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Itching Hands, Swollen Lips. Taking Benadryl. Any Help?
hello,my name is mike,hope you can help me ,of course would not find accurate answer unless I visit a specialist and be tested,but out of curiosity,may can give an idea what could be happening with me,never experienced this symptoms until recently,have this intching specially on my hands and subsequently minutes latter swelling arround my lips,its been happening on and off these recent months,take Benadryl tablets that appear to ease the problem temporarly 24 hours latter,symptoms reappear,any help would be appreciated,thanks,
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Wed, 5 Jun 2013
Hello Mike,
Welcome to healthcare magic
You seem to be suffering from Urticaria. It is characterized by itchy red or skin colored raised wheals which is transient, that means appears in one place and soon disappears from there to appear somewhere else.
If urticaria lasts for more than 6 weeks it becomes chronic urticaria. Duration less than 6 weeks is acute urticaria.
The most common cause of acute urticaria is food. Seafood, meat, poultry, egg, milk, apples, brinjal, strawberry, coloring agents etc are commonly implicated. It is subjective and any food can cause it. Other common causes are medicines, infections, insect bites etc.
For chronic urticaria it is better to rule out thyroid abnormalities and diabetes. If you have dental caries or chronic sinusitis get it treated. It is also good to deworm as intestinal parasites can also be a trigger for urticaria.
Kindly consult a dermatologist for work up and treatment.
Hope this helped
Take care
Welcome to healthcare magic
You seem to be suffering from Urticaria. It is characterized by itchy red or skin colored raised wheals which is transient, that means appears in one place and soon disappears from there to appear somewhere else.
If urticaria lasts for more than 6 weeks it becomes chronic urticaria. Duration less than 6 weeks is acute urticaria.
The most common cause of acute urticaria is food. Seafood, meat, poultry, egg, milk, apples, brinjal, strawberry, coloring agents etc are commonly implicated. It is subjective and any food can cause it. Other common causes are medicines, infections, insect bites etc.
For chronic urticaria it is better to rule out thyroid abnormalities and diabetes. If you have dental caries or chronic sinusitis get it treated. It is also good to deworm as intestinal parasites can also be a trigger for urticaria.
Kindly consult a dermatologist for work up and treatment.
Hope this helped
Take care
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