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What Causes Red Itchy Palms Along With Stomach Cramps And Numbness On The Tongue?
I woke up at 12 last night. The palms of my hands and feet were red and very itchy as was the back of my neck and my lower jaw. My tongue felt thick and my stomach was cramping with short sharp pains. We ate supper at 6:30. Do you think it was a food allergy? Seems like it would hit sooner if it was. This happened once before followed by a quick bought of diarrhea. No diarrhea this time. Both times I took two Benedryl and the symptoms went away.
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
Hi,
Yes,it could be due to stomach allergy to certain food as you said the symptoms get relived by benadryl ( diphenhydramine) a antihistaminic drug.
You can also go for routine blood ( to check eosinophilia,ESR,CRP( to rule out infection) and if problem persist for long time then endoscopy or biopsy of GI tissue( histopatology) to rule out eosinophilic gastritis or coeliac sprue although both are rare diseases.
The best way to cure allergy is to avoid contact,so you can make out which food is causing and avoid it.Treatment part is obvious that antiallergic like steroids or antihistamines.
You can consult gastroenterologist for further advice
Yes,it could be due to stomach allergy to certain food as you said the symptoms get relived by benadryl ( diphenhydramine) a antihistaminic drug.
You can also go for routine blood ( to check eosinophilia,ESR,CRP( to rule out infection) and if problem persist for long time then endoscopy or biopsy of GI tissue( histopatology) to rule out eosinophilic gastritis or coeliac sprue although both are rare diseases.
The best way to cure allergy is to avoid contact,so you can make out which food is causing and avoid it.Treatment part is obvious that antiallergic like steroids or antihistamines.
You can consult gastroenterologist for further advice
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