I have had hives. I get it when I'm so stressed out. Its was all over my face. And it itched so bad. I was told to change my job. I did, and it went away. I choose a less stressful job.
i get hives when i eat seafood but it's hit or miss. sometimes i eat it and nothing happens, other times i break out in hives and itch like crazy. sometimes it develops into watery welts and gets infected. then it develops into nasty scars to where I can't even walk outside without covering up, so no shorts or short sleeve shirts. it's so embarrassing.
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Thank you for the TRUTH because as my specialist said "we do not know why some get hives" I believe it was stress..lost My Mom..Marriage was lonely and sad..and I was "stressed" and did not realize how much. I divorce since and learned to adjust my stress as best I can..so far so good! :)
Hi, what recommendations did the Dr provide? I must have missed it. I am suffering from hives right now and would like to follow his recommendation too.
I'm 68 years old and got CIU for the first time two weeks ago! It's the worst feeling Ive ever had!!! It comes and goes and show up sometimes on my legs, arms, stomach, underarms, feet, ankles.................EVERYWHERE! The itching is freaking unbearable. Now, I really know what "Hell" feels like.
Wow really? I had them and it wasn't that bad. GERD is the worst though ugh....for me it's GERD hives are so so I started to get used to it but maybe you had it was worse then me.
Well first I'd like to say thank you for such an informative video. I had so many questions and you pretty much hit them all. This videos is by far the only one that I found to be exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Doc!
I've had hives for many years after I moved from a tropical climate to a cold climate. One Dr. told me to avoid acid, soda etc. It's mostly on my arms and I used to use over the counter ointment but now I use hand lotion. I don't get it on a regular basis and it generally last a few minutes. Someone said using baking soda in my bath will help but I've never tried it. Thanks for the video, Doctor.
Yep when I drink soda even soda with no sugar I feel sick, certain water and I feel sick so I have to be careful. Kombucha is bad to because it's acidic.
i just began suffering from idiopthic uticaria and listened to your vids and got better relief than what my med professionals advised Thanks still have them but they are 85 % better mine were chronic 2 months or more to date
souldancer: So happy to hear that this is/was successful. I would recommend possibly asking your medical doctors to add on Montelukast (Singulair) as a 3rd line medication that might get you to almost complete resolution. Once you are hive-free for two months, then the taper starts. Watch my last video for a detailed taper. DrJackAllergy
Thank you! You made me feel better. I am an old lady who suffers from leichen sclerosis (?) but, sometimes I get these hives on the inside of my thighs near my groin. I have been prescribed triamcinoline acetonide for the hives; but do not use it because I use clobetasol for the leichen sclerosis. Too many steroids. I have only used the triamcinolone one time when I was really feeling bad. I feel these hives are set off from being nervous; so I try to settle myself down with music, yoga and breathing. Like you said, not life threatening; but, very irratating.
I try to be a good boy and not scratch but when evening comes, the stinging and itching starts all on its own.. Hydro-cortisone helps, but not much. What seems to help are daily use of antihistamines and for temporary relief, cold compresses (ice cubes in a ziplock.) Finally, do not scratch! They become worse and worse and worse...
I broke out with hives recently. I found that by taking benadryl I could make them go away in an hour or so. I have not found the cause yet. As the doctor said, they appear at night about 9-11pm.
I found out I have chronic hives. I went to dermatologist and got to take alegra 180 mg twice daily. And my question is why the Dr prescribed Tagamet 400 mg twice daily. . Thanks for the video Dr.
Hi Dr I have urticaria it's Geting more and more everyday now when I have food my feet start swelling and my hands too I'm very sad about it and red spot all over my body😢😢
I have Solar Urticaria and I even react to visible UV light & photophobia. I found your page looking up urticaria. But my condition has been worsening. The only change in my life has been spending US winters in South America where it’s summer. Treatments have been unsuccessful. Prolonged sun exposure causes severe flu like symptoms and my BP spikes around 190/155 and it takes a few days to recover. Exposure to fluorescent lights makes my eyes burn and my skin feels like ant bites. I was born with it but no one knew what it was. Mom thought I was just sensitive to heat so she kept me out of the sun which helped. But my limited research suggested that it can cause rheumatoid arthritis? If this is true another mystery may be solved. My orthopedic specialist couldn’t figure out why my joints are deteriorating. Last year I had total knee replacement, the youngest he’s ever done and in April I have shoulder surgery. I have special prescription glasses that enclose my eyes and blocks all UV light and the state has given me a permit that exempts me from window tint laws so I can have limo tinting. Have you discovered any treatments?
I have had heat-induced hives for three years now. I cannot wear too many layers of clothing, clothing that is too warm, take hot showers, eat spicy food, exercise too hard without breaking out in hives and feeling like I need to take a cheese grater to my skin.
My 2 year old daughter broke out really bad in hives and welts. Hers lasted for 3 full days. The doctor told me to give her children's benedryl. It still seemed like it wasnt working. I was advised to take her to an allergy specialist. We will be looking into that soon
April, 25% of people will experience hives at some point in their lives and 95% of the time there is no specific answer why. The most common question I personally would ask in your 2-year-old daughter is if she had a "cold" or upper respiratory infection/ear infection or ANY infection within the last 2-6 weeks. If she is in daycare, then she likely is exposed to every virus under the sun. Benadryl is an acceptable medication but I am not a fan for two reasons.....#1 it only lasts for 4-6 hours so you need to use it 4x/day and so we are always chasing our tail trying to remember when to give it and; #2 it can cause drowsiness OR it can turn your little 2-year-old hyperactive bc it can have the opposite effect in the little ones. If this is her FIRST outbreak of hives, then seeing an allergist is not necessary. If she has a history of allergy or asthma, then seeing an allergist is a good idea. There are longer lasting medications I recommend for children that can help to better control the hives/welts or itchiness. Preferably, liquid Zyrtec (or generic: cetirizine) works well in most children and adults. I would not dare tell you a dose, but would recommend you speak to the pharmacist or your pediatrician or even just follow the dosing on the bottle. BUT, I do recommend that you give this medication TWICE daily, not once otherwise the effects tend to wear off and the hives kind of "come and go". Using the Zyrtec liquid twice daily and then only using the benadryl as an add-on if she has an outbreak despite the twice daily zyrtec can be very helpful and is safe too. Remember, she isn't going to be on these medications the rest of her life but why let the little one suffer, especially at night when hives tend to get worse. My words are simply thoughts and recommendations. Because I have not seen your daughter, it is best to follow all recommendations and medications prescribed by your pediatrician. My recommendations are simply "food for thought." Thanks, Dr. Jack
This is her first outbreak. My husband and I both have allergies, so do 2 of my other children, so we figured she is prolly going to have them too. She wasnt sick between 2-6 weeks prior, so we figured it was something to either do with food or the weather since it is Spring here. Thankyou for the advise. that was helpful
Hi Doc. thank u for opening up my mind , I thought am the only one with this kind of allergy. it is about 2yrs now I have been using claritine all this time. I Think I will have go for zootac now twice per day. my question is for how many days?? 2nd question is what is the side effects for these antihistamines in kidney;liver;or generally in the body .honestly I have consumed a lot of antihistamines for the past 2yrs
Me tooo so many antihistamines for years I recently heard from another doctor on TH-cam that it can affect the cognitive function in the brain over time
My daughter was 4 when we went to an amusement park. She played in the water park and developed hives (big welts like cat scratches) a few days after the trip. She is now 9 years old and gets them almost daily. I use a topical anti histamine and claritin syrup. I am wondering , could something in the water have triggered this? I have not been able to pin point anything in her diet that triggers it. Sometimes,it does appear when she is stressed (taking an exam for school) but 98% of the time it is random. Majority of her flare-ups are at night, however this past year they are showing up more often during the day.
Thank you for the information. I took a bath with clove oil burned my skin so bad I started getting hives all over the body. Essential oils is def a watch out for allergic reaction and should be spot tested before using all over.
Hello Doctor. I am on Atorvastatin tablets, 40mg ( LOR ). I heard this can be a cause. What say you ? I have had what I think are hives on my right forearm for about two months ( creeping up past my elbow now.) Not on my left arm.
Gm Dr. Jack.. My daughter lost her daughter to gun violence 8/27/2018...She had hives since last year December 2018. She works doing cleaning in hospital.She had the allergy test done January 7, 2019..They said she's not allergic to nothing..My daughter has Sickle Cell Trait. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or can she be so stressed losing her daughter..She's so devasted by her loss..I don't know what to do.They told her to continue taking Benadryl and other meds...When she wakes up in the mornings her lips are swollen..She has hives all over her body...feet..hands...back..legs...arms and private...I'm worried about my daughter..Please help...Thank you..A concerned Mother..
I over supplemented on magnesium to get rid of leg cramps and at the same time started drinking pure pomegranate juice, about one litre a week. The magnesium helped the cramps but 6 weeks later I developed hives. Stopped both of those immediately. Still suffering 11 weeks later. No trouble at night when asleep but as soon as I get up I start itching. I’m on 10 mg Loratadine but it wears off after less than 12 hours. Have it around the waist at the back, under breasts and base of skull under hair. Going to try Zirtek as per your next video. Thank you!!!!
I've had hives for 3 days straight now and I'm ready to lose it! I have tried cortisone and benadryl, nothing is helping. I have been under ALOT of stress lately =( Would that be the cause of the breakout, hoping I'll be able to calm down and stop itching so much. Thx
It’s happened to me for 2yrs , ftom 2017-2019 And thank GOD fully recovered from January 2020. .! First I took Zyrtec and Zantac morning and night for a month in Augustus 2019 and slowly gonna little by Iittle and keep continuing just once a day till all fully recovered
Very good information, as I've been getting urticaria for many years, some times I don't get it for a long time, but I've just got it back again a couple of days ago, very disappointed.
Omg.. Im from Iceland and i got infecteced of a mould in my house of this hipes in mars. My mouth eats ewerything. My body blows up of all kinds of situation. I hardly eat, because EWERYTHING goes into my lips and mowes back and forward around my mouth. I am about loosing my mind. I newer feel good. No doctors can help me. I dont have a home, but im renting two apartments. The first one who infected me of this mold and alot of my things are still there because they are cowered with this grow. Then all my new and my two sones things are in other apartment who i just found out that was also with this mould. I live at my moms house, sleep on a sofa in the livingroom, have nothing and cant ewen not stay here because there is something in this house who is not helping us getting better. SOS... How can we be cured and ceep on living. Im loosing my mind of this 24/7 hipes🥺
Yeah I was sick and was taking antibiotics for bad lung infection and as of the last couple days I been stressed but I have dealt with it not sleeping well and I’m hoping to see my family doctor this Thursday
This is why I'm annoyed at my recent allergist saying my chronic rash is chronic hives. It never itches, it's just annoying. After 2 almost 3 years of dealing with it, and finally getting to go to an allergist, doing a full allergy panel and finding no allergies, after having lots of negative and normal blood work from my PCP. She goes "it's probably just chronic hives, that we'll never find a cause for. Take these medications and hopefully it gets better." It's frustrating always getting, it's normal, and we don't know whats wrong.
Hi Dr Jack. Thanks for this informative video. I’m a South African visiting Florida and have had a bad breakout of what first appeared to be Hives one week ago. After a few days of Benadryl I was prescribed Prednisone and have been taking that for 5 days, but it hasn’t helped at all. And I continue to have new breakouts of rash daily. The rash has also gone through 3 stages and looks slightly different. My concern now is that maybe it is an auto immune disease as you suggested. As I’m a US visitor I am not on medical aid and it’s really expensive to see an allergist here. I have sent you a mail and really hope you will be kind enough to have a look. I’m sure you are busy but I would appreciate it so much. Thanks
I have had major hives before..STRESS can be a factor...if you are stressed or have been then please concider this reply. Best wishes! I had hives so bad I was not breathing and now I carry a EPIPEN and take allergy meds (you can get them over the counter though)
More than likely you are reacting to the toxic ingredients in our foods, the chlorine, fluorine and chloramine and bromine and much more added to the drinking and bathing water supply, and in Florida and many other states various counties spray very toxic chemicals for mosquitoes at night so you are breathing that as well .. and so much more like cell towers... Good luck.
I had hives about 25 yrs ago and eventually it went away but 2 weeks ago it returned , my lip swelled yesterday and it,s still there today though the hives are gone ,the itching is unbearable even in my head my skin get,s so hot i was told wear cotton but any clothes ,bra etc agrivate it more ,i,m thankful if i get 2 hrs sleep a night
My wife has hives right now. I took her to the hospital 6 hours after we noticed the bumps. Dr. prescribed. Diphenhydramine, Epinephrine,famotidine and methylprednisolone. Conditions worsened when taking Epinephrine(Epipen). Its day 4 now
I’m suffering with hives for 2 years It last longer for few days then go away. It’s come and go. I was avoid common allergies. It’s getting better. But it come again.
My hives are chronic and idiopathic....been battling them for over a year. My hives are generally the size of dinner plates. Second dose of Xolair on the 8th. 420 mls. Thank you...
This is my second day of hives. I had some coffee and noticed that the itching was stopping. I took a shower and they went away. I'm feeling a little bit better must have been do to over eating and stress. But they could be do to the roaches in my house. My house is clean by my neighbor has autism and never cleans his house. Had to put bags under my door just to not get attacked by cig smoke. Nasty. Hm. I've tried a lot of new food which is weird.
I'm having severe hives everyday it's back and fourth every other week or monthly and last about 2 weeks to a month keeps getting worse eye lip swelling shortness of breath anytime I take a shower I breakout doctor can't figure it out I was out on dermatologist soap I got severe swelling and hives from that I use just water only and break out in hot itchy hives my genital area swollen with it armpit arm leg foot swelling it's to the point I have to live in a box can't work can't leave the house go to a restaurant don't even eat just go to a friends house have to be hospitalized from it there's no change to my diet or soaps lived my entire life no issues all started Halloween almost died from a poison ivy allergic reaction got in my lungs from burning wood at work that was the first allergic reaction I ever had in my life had it going for almost 4 months been to several doctors none can figure it out they keep giving me prednisone and it just keeps coming back and have hair loss with it I also get these tiny blister rash all over my hands every rash and hives I get it's to the point it keeps worsening and I'm battling it as we speak the meds aren't working need some help also just got out of the hospital from trouble breathing and took a shower today and another allergic reaction what's really weird is it's in the same areas every reaction it's in my left side chest left armpit left arm hand right hand one spot on my right arm there has been no new changes in my life did what I did 26 years and now this not sure if this is a disease or not the actual hives will stay for a good 2 solid weeks before it fades?
Doc, I have been breaking out with hives every other 2 to 3 day's and itching like crazy every where I use Zyrtec or the generic version and it calms it down the other antihistamines don't work as well what do you recommend I can do
Hello i have been having hives since June. Like you said, they do get worse at night. I went to a walk in clinic and the doctor told me to see an allergist. The wait time is months.. so i m still waiting. The doc told me to take an antihistamine every morning. I really want to find out whats causing it. Theres nothing new to my diet, i have not taken any medication.
20yrs ago I broke out in hives all over my body they have come and gone for years, still get the odd few here and there, also get pressure urticaria on hands and feet deep swelling, doctors have no clue why. If I dig my foot swells up, if I put pressure on my hands they swell up ,delayed I may add. I'm clueless.
I've heard of a lady getting shingles and she said she got them from a different type of deoderant she used that is soooo damn weird how these things affect our bodies isn't it?
Very interesting thank you. I have hives on my legs at the moment, the itching was driving me bonkers until I dabbed them with acv. We're in lockdown and I'm wondering if it's stress or if my bath was too hot recently or if I shaved my legs when my skin was too dry? Also wonder if tight leggings etc aren't great because the skin can't breath or is that an old wives' tale? I also have seborrheic dermatitis and when I went to have my eyebrows tinted before Corona changed our lives, the beautician thought I'd tattooed them because the skin under my brows was so pink. Thankfully I only end up being a peeling, scratching, itchy, pink mess once or twice a year. I've not eaten or drunk anything different or used different detergents. Anyway I'm hoping the acv isn't bad because it truly helped with the itching. Thank you.
Hi Doctor Jack, I love your video... Great information. I recently have Hives and it's seriously messing me up. This is the first time in my life, this will happen to me....
Hey, watching my hives inflammation fade day after day until they completely vanished was such a relief, I went with what I pointed out and within the first 10 days or so the urticaria/angioedema was barely visible! I just go'ogled the latest by Shane Zormander and after 20 days my skin has never been healthier!
Infections are a strong trigger for hives; though we cannot definitively say that a Covid infection caused the hives, it is highly likely that it contributed, especially if someone had moderate to severe symptoms. Treatment would still be the same.
Thanks. I guess my hives are from an infection. They started right ( 11 or 12 days) after I finished 6 days of Cipro for urinary infection, (which had no symptoms, just E. coli in the lab test.) I saw your other videos, so I started Zyrtec 10 mg every 12 hours as you said. (Started 4 days ago). So the hives are improving. Also I think you are right that each hive only lasts about 24 hours. Some areas the skin is still dry and irritated but not itchy any more. Thanks for your advice. ( I won’t take Zantac, but I do take Alka Seltzer plus, for stomach and sinus. ).
Could a hysterectomy trigger chronic hives? Mine started this past February, just after my hysterectomy. I had a total hysterectomy (oophorectomy?) and a day or so after I came home from the hospital I had the worst UTI I've ever had. I believe I was prescribed Macrobid and not long after, the hives started. I had hives daily, huge welts/wheals. There was a period of about 1 month or so, maybe a bit longer, where the hives stopped. I had my second UTI and boom, they came back in full force. I've had them daily, since then. I can't help but think the hysterectomy (loss/removal) of hormones triggered this and all other factors are aggravating an underlying condition (but I'm no doctor). I've had my thyroid and adrenal function tested and there's nothing wrong there. I WAS diagnosed with a mixed connective tissue disorder roughly 1 1/2 yrs ago but never saw a rheumatologist to treat it. Any suggestions would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!
I'm suffering from hives all over my body now and I'm miserable. I went to see a dermatologist and we figured out the culprit. I'm quite allergic to cats. My itching started exactly around the time I adopted my new kitty. Now my eyes and right leg is also swollen. Unfortunately I cannot live with the cat anymore 😕
I’ve had reactions to cold air for a few years now. Yet this year it started in the spring like normal but this year I’ve been in allergy meds till now. I’ve been to a specialist and no one has an answer. My thought is it may be also triggered by the climate. I lived most of my life in Southern California now I live in Germany. Yet when I visit a dry climate I don’t have the problem. I just wish there was an answer. It can’t be good to take the meds for more than 6 months.
Fortunately, these medications tend not to be needed lifelong or for greater lengths of time, such as blood pressure or diabetic medications. That being said, there is significant data that shows these medications to be safe for long term use without any significant side effects. The goal, as always, is to reduce the outbreak of hives, then to slowly taper off the medications.
I've also heard stress can cause hives. I just got them for the first time tonight. I did take a bath and that seemed to help some. But I would like to prevent them. I can't think of any changed behaviors or new things introduced to my eating or closet.
A city near me is now under a "boil water advisory". So, the grocery stores have been cleaned out of bottled water. Which is why I have stored tap water in bottles (like Powerade bottles). I don't store these in sunlight. Recently before my itchiness started, I filtered some stored water, noticed it tasted funny. Could it be old water that I'm reacting to? Now, however, I think I need a humidifier. And, of course, avoid hot showers, etc.
No no. U have severe allergies. U need anti histamine inhaler. It is not the water. U need anti histamine cream too. Stop eating toxic meat and seafood. They have tons of histamine in them. Yes. No meat for a while. U will see.
DR. Jack thanks for your great information it was very informative and has put the frosting on the cake im sure now this is whats going on . what ive been doing to help treat it i thought it was dry skin whats pretty much the normal for me in winter months so i used aloe vera to sooth it it felt alot better but the strange part is it stops it when i use the aloe vera but crops up in another area . does this sound like what hives do ? thanks i appreciate it Bill from Nevada
Thanks for this informative video. I have a question, will the hives marks fade away? Because I have em all over my body but it's no longer itchy Please excuse my grammar 😊
Over time, hives and the residual marks do tend to go away. Any skin condition can leave scars but this is typically if the person scratches too vigorously and excoriates the skin.....the most classic example of scarring by being too aggressive is when people with acne "pop" the whitehead or "pick" the pimple off.....this invariably leads to scarring. I would just recommend avoid tanning until the residual hive marks fade. You can also apply Vitamin E to the hive markings. I hope this helps. Dr. Jack Allergy.
I suffer with hives , so I'm starting to take high dose of evening primrose oil capsules. They may work they may not , but women take EP for menstrual cycles and it helps them .
I have chronic urticaria for a year already, i visited an allergist & dermatologist but still it kept on occuring..im tired of taking antihistamines.. my hives stop more than 8 years ago but before pandemic it attacked and invaded my body and life again
I've had hives for 4 weeks now. I had never had them before. I did have an upper respiratory infection that started September first. I have asthma and I was on oral prednisone. My pulmonologist puts me on that when I get sick. I was starting to feel better, and had finished prednisone but then I got worse again and broke out with the hives for the first time in September 22nd. They went away overnight. I started Augmentin and another round of prednisone 2 days later. It took until the beginning of October to be better from that, but then the hives came back and they've been there since. I took yet another round of prednisone at a higher dose than my pulmonologist gives me after visiting the urgent care. It didn't help. I am also on Xyzal, famotidine and Singulair with very little relief. I had to stop my meds yesterday because I see an allergist Monday. I'm so miserable. I feel like I'm going insane with this itching! I feel like the URI may have triggered the hives, but why is nothing helping?
Thanks very clear. I react to direct heat. I can be hot but not have hives. But direct heat such as sun or fires makes me react with large blotchy itchy hives that go after about 3 hours. Use to love outdoors but now have to stay out of the sun. Taking antihistamine which helps a little with the itchy only. I can take the sun on my face feet or hands but any where else especially legs and abdomen react quickly with hives. Also the direct heat effect can be through thin clothing. However if I wear thicker outa wear then it makes me hot but I don’t get hives. Therefore I have concluded that it must be harsh direct heat as the trigger. Don’t know if you call that Urticaria or heat allergy? I have had this for 4 weeks on and off. There is also an underlying very mild itch most of the time as if I have an itchy sweater on etc. Other allergies are penicillin ,sticking plasters, and metal jewellery. I had an insect bite last year, mossie, which came up in a large purple and red bruise for about a week. I have also always reacted to other insect bites such as midges with itchy swollen blisters for days. I think I have too much histamine reaction! What do you think please?
Sounds troublesome, Linda. You might be dealing with "cholinergic urticaria" where any increase in body temp precipitates the urticarial reaction. What I don't like the sound of is the swelling, bruising and blisters. That sounds more like an inflammatory process above and beyond typical hives. I might be wrong but I would want to make sure you don't have an underlying autoimmune process involved. Trying my recommended treatment won't hurt, and it might allow some extended control. If not already done, please ask your PCP or allergist to look into some basic autoimmune screening including looking into your thyroid and antibodies to your thyroid. Please keep me updated. DrJackAllergy
That’s a very broad and generalized question. Many skin conditions would fall into a similar pathophysiologic family with many variants. And as with most skin conditions, determining triggers is even more difficult to discern. The simplest answer is to ask Dr. Google to define lichen planus as the definition is far beyond my simple explanation. DrJackAllergy
Hello Doctor! Its almost 8mos.now Im dealing with urticaria red rash on my arms,neck and face and sometimes bumps all over my body,Im too tired of taking antihistamines!
I thank you very much you have been very informative to the condition that I am suffering now I can now try and narrow it down and put it down to I can stress or something I've eaten thank you very much
Yes it never crosses the midline. Always on one side of my lips. Though I'm trying to get rid of it through Yoga, I don't know how will I ever get cured or not.
Hives and the swelling associated with it (Angioedema) tends not to cross the midline. Oftentimes it will just be a single section of the lip (I break the lips up into right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower) and even the same for the tongue as it is often just one-sided. It can be very scary but we usually will start treatment with the same therapy, in the early stages, but we do address Angioedema differently since the swelling can affect our ability to breathe or swallow.
I had urticaria beginning of the year for few weeks. Took blood test and hiv/aids test.came out perfect.clean!. Sodium and potassium was under the border. Changed my diet, Changed laundry detergents, went on a detox diet. Nothing!! It went away eventually.then came back again!! But this time it was acute! Then it disappeared again.then dealt with it again only this time on my palms and feet & came and went less than 24 hours for 3months.now its gone phew. I have a feeling its stress or some sort of vitamin deficiency or allergic pollen or whatever in the air!!
I've had it since I was 13 or 14 years old. I'm 25 now But I get it some days in some months. Maybe some days in one week. Maybe in some weeks nothing at all. They last less than an hour or 2 the most, But fact it they still exist. Maybe it's stress. I used to live with my parents till I was 19. Now I live away from them in a different country. I get them way less often. But when I go back home it's back like how it was during my teenage years. But when I was back home literally every day was miserable especially at sleep time. I'm left with scars from all that intense scratching mostly my legs. I really think now it's stress. When I take antihistamines they still appear but not raised and not itchy but still red. Is that how it works with these antihistamines ? I'm not sure (even though I'm almost an MD 😊 soon) I've noticed nothing that I eat in particular making it worse or better. So in my case is it acute of chronic now I wonder.
It isn't bad if it is for a short period of time. Biggest issue is that if you are not taking a controller treatment (like zyrtec, zantac, montelukast, etc...), you might flare up when you take the prednisone away. I try to use it only when the patient is miserable or if they are going to have pictures taken (ie... weddings, school pictures). And it might seem sorta funny but weddings and school pictures are very stressful times.......and stress can accentuate or even trigger hives.
Hi, I have hives for over five days. They are triggered by air and uncomfotable blankets/clothes. Some of them in the day time heal but when at night it tends to be more itchy and it goes all over the body. What I just remember is there is an insect bite me when I'm cleaning my room and i've eaten monggo seeds. Then it until now I still have them.
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I have had hives. I get it when I'm so stressed out. Its was all over my face. And it itched so bad. I was told to change my job. I did, and it went away. I choose a less stressful job.
This is the first time I goting them a month a go I was stung by a yellow jacket & ever since then I been breaking out this is scary
Can cats cause hives ?
@@lisaahmed1826 Good question. I was wondering that myself. My cats sleep with us.
i get hives when i eat seafood but it's hit or miss. sometimes i eat it and nothing happens, other times i break out in hives and itch like crazy. sometimes it develops into watery welts and gets infected. then it develops into nasty scars to where I can't even walk outside without covering up, so no shorts or short sleeve shirts. it's so embarrassing.
well put doctor! I am a chronic hives suffer !! this is so appreciated !!!!
I am so sorry to hear that Cas. Feel free to ask me any questions that may arise and I will do my best to reply and help.
Preach
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Lovely Video! Forgive me for butting in, I would love your thoughts. Have you considered - Trentvorty Urticaria Victory Theorem (search on google)? It is a great one of a kind guide for curing hives without the headache. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my cousin at last got great results with it.
Thank you for the TRUTH because as my specialist said "we do not know why some get hives" I believe it was stress..lost My Mom..Marriage was lonely and sad..and I was "stressed" and did not realize how much. I divorce since and learned to adjust my stress as best I can..so far so good! :)
💪🏽💪🏽 Good for you. 😊
You got this ❤️💜
Following your recommendations. Began seeing improvements within 2 hours. 1 week later, 65 to 70% improvement. THANK YOU!!!
Hi, what recommendations did the Dr provide? I must have missed it. I am suffering from hives right now and would like to follow his recommendation too.
@@sophysuy5307 Watch part 2 of his video th-cam.com/video/KR0j6cF5bVc/w-d-xo.html
I'm 68 years old and got CIU for the first time two weeks ago! It's the worst feeling Ive ever had!!! It comes and goes and show up sometimes on my legs, arms, stomach, underarms, feet, ankles.................EVERYWHERE! The itching is freaking unbearable. Now, I really know what "Hell" feels like.
Wow really? I had them and it wasn't that bad. GERD is the worst though ugh....for me it's GERD hives are so so I started to get used to it but maybe you had it was worse then me.
Well first I'd like to say thank you for such an informative video. I had so many questions and you pretty much hit them all. This videos is by far the only one that I found to be exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Doc!
I've had hives for many years after I moved from a tropical climate to a cold climate. One Dr. told me to avoid acid, soda etc. It's mostly on my arms and I used to use over the counter ointment but now I use hand lotion. I don't get it on a regular basis and it generally last a few minutes. Someone said using baking soda in my bath will help but I've never tried it. Thanks for the video, Doctor.
Yep when I drink soda even soda with no sugar I feel sick, certain water and I feel sick so I have to be careful. Kombucha is bad to because it's acidic.
I feel like I got a free doctor visit from this video.
i just began suffering from idiopthic uticaria and listened to your vids and got better relief than what my med professionals advised Thanks still have them but they are 85 % better mine were chronic 2 months or more to date
souldancer: So happy to hear that this is/was successful. I would recommend possibly asking your medical doctors to add on Montelukast (Singulair) as a 3rd line medication that might get you to almost complete resolution. Once you are hive-free for two months, then the taper starts. Watch my last video for a detailed taper. DrJackAllergy
You are the best I've been searching and your video is the only in depth one around thank you so much!
Thank you! You made me feel better. I am an old lady who suffers from leichen sclerosis (?) but, sometimes I get these hives on the inside of my thighs near my groin. I have been prescribed triamcinoline acetonide for the hives; but do not use it because I use clobetasol for the leichen sclerosis. Too many steroids. I have only used the triamcinolone one time when I was really feeling bad. I feel these hives are set off from being nervous; so I try to settle myself down with music, yoga and breathing. Like you said, not life threatening; but, very irratating.
I try to be a good boy and not scratch but when evening comes, the stinging and itching starts all on its own.. Hydro-cortisone helps, but not much.
What seems to help are daily use of antihistamines and for temporary relief, cold compresses (ice cubes in a ziplock.) Finally, do not scratch! They become worse and worse and worse...
This guy is good
I broke out with hives recently. I found that by taking benadryl I could make them go away in an hour or so. I have not found the cause yet. As the doctor said, they appear at night about 9-11pm.
9 11? I knew it! Terror wrists are hiving my hands and feet!
Me too
Mine 2
Today is the 5th day that my daughter has only 6 years old n she has that ...I hate seen my little girl like that
Thanks Dr. ! I have been suffering for the past 3 days. Thanks for this informative video.
Thank you for the info. It was very helpful. I just noticed a rash on my skin but not itchy.
👍Very helpful video. Clearly explained and easy to understand. Thank you. 💞
Thanks Dr for your explanation.. im experiencing hives when im gerting 43.. its really gives me a miserable emotions
I found out I have chronic hives. I went to dermatologist and got to take alegra 180 mg twice daily. And my question is why the Dr prescribed Tagamet 400 mg twice daily. . Thanks for the video Dr.
That was very useful,,,I got all the info regarding urticaria n angaeodima that m suffering from these days.....Thanks a lot Doc.😊
Thank you Dr!! This was extremely easy to understand and very informative
“ They don’t kill you, they ruin your life. “
Wow, that’s going to keep my confidence up with my urticaria.
Bake My Beans poor snowflake
I been dealing with this for a week. It ruining my life. I'm not able to work, I'm bitchy, and in pain. Which cause stress. These hives have to go.
how are you 5 years later ? and when they did disappear?
Hi Dr I have urticaria it's Geting more and more everyday now when I have food my feet start swelling and my hands too I'm very sad about it and red spot all over my body😢😢
I have Solar Urticaria and I even react to visible UV light & photophobia. I found your page looking up urticaria. But my condition has been worsening. The only change in my life has been spending US winters in South America where it’s summer. Treatments have been unsuccessful. Prolonged sun exposure causes severe flu like symptoms and my BP spikes around 190/155 and it takes a few days to recover. Exposure to fluorescent lights makes my eyes burn and my skin feels like ant bites. I was born with it but no one knew what it was. Mom thought I was just sensitive to heat so she kept me out of the sun which helped. But my limited research suggested that it can cause rheumatoid arthritis? If this is true another mystery may be solved. My orthopedic specialist couldn’t figure out why my joints are deteriorating. Last year I had total knee replacement, the youngest he’s ever done and in April I have shoulder surgery. I have special prescription glasses that enclose my eyes and blocks all UV light and the state has given me a permit that exempts me from window tint laws so I can have limo tinting. Have you discovered any treatments?
Thank you very much, Dr. you explained a lot & was very helpful!
I have had heat-induced hives for three years now. I cannot wear too many layers of clothing, clothing that is too warm, take hot showers, eat spicy food, exercise too hard without breaking out in hives and feeling like I need to take a cheese grater to my skin.
Thank you sir, It's very Helful and important topic.
Thank you so much for this video! Very informative and well explained.
My 2 year old daughter broke out really bad in hives and welts. Hers lasted for 3 full days. The doctor told me to give her children's benedryl. It still seemed like it wasnt working. I was advised to take her to an allergy specialist. We will be looking into that soon
April, 25% of people will experience hives at some point in their lives and 95% of the time there is no specific answer why. The most common question I personally would ask in your 2-year-old daughter is if she had a "cold" or upper respiratory infection/ear infection or ANY infection within the last 2-6 weeks. If she is in daycare, then she likely is exposed to every virus under the sun. Benadryl is an acceptable medication but I am not a fan for two reasons.....#1 it only lasts for 4-6 hours so you need to use it 4x/day and so we are always chasing our tail trying to remember when to give it and; #2 it can cause drowsiness OR it can turn your little 2-year-old hyperactive bc it can have the opposite effect in the little ones. If this is her FIRST outbreak of hives, then seeing an allergist is not necessary. If she has a history of allergy or asthma, then seeing an allergist is a good idea. There are longer lasting medications I recommend for children that can help to better control the hives/welts or itchiness. Preferably, liquid Zyrtec (or generic: cetirizine) works well in most children and adults. I would not dare tell you a dose, but would recommend you speak to the pharmacist or your pediatrician or even just follow the dosing on the bottle. BUT, I do recommend that you give this medication TWICE daily, not once otherwise the effects tend to wear off and the hives kind of "come and go". Using the Zyrtec liquid twice daily and then only using the benadryl as an add-on if she has an outbreak despite the twice daily zyrtec can be very helpful and is safe too. Remember, she isn't going to be on these medications the rest of her life but why let the little one suffer, especially at night when hives tend to get worse. My words are simply thoughts and recommendations. Because I have not seen your daughter, it is best to follow all recommendations and medications prescribed by your pediatrician. My recommendations are simply "food for thought." Thanks, Dr. Jack
This is her first outbreak. My husband and I both have allergies, so do 2 of my other children, so we figured she is prolly going to have them too. She wasnt sick between 2-6 weeks prior, so we figured it was something to either do with food or the weather since it is Spring here. Thankyou for the advise. that was helpful
Wow such a great video. Saved me a doctors visit$$. Thx god for tech
Hi Doc. thank u for opening up my mind , I thought am the only one with this kind of allergy. it is about 2yrs now
I have been using claritine all this time.
I Think I will have go for zootac now twice per day. my question is for how many days??
2nd question is what is the side effects for these antihistamines
in kidney;liver;or generally in the body .honestly I have consumed a lot of antihistamines for the past 2yrs
Me tooo so many antihistamines for years
I recently heard from another doctor on TH-cam that it can affect the cognitive function in the brain over time
My daughter was 4 when we went to an amusement park. She played in the water park and developed hives (big welts like cat scratches) a few days after the trip. She is now 9 years old and gets them almost daily. I use a topical anti histamine and claritin syrup. I am wondering , could something in the water have triggered this? I have not been able to pin point anything in her diet that triggers it. Sometimes,it does appear when she is stressed (taking an exam for school) but 98% of the time it is random. Majority of her flare-ups are at night, however this past year they are showing up more often during the day.
OMG my Hives kept me up all night ( itching) it was a nightmare, still waiting on my Allergist appointment
Thank you for the information. I took a bath with clove oil burned my skin so bad I started getting hives all over the body. Essential oils is def a watch out for allergic reaction and should be spot tested before using all over.
Very helpful, well explained 🥰
Hello Doctor. I am on Atorvastatin tablets, 40mg ( LOR ). I heard this can be a cause. What say you ? I have had what I think are hives on my right forearm for about two months ( creeping up past my elbow now.) Not on my left arm.
Gm Dr. Jack..
My daughter lost her daughter to gun violence 8/27/2018...She had hives since last year December 2018. She works doing cleaning in hospital.She had the allergy test done January 7, 2019..They said she's not allergic to nothing..My daughter has Sickle Cell Trait. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or can she be so stressed losing her daughter..She's so devasted by her loss..I don't know what to do.They told her to continue taking Benadryl and other meds...When she wakes up in the mornings her lips are swollen..She has hives all over her body...feet..hands...back..legs...arms and private...I'm worried about my daughter..Please help...Thank you..A concerned Mother..
Im 19 now and it's just started a couple of months ago o thought it's just nothing.
Hello Doc Jack please help on how to know which food is good to eat for urticaria kid
I over supplemented on magnesium to get rid of leg cramps and at the same time started drinking pure pomegranate juice, about one litre a week. The magnesium helped the cramps but 6 weeks later I developed hives. Stopped both of those immediately. Still suffering 11 weeks later. No trouble at night when asleep but as soon as I get up I start itching. I’m on 10 mg Loratadine but it wears off after less than 12 hours. Have it around the waist at the back, under breasts and base of skull under hair. Going to try Zirtek as per your next video. Thank you!!!!
You needed potassium not magnesium
I've had hives for 3 days straight now and I'm ready to lose it! I have tried cortisone and benadryl, nothing is helping. I have been under ALOT of stress lately =(
Would that be the cause of the breakout, hoping I'll be able to calm down and stop itching so much.
Thx
Thanks
Going on 7 years of misery that only occurs when I over heat
Hope you feel better mami
oh my god same
It’s happened to me for 2yrs , ftom 2017-2019 And thank GOD fully recovered from January 2020. .! First I took Zyrtec and Zantac morning and night for a month in Augustus 2019 and slowly gonna little by Iittle and keep continuing just once a day till all fully recovered
Ershania Chalen did you get it on a daily basis from 2017-2019?
Yousef Shokir mine was daily from 2014 till date still the same i can only control it with cetrizine
Very good information, as I've been getting urticaria for many years, some times I don't get it for a long time, but I've just got it back again a couple of days ago, very disappointed.
Omg.. Im from Iceland and i got infecteced of a mould in my house of this hipes in mars. My mouth eats ewerything. My body blows up of all kinds of situation. I hardly eat, because EWERYTHING goes into my lips and mowes back and forward around my mouth. I am about loosing my mind. I newer feel good. No doctors can help me. I dont have a home, but im renting two apartments. The first one who infected me of this mold and alot of my things are still there because they are cowered with this grow. Then all my new and my two sones things are in other apartment who i just found out that was also with this mould. I live at my moms house, sleep on a sofa in the livingroom, have nothing and cant ewen not stay here because there is something in this house who is not helping us getting better. SOS... How can we be cured and ceep on living. Im loosing my mind of this 24/7 hipes🥺
Yeah I was sick and was taking antibiotics for bad lung infection and as of the last couple days I been stressed but I have dealt with it not sleeping well and I’m hoping to see my family doctor this Thursday
This is why I'm annoyed at my recent allergist saying my chronic rash is chronic hives. It never itches, it's just annoying. After 2 almost 3 years of dealing with it, and finally getting to go to an allergist, doing a full allergy panel and finding no allergies, after having lots of negative and normal blood work from my PCP. She goes "it's probably just chronic hives, that we'll never find a cause for. Take these medications and hopefully it gets better." It's frustrating always getting, it's normal, and we don't know whats wrong.
Hi Dr Jack. Thanks for this informative video. I’m a South African visiting Florida and have had a bad breakout of what first appeared to be Hives one week ago. After a few days of Benadryl I was prescribed Prednisone and have been taking that for 5 days, but it hasn’t helped at all. And I continue to have new breakouts of rash daily. The rash has also gone through 3 stages and looks slightly different. My concern now is that maybe it is an auto immune disease as you suggested. As I’m a US visitor I am not on medical aid and it’s really expensive to see an allergist here. I have sent you a mail and really hope you will be kind enough to have a look. I’m sure you are busy but I would appreciate it so much. Thanks
I have had major hives before..STRESS can be a factor...if you are stressed or have been then please concider this reply. Best wishes! I had hives so bad I was not breathing and now I carry a EPIPEN and take allergy meds (you can get them over the counter though)
More than likely you are reacting to the toxic ingredients in our foods, the chlorine, fluorine and chloramine and bromine and much more added to the drinking and bathing water supply, and in Florida and many other states various counties spray very toxic chemicals for mosquitoes at night so you are breathing that as well .. and so much more like cell towers... Good luck.
I had hives about 25 yrs ago and eventually it went away but 2 weeks ago it returned , my lip swelled yesterday and it,s still there today though the hives are gone ,the itching is unbearable even in my head my skin get,s so hot i was told wear cotton but any clothes ,bra etc agrivate it more ,i,m thankful if i get 2 hrs sleep a night
My wife has hives right now. I took her to the hospital 6 hours after we noticed the bumps. Dr. prescribed. Diphenhydramine, Epinephrine,famotidine and methylprednisolone. Conditions worsened when taking Epinephrine(Epipen). Its day 4 now
Very helpful. thank you.
I could never sleep at night, in fact i just woke up and its 4 am CAUSE IM ITCHY AS FUXK
Do not eat meat. They are loaded with tons of toxic histamine. U need anti histamine inhaler. Anti histamine cream also.
tnx dok . it is ok to take 2pcs anti histamine a day
I’m suffering with hives for 2 years
It last longer for few days then go away. It’s come and go. I was avoid common allergies. It’s getting better. But it come again.
My hives are chronic and idiopathic....been battling them for over a year. My hives are generally the size of dinner plates. Second dose of Xolair on the 8th. 420 mls. Thank you...
This is my second day of hives. I had some coffee and noticed that the itching was stopping. I took a shower and they went away. I'm feeling a little bit better must have been do to over eating and stress. But they could be do to the roaches in my house. My house is clean by my neighbor has autism and never cleans his house. Had to put bags under my door just to not get attacked by cig smoke. Nasty. Hm. I've tried a lot of new food which is weird.
I'm having severe hives everyday it's back and fourth every other week or monthly and last about 2 weeks to a month keeps getting worse eye lip swelling shortness of breath anytime I take a shower I breakout doctor can't figure it out I was out on dermatologist soap I got severe swelling and hives from that I use just water only and break out in hot itchy hives my genital area swollen with it armpit arm leg foot swelling it's to the point I have to live in a box can't work can't leave the house go to a restaurant don't even eat just go to a friends house have to be hospitalized from it there's no change to my diet or soaps lived my entire life no issues all started Halloween almost died from a poison ivy allergic reaction got in my lungs from burning wood at work that was the first allergic reaction I ever had in my life had it going for almost 4 months been to several doctors none can figure it out they keep giving me prednisone and it just keeps coming back and have hair loss with it I also get these tiny blister rash all over my hands every rash and hives I get it's to the point it keeps worsening and I'm battling it as we speak the meds aren't working need some help also just got out of the hospital from trouble breathing and took a shower today and another allergic reaction what's really weird is it's in the same areas every reaction it's in my left side chest left armpit left arm hand right hand one spot on my right arm there has been no new changes in my life did what I did 26 years and now this not sure if this is a disease or not the actual hives will stay for a good 2 solid weeks before it fades?
Does smoking cigarettes trigger it?
HI doctor I have bad hivies could you tell me what the Cos hivies which food is better
How to take this medicine
Doc, I have been breaking out with hives every other 2 to 3 day's and itching like crazy every where I use Zyrtec or the generic version and it calms it down the other antihistamines don't work as well what do you recommend I can do
Thanks Doc very helpfull !
I also think its stress from work and video games
Hello i have been having hives since June. Like you said, they do get worse at night. I went to a walk in clinic and the doctor told me to see an allergist. The wait time is months.. so i m still waiting. The doc told me to take an antihistamine every morning. I really want to find out whats causing it. Theres nothing new to my diet, i have not taken any medication.
Great content!!
I get hives on my joints and arms when I work out/sweat, goes away after 2-3 hours,
So annoying
20yrs ago I broke out in hives all over my body they have come and gone for years, still get the odd few here and there, also get pressure urticaria on hands and feet deep swelling, doctors have no clue why. If I dig my foot swells up, if I put pressure on my hands they swell up ,delayed I may add. I'm clueless.
HEY! Do you have a practice where I can make an appt?
I've heard of a lady getting shingles and she said she got them from a different type of deoderant she used that is soooo damn weird how these things affect our bodies isn't it?
Very interesting thank you. I have hives on my legs at the moment, the itching was driving me bonkers until I dabbed them with acv. We're in lockdown and I'm wondering if it's stress or if my bath was too hot recently or if I shaved my legs when my skin was too dry? Also wonder if tight leggings etc aren't great because the skin can't breath or is that an old wives' tale? I also have seborrheic dermatitis and when I went to have my eyebrows tinted before Corona changed our lives, the beautician thought I'd tattooed them because the skin under my brows was so pink. Thankfully I only end up being a peeling, scratching, itchy, pink mess once or twice a year. I've not eaten or drunk anything different or used different detergents. Anyway I'm hoping the acv isn't bad because it truly helped with the itching. Thank you.
Almost 2 months suffering from urtecaria.what medicine shall i take.
Hi Doctor Jack, I love your video... Great information. I recently have Hives and it's seriously messing me up. This is the first time in my life, this will happen to me....
Hey, watching my hives inflammation fade day after day until they completely vanished was such a relief, I went with what I pointed out and within the first 10 days or so the urticaria/angioedema was barely visible! I just go'ogled the latest by Shane Zormander and after 20 days my skin has never been healthier!
COVID related hives long term symptom, wondering when it will end?
Infections are a strong trigger for hives; though we cannot definitively say that a Covid infection caused the hives, it is highly likely that it contributed, especially if someone had moderate to severe symptoms. Treatment would still be the same.
Thanks. I guess my hives are from an infection. They started right ( 11 or 12 days) after I finished 6 days of Cipro for urinary infection, (which had no symptoms, just E. coli in the lab test.)
I saw your other videos, so I started Zyrtec 10 mg every 12 hours as you said. (Started 4 days ago). So the hives are improving. Also I think you are right that each hive only lasts about 24 hours. Some areas the skin is still dry and irritated but not itchy any more. Thanks for your advice. ( I won’t take Zantac, but I do take Alka Seltzer plus, for stomach and sinus. ).
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@@knnurl Thanks.
Could a hysterectomy trigger chronic hives?
Mine started this past February, just after my hysterectomy. I had a total hysterectomy (oophorectomy?) and a day or so after I came home from the hospital I had the worst UTI I've ever had. I believe I was prescribed Macrobid and not long after, the hives started. I had hives daily, huge welts/wheals. There was a period of about 1 month or so, maybe a bit longer, where the hives stopped. I had my second UTI and boom, they came back in full force. I've had them daily, since then. I can't help but think the hysterectomy (loss/removal) of hormones triggered this and all other factors are aggravating an underlying condition (but I'm no doctor). I've had my thyroid and adrenal function tested and there's nothing wrong there. I WAS diagnosed with a mixed connective tissue disorder roughly 1 1/2 yrs ago but never saw a rheumatologist to treat it. Any suggestions would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!
I'm suffering from hives all over my body now and I'm miserable. I went to see a dermatologist and we figured out the culprit. I'm quite allergic to cats. My itching started exactly around the time I adopted my new kitty. Now my eyes and right leg is also swollen. Unfortunately I cannot live with the cat anymore 😕
Please doctor, what tissues are involved ?
I wish I had it for just 6 weeks. Fucken death sentence
I’ve had reactions to cold air for a few years now. Yet this year it started in the spring like normal but this year I’ve been in allergy meds till now. I’ve been to a specialist and no one has an answer. My thought is it may be also triggered by the climate. I lived most of my life in Southern California now I live in Germany. Yet when I visit a dry climate I don’t have the problem. I just wish there was an answer. It can’t be good to take the meds for more than 6 months.
Fortunately, these medications tend not to be needed lifelong or for greater lengths of time, such as blood pressure or diabetic medications. That being said, there is significant data that shows these medications to be safe for long term use without any significant side effects. The goal, as always, is to reduce the outbreak of hives, then to slowly taper off the medications.
I've also heard stress can cause hives. I just got them for the first time tonight. I did take a bath and that seemed to help some. But I would like to prevent them. I can't think of any changed behaviors or new things introduced to my eating or closet.
A city near me is now under a "boil water advisory". So, the grocery stores have been cleaned out of bottled water. Which is why I have stored tap water in bottles (like Powerade bottles). I don't store these in sunlight. Recently before my itchiness started, I filtered some stored water, noticed it tasted funny. Could it be old water that I'm reacting to?
Now, however, I think I need a humidifier. And, of course, avoid hot showers, etc.
No no. U have severe allergies. U need anti histamine inhaler. It is not the water. U need anti histamine cream too. Stop eating toxic meat and seafood. They have tons of histamine in them. Yes. No meat for a while. U will see.
DR. Jack thanks for your great information it was very informative and has put the frosting on the cake im sure now this is whats going on . what ive been doing to help treat it i thought it was dry skin whats pretty much the normal for me in winter months so i used aloe vera to sooth it it felt alot better but the strange part is it stops it when i use the aloe vera but crops up in another area . does this sound like what hives do ? thanks i appreciate it Bill from Nevada
Thanks for this informative video. I have a question, will the hives marks fade away? Because I have em all over my body but it's no longer itchy
Please excuse my grammar 😊
Over time, hives and the residual marks do tend to go away. Any skin condition can leave scars but this is typically if the person scratches too vigorously and excoriates the skin.....the most classic example of scarring by being too aggressive is when people with acne "pop" the whitehead or "pick" the pimple off.....this invariably leads to scarring. I would just recommend avoid tanning until the residual hive marks fade. You can also apply Vitamin E to the hive markings. I hope this helps. Dr. Jack Allergy.
DrJack Allergy thank you so much 💕
My marks aren't fading. When the hives go down or "leave" my skin looks bruised. I literally have bruises all over my arms neck and shoulders.
Thank you doc for excellent vids. New subbie.
I suffer with hives , so I'm starting to take high dose of evening primrose oil capsules.
They may work they may not , but women take EP for menstrual cycles and it helps them .
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I have chronic urticaria for a year already, i visited an allergist & dermatologist but still it kept on occuring..im tired of taking antihistamines.. my hives stop more than 8 years ago but before pandemic it attacked and invaded my body and life again
I've had hives for 4 weeks now. I had never had them before. I did have an upper respiratory infection that started September first. I have asthma and I was on oral prednisone. My pulmonologist puts me on that when I get sick. I was starting to feel better, and had finished prednisone but then I got worse again and broke out with the hives for the first time in September 22nd. They went away overnight. I started Augmentin and another round of prednisone 2 days later. It took until the beginning of October to be better from that, but then the hives came back and they've been there since. I took yet another round of prednisone at a higher dose than my pulmonologist gives me after visiting the urgent care. It didn't help. I am also on Xyzal, famotidine and Singulair with very little relief. I had to stop my meds yesterday because I see an allergist Monday. I'm so miserable. I feel like I'm going insane with this itching!
I feel like the URI may have triggered the hives, but why is nothing helping?
No no no. U need the powerful anti histamine inhaler.
Thanks very clear. I react to direct heat. I can be hot but not have hives. But direct heat such as sun or fires makes me react with large blotchy itchy hives that go after about 3 hours. Use to love outdoors but now have to stay out of the sun. Taking antihistamine which helps a little with the itchy only. I can take the sun on my face feet or hands but any where else especially legs and abdomen react quickly with hives. Also the direct heat effect can be through thin clothing. However if I wear thicker outa wear then it makes me hot but I don’t get hives. Therefore I have concluded that it must be harsh direct heat as the trigger. Don’t know if you call that Urticaria or heat allergy? I have had this for 4 weeks on and off. There is also an underlying very mild itch most of the time as if I have an itchy sweater on etc. Other allergies are penicillin ,sticking plasters, and metal jewellery. I had an insect bite last year, mossie, which came up in a large purple and red bruise for about a week. I have also always reacted to other insect bites such as midges with itchy swollen blisters for days. I think I have too much histamine reaction! What do you think please?
Sounds troublesome, Linda. You might be dealing with "cholinergic urticaria" where any increase in body temp precipitates the urticarial reaction. What I don't like the sound of is the swelling, bruising and blisters. That sounds more like an inflammatory process above and beyond typical hives. I might be wrong but I would want to make sure you don't have an underlying autoimmune process involved. Trying my recommended treatment won't hurt, and it might allow some extended control. If not already done, please ask your PCP or allergist to look into some basic autoimmune screening including looking into your thyroid and antibodies to your thyroid. Please keep me updated. DrJackAllergy
Interesting. How do hives differ from lichen planus since both can occur anywhere on the body?
That’s a very broad and generalized question. Many skin conditions would fall into a similar pathophysiologic family with many variants. And as with most skin conditions, determining triggers is even more difficult to discern. The simplest answer is to ask Dr. Google to define lichen planus as the definition is far beyond my simple explanation. DrJackAllergy
Hello Doctor!
Its almost 8mos.now Im dealing with urticaria red rash on my arms,neck and face and sometimes bumps all over my body,Im too tired of taking antihistamines!
I thank you very much you have been very informative to the condition that I am suffering now I can now try and narrow it down and put it down to I can stress or something I've eaten thank you very much
Thank you very much SIR ,,,,I m affectee
Yes it never crosses the midline. Always on one side of my lips. Though I'm trying to get rid of it through Yoga, I don't know how will I ever get cured or not.
Hives and the swelling associated with it (Angioedema) tends not to cross the midline. Oftentimes it will just be a single section of the lip (I break the lips up into right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower) and even the same for the tongue as it is often just one-sided. It can be very scary but we usually will start treatment with the same therapy, in the early stages, but we do address Angioedema differently since the swelling can affect our ability to breathe or swallow.
I had urticaria beginning of the year for few weeks. Took blood test and hiv/aids test.came out perfect.clean!. Sodium and potassium was under the border. Changed my diet, Changed laundry detergents, went on a detox diet. Nothing!! It went away eventually.then came back again!! But this time it was acute! Then it disappeared again.then dealt with it again only this time on my palms and feet & came and went less than 24 hours for 3months.now its gone phew. I have a feeling its stress or some sort of vitamin deficiency or allergic pollen or whatever in the air!!
My son suffer from hives,come and go;so he have to take benadril for life?
I've had it since I was 13 or 14 years old. I'm 25 now But I get it some days in some months. Maybe some days in one week. Maybe in some weeks nothing at all. They last less than an hour or 2 the most, But fact it they still exist. Maybe it's stress. I used to live with my parents till I was 19. Now I live away from them in a different country. I get them way less often. But when I go back home it's back like how it was during my teenage years. But when I was back home literally every day was miserable especially at sleep time. I'm left with scars from all that intense scratching mostly my legs. I really think now it's stress. When I take antihistamines they still appear but not raised and not itchy but still red. Is that how it works with these antihistamines ? I'm not sure (even though I'm almost an MD 😊 soon) I've noticed nothing that I eat in particular making it worse or better. So in my case is it acute of chronic now I wonder.
Does it bad taking prednisone because of hives
It isn't bad if it is for a short period of time. Biggest issue is that if you are not taking a controller treatment (like zyrtec, zantac, montelukast, etc...), you might flare up when you take the prednisone away. I try to use it only when the patient is miserable or if they are going to have pictures taken (ie... weddings, school pictures). And it might seem sorta funny but weddings and school pictures are very stressful times.......and stress can accentuate or even trigger hives.
Hi, I have hives for over five days. They are triggered by air and uncomfotable blankets/clothes. Some of them in the day time heal but when at night it tends to be more itchy and it goes all over the body. What I just remember is there is an insect bite me when I'm cleaning my room and i've eaten monggo seeds. Then it until now I still have them.
U allergic to mango. They are part of the poison ivy family. Do not eat it anymore.