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

Apparently there is some type of allergen in our apartment. I have often remarked in other posts how I sometimes get these very small patches of itchy skin (eczema). The patches themselves are barely noticeable, and only located on my upper arms. But they are there and always lightly itch. They always annoyed me, but I never really give them much thought.

Now, my wife’s chest, back, and arms also have a very similar type of eczema like I get on my arms, and this started a little over a week ago. It itches, but again, isn’t anything major. She does NOT have Cholinergic Urticaria though.

But is interesting because apparently something is causing us both to now have this eczema/dermatitis response. I have tried to pin down the possible cause, but I have no clue.

We did recently try a new brand of detergent, but it was a brand by ALL that has no dyes or chemicals, and it says it is hypoallergenic. Plus, I have had the rashes long before we bought that.

We also had a new body wash/lotion we have been using for the past 2 months. But again, I can’t conclusively show that either of them are causing the rashes either.

Other than that, the only other possible things I can think of are: Food allergies, or something in our water. I have no idea what is causing this, but I find it incredibly strange. Especially since my wife now also has some of these small patches.

They look nothing like ringworm or any other type of infection. It just looks like a typical light rash, which itches when scratched. I swear, sometimes I wonder if perhaps there is too high of a concentration of a chemical in the water, and that could be a culprit to the hives/rashes. Oh well, I guess time will tell.

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Hello Everyone!

It has now been 2 weeks since I have been taking a Vitamin D3 supplement every day. So far, no results at all. I still have hives, and I have seen no improvements whatsoever. In fact, I have actually been worse (but it is not due to the Vitamin D3). I will continue taking them and let you know if anything changes, however, I don’t suspect anything will. I will discontinue taking them within the next month or two.

My Stomach Issues Came Back (Temporarily), Hives are More Reactive, and New Bumps on My Fingers:

As I have mentioned several times before, I just can’t eat or drink dairy products. I messes up my stomach, causes eczema rashes, and makes my hives more reactive. So I have been avoiding milk for several months now. I have completely avoided it. I also have been trying to avoid gluten when possible, just in case.

These past couple of weeks I decided to allow myself some snack foods. All of the foods were 100% milk free according to the labels, but they did contain wheat/gluten, traces of soy, and a few other things. Example of snacks I have occasionally ate over the past 2 weeks: Apple pie, peanut butter & sugar cookies, skittles, cinnamon rolls with icing, and a few “airhead” candies.

Again, no milk (which I know for a fact causes these same symptoms in me), yet…I have been having some strange reactions as if I had been eating milk.

1. My stomach was really upset for a few days. I was eating cookies and the cinnamon rolls during that time, so it is hard to pinpoint exactly what it was.

2. My hives have been more reactive lately.

3. I am developing eczema rashes in the form of really tiny red itchy “bumps” that are hardly noticeable on my fingers and hands. They are mostly on the lower part of my fingers. Not only that, but I have a small patch on my upper arm that has been there for a while now that is also itchy.

Here is a picture of the small bumps on my fingers. It is really hard to see them, but they are itchy:

I know the bumps are diet related for sure. At first I thought, “Do I have Scabies or something?” But it isn’t contagious at all, they don’t really spread (unless I consume a bunch of milk), and dermatitis (eczema) can form small bumps on the fingers and hands like that. They will go away within a week or two if I eat really organic and avoid major allergens. I actually wish I had scabies because at least they can treat that very easily.

This just drives me crazy! What in the crap is going on? Is it gluten? Is it some other chemical or ingredient?

I just wonder if any of you will begin to develop something within the next few years. This is going on 7 years since I first got cholinergic urticaria.

I used to NEVER be allergic to anything. I never got eczema. I never got stomach aches before the age of 17. I ate what I want. Then, about 2 years ago (5 years after I first got Cholinergic Urticaria) this stuff started happening with the rashes and everything. When I cut milk out, they got way better, and eventually went away altogether.

I can’t wait to get an allergy test later in the year to see if hopefully that can let me know what is causing this in addition to milk. It is just really weird. Like my body is out of control or something. Hives, eczema, stomach aches. I feel like a friggin 90 year old man or something! Like my body is falling apart.

How great it would be to be able to figure out what is causing all of this stuff, and hopefully eliminate it forever.

Oh well. I guess I will simply have to cut out the “good” tasting stuff from my diet again for a while and see what happens. I am not going to go on an extreme diet or anything. Just cut back on these foods I think is messing me up.

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