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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Has anybody got any advice about hives ? . I have had an allergic reaction to something and been given allergy tablets and e45 but its not helping . "
pirton and calamile lotion will help |
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By *uzzy NavelWoman
over a year ago
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"Calamine lotion? Cool shower? Antihistimes?
Hope it improves...
Was it the sun or something you ate? doc said he thinks its something im useing , thanks for the advice x"
I know for me it was chillies... Was on my neck and itchy as....
Just make sure you have the maximum dose of antihistimes as that really helped me x |
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By *tarbeck OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Calamine lotion? Cool shower? Antihistimes?
Hope it improves...
Was it the sun or something you ate? doc said he thinks its something im useing , thanks for the advice x
I know for me it was chillies... Was on my neck and itchy as....
Just make sure you have the maximum dose of antihistimes as that really helped me x"
thats the same place as me |
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By (user no longer on site)
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On the neck may suggest that it is some clothing rubbing on you and causing the reaction.
Have you changed washing powder recently?
Using a new scent?
Quite often as someone else said, it can be due to chemicals in something you are washing with.
Additives in food can cause allergic reactions also. My advice would be to pare down to basic diet, cook things from scratch without using processed food. Gradually bring in further foods to see if the reaction comes again.
If you have changed shower gel etc, change back to what you were using before. A gradual process of deduction may help you identify the culprit.
Anti histamines are great but long term use of some of them has been associated with a greater risk of Alzheimers, so try to find the cause before too long.
Good luck. |
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By *tarbeck OP Couple
over a year ago
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"On the neck may suggest that it is some clothing rubbing on you and causing the reaction.
Have you changed washing powder recently?
Using a new scent?
Quite often as someone else said, it can be due to chemicals in something you are washing with.
Additives in food can cause allergic reactions also. My advice would be to pare down to basic diet, cook things from scratch without using processed food. Gradually bring in further foods to see if the reaction comes again.
If you have changed shower gel etc, change back to what you were using before. A gradual process of deduction may help you identify the culprit.
Anti histamines are great but long term use of some of them has been associated with a greater risk of Alzheimers, so try to find the cause before too long.
Good luck."
thank you , i have been wearing a lot off pollo necks because off the cold weather x |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack! |
I suppose the only way out of this is an allergy test which I hope your GP is arranging soon! And hopefully I`m not teaching you to suck eggs when I say to keep a note of what you do and when the hives flare up/worsen so you can help to eliminate whatever is causing your problem. You could also try changing some of the products you use for known non-allergenic ones. Don`t forget condoms - a friend of mine can have fatal reactions to latex including in some of it`s foodstuff items - bananas, advocados etc. |
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By *tarbeck OP Couple
over a year ago
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"I suppose the only way out of this is an allergy test which I hope your GP is arranging soon! And hopefully I`m not teaching you to suck eggs when I say to keep a note of what you do and when the hives flare up/worsen so you can help to eliminate whatever is causing your problem. You could also try changing some of the products you use for known non-allergenic ones. Don`t forget condoms - a friend of mine can have fatal reactions to latex including in some of it`s foodstuff items - bananas, advocados etc. "
doc is makeing me an appointment for tests , thank you for the good advice x
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"St johns wort liquid may help relieve the itching"
Don't bother with that. If you're going to recommend something please don't recommend herbal/plant/alternative remedies.
If you knew the cost implications these remedies have on the nhs you'd wonder why they're not banned. They are so unregulated in their manufacture you don't know the exact composition, because of this they can interact with lots of other regular medication, sometimes being fatal. |
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By *tarbeck OP Couple
over a year ago
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"St johns wort liquid may help relieve the itching
Don't bother with that. If you're going to recommend something please don't recommend herbal/plant/alternative remedies.
If you knew the cost implications these remedies have on the nhs you'd wonder why they're not banned. They are so unregulated in their manufacture you don't know the exact composition, because of this they can interact with lots of other regular medication, sometimes being fatal."
Thank you i take a lot off medication so need to be carefull x |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
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May also be worth contacting makers of products you use and see if they`ve changed any ingredients in their products recently. On maker of medication I have to use recently altered the size of the tablets so they were smaller in size so they could be swallowed more easily. My sister contacted them and they have merely reduced one of the non-active "fillers" as to make the tablet smaller! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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It may well be something that previously you were never allergic to as this is what happened to me. I used to be fine taking iburofen but then started getting an allergic reaction to it with hives and even 1 day difficultly swallowing and breathing before realised what was wrong. Now I stay away from it and any related drugs as had the same reaction to aspirin as well. |
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By *tarbeck OP Couple
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"It may well be something that previously you were never allergic to as this is what happened to me. I used to be fine taking iburofen but then started getting an allergic reaction to it with hives and even 1 day difficultly swallowing and breathing before realised what was wrong. Now I stay away from it and any related drugs as had the same reaction to aspirin as well."
thank you i will get my doc to check my meds out x
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