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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Hives On The Neck

Very heavy itching at night, along with hives all over limbs and neck, its been close to 2 months now. Initially I thought its due to bed bugs, even after I cleaned up the stuff, the problem still persists. I bought some cortisole cream initially thinking its some common skin allergy, but it didnt stop there, later I thought it could be due to some winter allergies so I started take some allergic pills such as allegra, wallgreens home brand, and topcare and none of them really helped me. Later after some research, I added vitamin d in addition to my allergy pills to see if there is any change, but of no use. Now after some more research where I found another symptom of eyes irritation as well along with my hives and itchy skin i thought , this may be because of some leaky gut, so I bought nutriwest - total leaky gut, this has aggravated my problem. Recently I read that there could be some liver toxins that may have been a cause to these symptoms, so to detox my body I tried turmeric water boiled along with ginger, but nothing seems to work but aggravate this problem, I am sleepless these days due to this issue. When I am awake i dont see this problem much but very little or atleast not distrubing, but when I am trying to fall asleep the issue is really really painful. Not sure of exactly the root cause. Also treating myself with some spinach, apples, avacado , as part of my food in addition to some no spicy indian turmeric rice. Not really sure whats the root cause , or how to go diagnose about it.
Mon, 9 May 2016
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Hi Dear ,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. Thanks for your query and as per your query you have symptoms of itchy hives on the neck. There are some factors like our environment, heat, cold, pressure and sun exposure, which can act as trigger factor. Insect bite, pollen and some plants can also cause hives. It could be due to bedbugs as well.

The most important thing is to find the trigger factor .

Need not to worry. Herbal tea and aloe vera gel are also very helpful. Stay in cool and moist environment. I would suggest you to give cold compresses to hives several times a day to prevent from swelling and itching and take over the counter antihistamine drug like benadryl. If symptoms still persist then consult dermatologist for proper examination and treatment. Doctor may perform skin test and challenge to find out the trigger factor. Doctor may prescribe other steroid cream, anti inflammatory drug or drugs that can suppress immune system.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Hives On The Neck

Hi Dear , Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. Thanks for your query and as per your query you have symptoms of itchy hives on the neck. There are some factors like our environment, heat, cold, pressure and sun exposure, which can act as trigger factor. Insect bite, pollen and some plants can also cause hives. It could be due to bedbugs as well. The most important thing is to find the trigger factor . Need not to worry. Herbal tea and aloe vera gel are also very helpful. Stay in cool and moist environment. I would suggest you to give cold compresses to hives several times a day to prevent from swelling and itching and take over the counter antihistamine drug like benadryl. If symptoms still persist then consult dermatologist for proper examination and treatment. Doctor may perform skin test and challenge to find out the trigger factor. Doctor may prescribe other steroid cream, anti inflammatory drug or drugs that can suppress immune system. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari