Recurred Hives All Over Body, Swollen Lips And Tongue After Stopping Antihistamines. Any Thoughts?
hi, i have had hives all over my body now for 9 plus weeks and as soon the antihistamines wears off they come back. its not just my body its my face my tongue swells lips swell, i have been on the hive Diet for 3 weeks now and am not seeing any improvement. i currently am taking 40 mg of prednisone daily, 150 mg of zantac 2x daily, 50mg of benadryl every 4 hrs and 10 mg of loratidine every 12hrs. i still woke up this morning with face swollen and hives on my body. any help would be nice
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to Healthcare Magic.
According to your query you are suffering from "Urticaria".
Urticaria is a common condition caused by bursting of allergy producing cells known as "mast cells" due to certain aggravating factors present in the environment. As the chemical inside them is released it produces a rash which you have mentioned. There can be multiple factors producing this condition which are included in day to day life and some times it is really difficult to find one exact cause. In your case you are correlating it with exercises, hot climate,spicy food. So it is better to stay away from the offending factors.
The long term effective treatment for this is by oral anti histamine like loratadine under medical advise. It is one of the drug which is not having any side effects and can be taken for long term usage. Do not scratch or rub the skin as it can lead to further aggravation. Hope these informations will help.
"With good health wishes"
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Recurred Hives All Over Body, Swollen Lips And Tongue After Stopping Antihistamines. Any Thoughts?
Hello, Welcome and thanks for posting your query to Healthcare Magic. According to your query you are suffering from Urticaria . Urticaria is a common condition caused by bursting of allergy producing cells known as mast cells due to certain aggravating factors present in the environment. As the chemical inside them is released it produces a rash which you have mentioned. There can be multiple factors producing this condition which are included in day to day life and some times it is really difficult to find one exact cause. In your case you are correlating it with exercises, hot climate,spicy food. So it is better to stay away from the offending factors. The long term effective treatment for this is by oral anti histamine like loratadine under medical advise. It is one of the drug which is not having any side effects and can be taken for long term usage. Do not scratch or rub the skin as it can lead to further aggravation. Hope these informations will help. With good health wishes