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Hello everyone!
Well as many of you know I have been eliminating milk from my diet to see if it helps my Cholinergic Urticaria. So far, I have not seen any improvements. The red bump on my finger is finally clearing up, though-which could be related to the milk! Also, my stomach hasn’t been upset as much since removing milk. Other than that, my hives are still pretty bad lately.
Since the cholinergic urticaria hives are still there, (and quite intense/reactive) I have decided to upgrade my diet to totally gluten-free and milk free. I actually have been gluten free for the past couple of days. I plan to continue this diet for at least 2 months to see if I can notice any difference in my hives (or if they go away completely).
Again, I have never been diagnosed as gluten intolerant, however, many people who have suffered from hives & other conditions have reported a complete cure of physical related hives (such as pressure urticaria/cold urticaria) after going gluten free. So since it only takes a little reading of the labels & re-arranging of meal plans & grocery purchases, I thought to myself ”why not.” I certainly don’t have anything to lose, except possibly the hives (which would be great!).
As some of you may recall, I already tried gluten-free/milk-free diet for about 2-4 weeks in the past to help my stomach bloating/cramping problems and to see if it would help my cholinergic urticaria. I did notice less reactivity with the hives, as well as better digestion at the end of the time period. However, I quit because the hives weren’t 100% gone and the diet is quite hard to stick to when you begin craving all the gluten-filled junk foods.
So since I have read that some people with gluten/wheat/milk intolerances have had their hives clear up after a month or two on the diet, I feel I may have quit a little too early last time. So I am going at it once again, and this time it will be for at least 2 months, possibly much longer (depending on the results). This way I can know for sure and quit wondering if it is a possibility.
As a side note, I am also considering trying to use different water for bathing as well at some time in the future (I will post if/when I try it). The idea would be to used pure/filtered drinking water from the jugs at the store to bathe with, to isolate any possibilities of my water supply causing the hives. I suppose it isn’t out of the question that there could be some kind of mold/bacteria contamination in my water supply (which by the way, actually got a locally bad cleanliness rating on its review this past year). I would probably do this for about 2-3 weeks to see if it approves. But I am going to wait on the diet for a couple of weeks before I try this.
So if or when I try this experiment, I will keep everyone updated. I just hate having cholinergic urticaria. Especially when I have bad breakouts on an almost daily basis and my quality of life takes a beating (like it has recently). I will never stop trying to find a cause of cholinergic urticaria so that hopefully we can cure of this crazy condition (or at least find better treatments)! If the diet doesn’t’ work, or the water idea, then I will try something else. Never give up. I will either rid myself of this one day for good, or die trying. That is how I look at it.
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This post was written by Ben on July 14, 2008
