Cholinergic Urticaria (Chronic Heat Hives)-Cholinergic Urticaria.net I Get Itchy Heat Hives (Cholinergic Urticaria) When I Get Hot or Exercise

In my last post, I talked about how I suspect my hard water supply is really having an impact on my Cholinergic Urticaria (or may even be the cause).  Hard water is water that has a high amount of dissolved minerals in it (usually calcium and magnesium).

Hard water does not allow soap to lather well, leaves an incredibly sticky soap scum residue and minerals on your skin and tub (which is nearly impossible to clean), and much more.

Not only that, but a scientific study is underway to see how the hard water can cause or worsen skin disorders. This eczema story right here was a part of the study, and it is incredible how much it changed this poor boy (Dylan). Check out that link to see how bad his skin was, and to read the about the study.

What Does Hard Water Look Like? Here Are My Shower Pics

I have 2 exhibits from my apartment to share with you. First, just let me say that I clean my shower regularly (about 1-2 times per month). The water is so hard here, that I  have to scrub and scrub after letting bleach and other chemicals soak for like an hour. It is truly ridiculous. Especially considering that my wife and I never really get “dirty.” It isn’t like I am a mechanic or construction worker!

Anyway, in this first picture, I merely ran my finger up the side of my shower. Only water touches this area (no soap or shampoo), and this is what kind of a residue it leaves behind:

hard water

As you can see, it looks like a chalky mess. This residue has dissolved solid minerals in it such as calcium, magnesium, and possibly iron and others. This is excessive, and way harder than what a water supply should have!

For my next specimen, I would like to present a mini-shampoo bottle that has been in our shower for a month or two. Look at the film of YUCK that has grown on this bottle, merely from letting this crazy water touch it:

Shower bottle

Again, keep in mind that you are not looking at soap or shampoo residue, that is just the water residue that has built up over time after the water dries. I am not joking, this water is crazy. I now realize why my hives went wild after I moved into this place.

Why I Can’t Wait To Get a Water Softener

As soon as I get a house (hopefully within 1-3 months), I am getting a water softener ASAP. I will post the complete results, and probably some installation pics and a “How to” tutorial just in case it works an anyone else wants to see how to hook it up. That would be so awesome if this did help with my hives.

Water softeners use an ion exchange to remove the calcium and magnesium minerals in the water, making the water much more pure. This allows the soap to lather better, and completely rinse the soap off of your skin. It also ensures that the calcium and magnesium won’t damage your skin or irritate it. It leaves your skin feeling supple and smooth and is the way it should be naturally (rain water is soft water).

How to Tell If You Have Hard Water

Hard water and soft water will look almost exactly the same when you just pour it in a glass. However, you can quickly tell if you have hard or soft water by running some simple tests.

First, if you have a build up of white soap scum, you probably have hard water. You can buy tests at your local hardware store to test water content or to see exactly how hard it is. You can also contact your local water supplier and they may be able to tell you if you have hard water.

Some other signs and tests you can do:

• Does your soap lather easily, or does it take a lot of soap/detergent to lather?
• Are your clothes stiff after washing them?
• Do your white clothing and towels turn white, or get a yellowish tint?
• Does your skin feel dry and itchy after a shower?

If your soap doesn’t lather easily, your clothes are stiff, and a yellowish tint gets on your whites, you probably have hard water. You can also slightly wet your fingers under water, and then try and snap them. If you can snap your fingers a little, you probably have hard water.

Soft water has a very ”slimy” feel to it, because there are no harsh minerals sticking to you. It also is slimy because it completely rinses away the soap leaving your skin much cleaner and softer.

Here is a video demonstration showing the lather difference between hard water and soft water below.

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There have now been a couple of posts on the Cholinergic Urticaria forum (which I removed because it seemed spammy) about some “parasite zapper” that supposedly can cure or treat cholinergic urticaria hives (among other things).  So I thought it was time to address this whole thing.

After a quick search on the web, apparently this zapper is so incredible it can remove parasites, cure cancer, regrow your hair, prevent death, resurrect dead people from the grave, whiten your teeth, fly people to the moon, and so much more (please note the sarcasm).

Who Makes this Special Parasite Zapper that Cures Hives/Bacteria/Viruses?

The person who allegedly sells/designs/or came up with this idea is someone by the name of “Dr. Hulda Clark.” I have never heard of this person, but after checking online it seems that this person has a “not so good” reputation (with some people labeling this person as a fraud/quack).

I am not saying they are a fraud (I don’t know them), but according to their wikipedia article they certainly have had some controversial things happen over their career, and a quick Google of their name should reveal all you need to know.

Allegedly, this zapper can help fix bacterial, viral, and parasite infections. Who knows, perhaps it can even cure more, as it is now being credited to curing Cholinergic Urticaria by some people on the web (of which I am highly skeptical).

Can a Parasite Zapper Cure Cholinergic Urticaria (or Anything for that matter?)

I certainly understand people’s desire to cure cholinergic urticaria or other illnesses. We can get quite desperate in our hunt for a cure from this very annoying condition. We can even sometimes fall victim to useless  homeopath “cures.” Unfortunately, there isn’t anything known yet that cures it.

It basically goes away on its own, and the best we can do at this point is manage it (using antihistamines or other therapy). I certainly would be willing to bet that no zapper will do anything other than give you a good jolt. If your hives did go away after zapping yourself, it would probably be a coincidence and your hives were going to go away into remission anyway (even if you didn’t zap).

Of course, I can’t “prove” that a zapper wouldn’t work (because I am NOT paying $100 bucks for it), but then again, I would be highly skeptical of anyone claiming it did work. Especially if they try to offer you a link of where you can buy this, or have you email them and then they try to sell you one (or direct you to a site where you can buy one “just like theirs”). If anyone wants to buy this zapper and mail it to me, I will personally zap myself to the brink of death to show how it probably will do nothing for our hives (but I woulnd’t recommend wasting your money).

By the way, this zapper costs nearly $100. Don’t you think if it works that well, every dermatologist in the world would be using this phenomenal zapper. Heck, it would only cost them $100, and they could use it over and over again on Cu people and make a fortune!

Trust me, my wife is a nurse. If this zapper could help the medical profession, they would buy it for $100, and then charge you $25,000 for a zap treatment. Just trust me on this people.

In fact, if this thing really truly worked, I would buy it myself, and then charge everyone on the forum a small fee of only $49.99 to get a good zap. I would make a nice profit after only 2 customers! It would be quite fun to zap people all day. It would be great for anger management and stress relief.

The only thing I can think of that can be cured by a quick zap is perhaps drowsiness. I know a good zap wakes me up sometimes (hehe).

How to Zap Yourself Free-A Special Bonus For Visiting this Site

For anyone who really wants to get a good zap in so you can find out first hand that it probably won’t cure your hives (or anything else for that matter), I have a special offer for you: I will provide 3 free methods to zap yourself!

That’s right, this is a limited time offer, and by simply reading this article (or joining the forum), you get 3 free methods of how to zap yourself today! WARNING: The methods below can kill you dead, so don’t really do them. Here’s how to zap yourself totally free, brought to you exclusively by cholinergicurticaria.net:

Method #1–Put on some nice thick wool or cotton socks. Walk around on carpet sliding your feet roughly against the carpet (or rug). Do this for about 5 minutes. Then, go and touch a metal doorknob. ZAP! You will get a nice jolt of static electricity. Cost: Free (with bonus pain if you act now).

I have personally done this before. In fact, you may also be able to do this by going grocery shopping and getting a buggy (shopping cart) that doesn’t have an antistatic cable. One time, I got zapped several times just shopping at Walmart.

Method #2–Go outside to your small “push” style lawn mower. Find the spark plug, and remove the wire that attaches to it. While touching the wire, pull the cord to the lawn mower. This will zap the high heaven out of your body and be extremely painful. If you are weak, have a pacemaker, or something else, it might even kill you. Cost: Free (with a bonus of lots of pain, and possibly a trip to the doctor). I have actually been tricked into this one before…not fun!

Method #3–If you have one of those fancy propane tank grills, find the small ignition button. Keep the gas valve off, and reach your hand around and touch the metal wire contact at the back of the ignition. Then press the button. This will zap the crap out of you as well (I have done this by accident). Cost: Free (with a bonus of pain & possible death/explosion if you act now).

By the way, all of the above “Shocks” happened while I had CU, and unfortunately, I STILL HAVE IT!

Conclusion: Use Common Sense About Homeopath Stuff

I am not trying to say this person is a scammer, nor am I trying to bad-mouth homeopath in general (although I certainly value mainstream medicine more any day). But you must use common sense when reading claims of homeopath cures. If it worked, certainly every doctor in the world would be using it.

In fact, I myself would use it and pass the info along to you! This whole site is dedicated to trying to find out the best way to cure/treat CU!

So I can’t say that I would ever recommend getting zapped. If you feel the urge to get zapped and think it will cure anything at all, you can use my above methods free (with a risk of death as a bonus). If you really must spend $100, I’ll take it off your hands! Because the results will most likely be the same (pay a $100 for a zapper and still have hives, or pay $100 to me and still have hives). But keep your money and spend it on something useful.

I have removed a couple of posts regarding using a zapper, because I felt they were truly spam (albeit very sneaky spam that almost seems genuine).

If not, I apologize to those who posted. But I am not going to allow anyone to trick a poor fellow cholinergic urticaria sufferer into shelling out $100 to buy some zapper (especially when you can do it for free using the methods above). And especially in this economy! And even more especially since most of us have already spent enough money on trying to cure this ourselves.

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