gross. Plus sometimes my hands hurt so bad from the itch i can't hold stuff. Does anyone have any advice on how to ease the pain? Other than keeping warm because sometimes it just comes at unexpected times. Please help!
Posted 6/2/2011 11:32 AM (GMT 0)
i am new to this- so forgive me if i break any rules- I have been suffering for about 5 years with sinus problems, due to inflammation and then asthma like symptoms. I have been to dr to dr and have has sinus surgery and have been on bouts of prednisone on and off but now taking 8 mg methyl pred everyother day, trying to taper. I have had chronic hives for a year now and they seem to be gettign worse. They come and go but they are there more than not nowadays. I am going to to try this water thing. Dehydration maybe the key. I am very active and live in the south and it is hot and when I do a sport I lose a lot of fluid through sweating, so I have had the worst outbreak of hives within the last week and the weather has gotten very hot here so I have sweat a lot more and so I have had a bigger outbreakof hives so to speak. I will try this hydration and keep you posted. My main goal is to get off this prednisone and be able to breathe like a normal person and not get fluid in my ears and then it result in to an ear infection and to make these hives go away.
Posted 6/16/2011 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
I have suffered Chronic Urticaria and Odema all day every day for almost 3 years now. I have tried so many of the medications you're all taking but I have some GOOD NEWS which MAY help some of you.

My immunologist wanted me to try CICLOSPORIN (an immune suppressant). He told me he has SUCCESSFULLY treated many people sufferring with Chronic Urticaria. 2 years ago I was reluctant to try it as I was worried about getting "hairy" lol. But I had suffered so much that I couldn't take it any more so I went to him in April and started taking it.

It is now June and I haven't had any rash/welts/swelling/itching/burning/pain etc for about 8 weeks !!!! :)

It is amazing and I am so happy and I want to tell everyone who is suffering.

I've spend night after night after night on the computer trying to find myself a cure over the past few years and now I don't have to. But I wanted to help others.

Please bear in mind that the Ciclosporin can take about 6 weeks to get into your system. My immunologist put me on a "reducing dose" of steroids while we changed my medicines, and I came off the steroids very slowly but it worked and without suffering. I'm going back to see him next week and can't wait for him to see how happy I am as the last time I saw him I was in tears and covered in blood and scabs and now it's all gone!!

Good luck to you all xx

P.S. I haven't got hairy yet - the hairs on my arms are fair anyway, they do seem slightly fluffier but I think that's a small price to pay! Still don't know what actually caused this horrible problem in the first place, but right now ..... I don't even care any more I'm just happy to feel human again.
Posted 6/16/2011 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
If anyone wishes to ask me anything about this, please do, I just want to help someone because the suffering is awful and unless you have it yourself you can't possibly know how debilitating this can be.

smilewinkgrin  

Posted 7/2/2011 6:57 AM (GMT 0)
 

Regarding Anna's post on root canals and cavitations:

Both harbor dozens of bacteria that sit "dormant" until something in the body triggers genes that set them off, resulting in chronic conditions.  Weston Price began researching this, and Hal Huggins completed it after Price's death. 

Best wishes for better health!

Lyme 14, you have made similar posts in several threads and numerous forums here at HealingWell. Our rules do not allow advertising within the forum, and it appears that this may be advertising. I have referred your post to the Administrator for review, and in the meantime will be editing out the links you have posted. Your presence is welcome, but I would ask that you review the forum rules. Thank you.

Post Edited By Moderator (Judy2) : 7/2/2011 9:31:36 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/13/2011 10:38 AM (GMT 0)
I am new to this site & wanted to share my experience with you as I have had hives for the last 6 years and have now been hive free for 3 weeks as a result of changing the supplements I take after reading a book called "the mood cure" by Julia Ross. In the past, I have tried every kind of natural remedy you can think of - homeopathy, seen several naturopaths who have put me on various different diets - candida diet, a low salicylates diet, the blood type diet, acupuncturist, Naet specialist, Chinese medicine dr and all with various degrees of lack of success. I live in Singapore & believe that the mixture of heat & sweat affect me - I am quite sporty, my hives appear when I wear certain clothes worn close to my skin for example Lycra workout pants, the Aircon especially in the cinema & on a plane cause a breakout especially on skin not covered by clothes. My hives come during the day & as soon as i feel them i take an antihistamine pilll & the itching seems to go within 30 mins but the hives will have gone by the following am when i wake up but i am often covered w bruises where they have been when i have had a particularly bad episode. I have tried taking a few different antihistamines as a preventative measure but this doesnt seem to work. I have seen various different western
general doctors as well as a dermatologist and they have no clue! I haven't even bothered to see an allergist as I am v sure it is not an allergy with me
but an auto-immune disorder. From putting several pieces of the jigsaw puzzle
together from the observations of the natural practitioners, I am sure it is to do with my digestion not functioning properly & my liver being congested. I also believe it is to do w my thyroid as I have been diagnosed w Ted (thyroid eye disease) but supposedly according to blood tests, my thyroid level is within normal limits.
Anyway as a result of reading the above mentioned book, I decided to change my vitamin supplements. Before I was taking a multivitamin, vit c, probiotics, dha, digestive enzyme & milk thistle. Since 4 weeks I have added a magnesium/calcium combo, a b complex, 1 true calm (by Now foods) & something called 5htp and Hcl (hydrochloric acid) - as a blood type A we supposedly don't produce enough acid in the stomach to digest proteins, I take 2 5htp a day, 1 w lunch & 1 w dinner & 3 hcls a day w each meal. After 1 week of adding these new supplements, I have no longer had hives. My feeling is that it is either the hcl or the 5htp (which has an affect on my thyroid by increasing my seratonin levels). After doing some more research , I have now found quite a few links to hcl & reducing hives so I now think it is the hcl. I bought it from the iherb.com website, & it is the quantum brand.
Fingers crossed that I stay hive free & I am so happy that for the time being I have no hives. I read this whole thread, and someone at the beginning also mentions Hcl. Maybe try it, it took only 1 week to work for me - I really hope it helps you as much as it has me!
Posted 8/13/2011 10:59 AM (GMT 0)
i tend to agree, i believe my 20 yr bout with chronic (yet intermittant) hives is auto-immune related.  many triggers tho.  pressure on my skin (new shoes, tight clothes),  too much sun, stress, aspirin and all nsaids,  season changes, injury or illness, etc.  benedryl can help sometimes,  short term prednisone use helps.  i would love to to a complete detox in a clinic environment but can not afford it.  hives are torture.  i need a cure.
Posted 8/30/2011 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
I am so happy to have found all this good info. For the past 10 days I have had hives. A short time but it has been awful. I think stress is a big component. I was happy to read that maybe dehydration is a component as well. I was camping prior to the onset of hives. I was hot, sweaty, grimy, and thirsty for few days. The morning after I got home, I woke up with hives and angioedema. Every morning since it has been the same. I am trying meditation, mantras, watching my alcohol intake, reducing exercising (I perspire a lot), and now I will add drinking more water. It couldn't hurt! I don't want to suffer. I have never had hives before and I don't think I want to waste time going to the doctor -- steroids seem scary and Antihistamines I can buy myself. I have an dr appt tomorrow but probably will cancel.
Posted 8/31/2011 1:23 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much for this post (and subsequent comments). Some of these tips will help me a lot. I'm not sure if I'm up to a full-blown detox, but maybe I'll start looking to intake more vitamin B-12 to de-stress and see if that affects anything.
Posted 10/6/2011 12:22 PM (GMT 0)
Wow so many sufferers, ive had hives for approx 3months, dr,s have not helped, i went on low histamine diet for 2 weeks and my hives went away for bout 3 days, i started reading this thread yesterday and now drinking lots of water, when i get hives on my feet or hands or anywhere close to the bone the pain is extreme , on the body, arms or legs seems to just itch real bad, ive read that if u get them in your throat your in trouble ? Ive had them in my mouth so sometimes worry, yeah ive had some stress last year or so , ive never been alergic to anything, but this water and detox sounds like a good idea , good luck everyone, keep posting info please , brad
Posted 10/29/2011 11:45 PM (GMT 0)
I have been getting hives for over 22 years. They usually last for 3 weeks to 3 months. I've been tested twice for allergies and have none. Certain things, like seafood, make them worse. I have been prescribed every prescription there is. Only two things temporarily stop them- prednisone and alcohol. I made the connection with the alcohol after realizing that after one or two drinks (anything, wine, vodka, etc.) the hives would stop itching and go away. As soon as the prednisone or alcohol is out of my system the hives return. When the hives become, as I call it, "dormant" they don't return for a year to two years. This round has lasted for 6 months which is the longest I have ever had them. Last year, after having them for 2 months, a friend suggested that I may have parasites. She said that would explain why the alcohol works (it disables them) and why the hives are worse after eating seafood (parasites love seafood). I used Dr. Hulda Clark's parasite cleanse and the hives stopped on the second day. That was July 2010. This past April is when they returned and I have had them every day since. This time the parasite cleanse did nothing. I then tried Flagyl, which is a prescription that kills parasites. That did not work either. Although the hives travel around my body and are worse on some parts of my body on some days the last week has been hell. They are all over my face and neck every day. If I have to work I take prednisone for relief. If I don't have to work I drink alcohol instead. Either way, they are both so bad for me and I've put on so much weight which adds to my misery.
Posted 2/14/2012 10:54 PM (GMT 0)

I've had chronic hives for about 15 years. The flare ups are rare (there was about an 8 year time in the middle where I never had any). They have become more frequent in the past five years. They lasted for a little over a year the first time, and all the times after have been mush shorter. The longest lasting the most recent time, about 4 months so far.

when I first got them when I was about 10 I had many blood tests done and went to the doctor many times to try find the cure. They never came up with anything. They were never able to test me for food allergies due to the fact that I had to be off my medications (Zyrtec) and clear of hives for 3 days. That wasn't possible for me.

I normally have hives everyday, even with taking a Zyrtec every 24 hours. Each hive stays for about 20 hours so by the time the first batch clears up, I have new ones coming. Basically, I always have them even with taking my medication.

I decided to do some research and see if I could find any answers. These forums really helped me in deciding what to do to help my hives so I figured I should post what I found out.

I started with thinking I needed to go on the candida diet. That seemed to help, but I think it had more to do with I was only eating vegetables and not a yeast overgrowth. With that, I read about leaky gut syndrome and decided to start treating myself for that. I would take 3 pills of grapeseed extract everyday along with a powerful probiotic. At this point, my diet had expanded to include some rice and fruit as well. I saw results within about 5 days. My hives were much better (still had to take a zyrtec about every other day). After I noticed the improvement, I decided to start adding food to my diet everyother day to see if I could find any food triggers. I noticed that almost every food I added would cause a reaction which made me believe that leaky gut was my problem. I began taking a digestive enzyme everyday as well.

I've been doing this for about 1 1/2 months now, gradually adding food. I've eliminated all gluten, dairy and processed food from my diet and cut WAY back on sugar and caffeine. I now only take a zyrtec about every 72 hours and most of the time I have to take one it has to do with I added a new food to my diet that I have an intolerance to. So far I've noticed I get a reaction from: Tomato, black pepper, wheat, avocado and possibly grapes (so far). I'm beginning to think that I have a latex allergy as tomato, wheat, grapes and acovado are all linked to that and I know that my sister has a latex allergy as well.

With eliminating these foods, my reactions are now less freqeunt and I'm able to control my hives. If I notice some appearing, I take a Zyrtec and they go away within a few hours and it also prevents any more from coming. Zyrtecs have never worked for me in this way.

I believe just eliminating the processed foods, sugar, and wheat from my diet has been a huge help. I'm just glad to see that even I can't get rid of them all, at least I can manage them to a certain degree just by changing my diet. As I continue to add foods, hopefully they stay this manageable! 

Posted 2/5/2013 10:39 PM (GMT 0)

Im new to this forum and writing about my situation in hopes that people can help me or give me advice.  Im 29 years old. I been a problem medical child since i was a kid. As a child I was deaf for a year, at age 19 i was blind for a few weeks and next week i get nasal surgery for the 2nd time to remove my nose polyps. because of the polyps my nose is constantly stuffy every day of my life,  i can't breathe thru my nose, you can clearly hear me breathing very loud and i can't smell. unfortunately with polyps there is no cure for them so they do grow back. i been thru it all but im telling you right now getting hives is the worst thing that has ever happen to me. i have never experienced so much pain and heartache in my life.

 

it started in late december 2011.  i was in bed one night and i started getting itchy and i noticed i was getting hives. i have never been so shocked in my life. the hives were super thick. it looked like i got WHIPPED by a belt. i went crazy and bought bed bug chemical spray for my bed and changed all my detergents to hypoallergenic detergents. the hives were coming every day. i never been so itchy in my life. it practically made me tear when i couldn't sleep at night because i couldn't stop the itching. i usually sleep naked in bed and now i can’t cuz i get itchy. i was getting itchy when i was at the gym cuz the sweat caused me to itch. i had to stop working out within 10 minutes and leave. i can't do hot yoga anymore because the heat makes me break out. when somebody offers me to wear their clothes i would get itchy. if i buy new clothes at the store i have to wash them first before i can wear it out.

 

minimal hives are red lines and rashes going throughout my body. i got hives once on my face.  i think i have chronic hives. If i scratch my hives can look horrid. i took pics. just msg me and i can show you.

 

For the past 9 years I knew i was allergic to environment allergens: grass, trees, shrubs, chicken feather, pollen, cats, dust, dust mites and house dust. i went for a  food sensitivity test at a natural path’s office and the blood test said i was allergic to everything in the book: glutton, wheat, dairy, veggies, certain meats, nuts and fruits. i thought this was the worst day in my life since im a huge food lover.  a few weeks later i finally got to see my allergist and he gave me a skin test.  he individually tested me for everything in the book. my results came in and now im only allergic to dust, house dust, dust mites, and strawberries. he said the body changes every 7 years and that's why im not allergic to the old allergens. he individually tested me for all those foods i was allergic to and everything came back negative. he said those tests are half fake. kind of a sham. we checked for strawberries on the foods test and it didn't say nothing about me being allergic to strawberries at all. The test said strawberries was a low risk. so i recommend people not to believe these tests and to get tested by an allergist every 7 years. from what i been told these food sensitivity tests will always say you are allegic to glutton, wheat and dairy because in reality these foods are not good for you.  as we get older out bodies are breaking down on us. i recommend eating healthy and working out daily.

 

my allergist believed that it wasn't the dust or allergies giving me hives. he said what i had was pretty severe. something he's never really seen before in all his years of being an allergist. all the results for the blood work came back negative so we tried doing a skin biopsy. i wasn't allowed to take any anti histamine pills before the test. the pills prescribed for me are teva-hydroxyzine. these pills are my life savers. they never leave my side. i take them every 2 days when i can sense that the itching is coming. also attached to my hip is aveeno's anti-itch lotion. This lotion makes the itching stop and works well because there is calamine in it. not being able to take pills and being itchy is HELL. i can feel the hives moving around my body slowly. i got the skin biopsy results back and it came back inconclusive. the allergist suggested  taking weekly allergy shots for dust mites. i been taking shots twice a week for a month now and the hives are still coming.

 

 

before getting hives i was getting laser removal for my tattoos, i got breast implants in august 2011, i started drinking a bit more when i was going out every wkd and started more frequent drug use (cocaine). I went to my breast surgeon and he said there is no way that my implants could have started the hives. my nose specialist who is also my laser removal doctor said the laser couldn't have started the hives. i did a bit of research on cocaine use (i started when i was 26) and there is something called levamisole thats used to make cocaine. research states levamisole could start allergies aka hives. im not 100% sure cocaine was the cause of my hives but im leaning towards it.  because of my nasal surgery (the surgery is not for cocaine use but i know it probably made my nasal problems worst) i'm quitting the drugs and because of this thread im gonna go on a full detox. i need help on what kind of detox i should go on  or what kind of herbs i should be taking. i don't wanna live with these hives anymore. ive  gotten used to them but i would love them to go away. any tips or suggestions could help. also pls don't judge me on the drug use. I truly believe that its best to be completely honest about everything in order to get the right help.

Posted 3/18/2014 12:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hi guys

I've had chronic hives now for a month now and don't know what to do. It all started when I started drinking large amounts of kombucha. I can't think of anything I did differently. I've tried antihistamines but they don't do much. I need help as the hives are now beginning to affect my feet lips and face. Any suggestions?
Posted 8/13/2014 6:47 PM (GMT 0)
July 15,2014
I need to lose weight so in quick haste I purchased Xenadrine 7x to try and jump start my weight loss. Within two days there was a slight rash on forehead and nose. I had worked in yard and thought maybe it was slight case of poison ivy, but wasn't itchy. I applied some Fluoconicide i had in cabinet and it went away, but then I started noticing smaller rash welts on my wrists, again thinking it was poison ivy showing up days later and thinking that was odd.
19th- I started the double dosing as per instruction on Xenadrine bottle.
20th- Shoulder started to itch that night and finally realized maybe the spots were reaction to pills so I stopped taking them and did some research.
Online search told me that three of the products were the culprit and produce rash or hives in some people: Yohimbe bark, Horse mint leaf extract and Frauenmantle leaf extract.

I immediately started drinking as much water as i could, stopped eating wheat and drinking milk in case these were extra issues with the reactions. Started taking Vit.C, and multivitamin.
Purchased Fexofenadine hydrochloride 180mg- itch only mildly helped and this started to give me intense migraines so discontinued after 4 days.
Zantac 150 mg, Hyland ‘hives’, and Oxyhives by Pacific Naturals. These helped minimally.
31st- Purchased Ibuprofen and within 20 min noticed a different spotted rash on inner left arm. I panicked and made myself throw up in hopes of stopping it from spreading. Now i know i must be allergic to ibuprofen.
Skin: I used Technu rash releif (purchased form food lion) and Sunburn aloe gel with Lidocaine. Both of these worked pretty well compared to the 1% Hydrocortizone cream.
Aug. 9th- itching FINALLY stops.

A bit about me. I have had hives twice before this but they were stress related. I know online they say that stress isn’t really a cause for hives, but i beg to differ. I broke out in hives once from stess in first marriage, (small area on hip). And again when driving to meet up with relative i was having issues with, those showed up on my both my arms and i scratched so heavily in that 3 hr visit that i still have scars from it. Also…..bad timing but my mom came to stay with me for a week just as they were beginning and then by the 12th i was to meet my mother-n-law for the first time since marrying my husband 9yrs ago.(she was from another country)…..so could of been the build up stress of that too.
Funny part is I’m not allergic to anything before…...the only thing I’ve ever had a reaction to was Cream of mushroom soup. Love that stuff and never realized that every time i ate it and had tightening of chest and throat. But yet i can eat regular mushrooms with no issues.

Side note: Im eating healthier, which i needed to do anyways. And my mother-n-law is a sweetheart whom i adore and is an amazing cook. Im adding other things to my vitamin regimen is
Cats claw, and barley(hulled). Look these two things up,….amazing stuff.

To those of you going through years of this unbearable lifestyle…I’m so sorry for you. God bless and heal each of you. Thanks to all of you who wrote your experiences and Hope mine helps too.
Posted 8/22/2014 4:11 PM (GMT 0)
For a number of years I thought I was allergic to over the counter cold medicine as I broke out in hives when I took it for a bad cold. Then I had a series of hive breakouts during a stressful time at work (with no cold). I have 3 children and when they were younger they also had outbreaks of hives when they had a cold or other virus. We did have some outbreaks that we needed to stop with prednisone, but what a scary list of side effects on this medication that I was giving to my 5yr and younger kids--no thanks!

Hives are just your body reacting or over-reacting to another issue within your system--whether that is a cold or virus, stress or other allergen. about 5 years ago we started seeing a homeopathic MD. She explained that conventional medicines treat the symptoms (itching eyes, hives, infection/anti biotics, inflammation/anti inflammatory) but it does not deal with the root cause of the reaction to begin with. Homeopathy deals with balancing your immune system so your body does not react.

15 years of sinus headaches--gone with homeopathic treatment in about 3 months. My son has seasonal allergies (terrible sneezing, bloody noses, itchy water eyes) when he takes his homeopathic remedy he is 100% symptom free, not partial but no symptoms at all. We have not taken steroids, antibiotics, any type of over the counter medication at all in 5 years. It is awesome to feel so good and comfortable with what I am giving my kids to feel better when they are sick.

The notes in these blogs are good. Epsom salt baths are great (my kids take them after sports if they feel sore muscles), Water therapy (flushing the toxins out of your system with water intake all day) very helpful, eating well with lots of fruits and veggies--yes. But if you are having issues with any type of symptoms I would highly recommend looking into homeopathy as an option, and get your entire immune system back into balance. I was very conventional medicine oriented until we saw the first hand results of how effective homeopathic remedies can be--total convert.
Posted 3/19/2015 3:15 PM (GMT 0)
Anna Durfee,

I just logged onto this site to try and get feedback on hives. Finished reading your comprehensive comments and since you posted in 2007, I was wondering how you are doing with your case of hives.

I just started getting them less than a week ago, but why they are happening is daunting and I'm beginning to get very depressed.

I hope you are well and receive this post. It would be great to hear from you.

JBV
Posted 3/19/2015 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
Newbie 1971,

Just saw your hives post. How are you doing? Did the new supplements help?

I'm trying to get a handle on my new case of hives. Would appreciate hearing from you.

JBV
Posted 5/21/2015 10:34 AM (GMT 0)
I moved from Alberta to Ontario and where I live the water is full of fluoride, I developed a massive
case of hives on my scalp from the shower or bath, I use Brita water to drink, I cannot change the
water so have decided to get a whole home water care system with new filters on taps, not sure if
it will help and very annoyed that I need to do this, no one in this town where I live drinks from the
taps, all use bottled water, kind of like living in a third world. I have spent a ton of money on shampoos,
creams and lotions, I also developed rosacea on my face and there is nothing to help that and the water
here makes it worse also, I went all my life without these problems until I came here. What to do??
Posted 7/23/2015 10:10 PM (GMT 0)
I have answers for you. after having hives for 2 straight years when age 16 (doctors baffled) and they were head to toe. again for 6 months at age 30 and then a more severe outbreak at 41. And between the last two, developed Crohns disease, ulcers and inflammation of small intestine. it's no coincidence. you need to find a naturopath in your area that will give you and IgG blood test that tests for histamine NOT and IgE blood test that most allergists will give you. you will come up empty handed with later. Some regular doctors are starting to give for migraine patients or those who suffer from IBS - but either way insurance does not cover. This will save your life. it's a 200.00 test. you really shouldn't pay more than that. that doesn't include your naturopath fees. all negotiable of course. cry poor if you have to. IgG test your secondary immune system. allergist down here scoff at them, because they're clueless. again, some are starting to catch on. Here's how it works - gut is like a fish net, damage occurs - fish net gets stretched bigger - larger than usual food molecule pass, usually something you're eating a lot of. could be bread, or egg or oregano. don't try to find rhyme or reason. these larger than usual molecules cause an immune reaction. you will continue to have hives or further gut damage as long as you eat what you have developed a problem with. you have to find out. Zyrtec helps the best - but I was on 8 zyrtec, 2 doxepin, and 120 mg of steroids and it still did not contain the hives. dumbing down your immune system won't work. it's trying to tell you something. listen to it. to fix damaged gut - remove offending food, add a ton of bone broth - it's a miracle food - if you're vegan. eee, don't know what to tell you. get coconut manna, very good. get a probiotic. if you have a yeast overgrowth, look for white spots on your skin that won't tan, or more obvious signs will tell you, like chronic yeast infections. yeast is notorious for damaging gut. I put my crohns in remission for 2 years now, drug free - I still have hives or upset stomach but only occasionally and when I eat something I shouldn't either knowingly or otherwise. I test yearly, as they change - hives or pain in my side usually let me know something has changed and to test again. you can heal your gut, but it takes time. hives made me nearly suicidal. I have 3 kids I can't afford to be down. I went from 40 foods I had problems with to under 10. I'm getting better, but I cheat. if you're stoic, you can lick sooner. and foods I couldn't eat at one time, like garlic, I can now. it's a journey. please reply if I can help in any way with my experience. you are in a tough place, and no understands till they go through it. - ps read up on yellow 5 - or tartrazine, found in all sorts of things. notorious for hives inducing. it's in margarita mix to certain allergy pills (aint' that a kicker!) good luck!
Posted 4/19/2016 5:10 AM (GMT 0)
Does anyone in this thread dye their hair? Hair dye is extremely toxic and causes hives and a lot of other disease.
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