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

Hello Everyone!

It has been a little while since I updated the blog, and I just wanted to talk about a few things I have done the past few days.

First of all, we had a nice shot of sunny & warm weather where I live (highs were in the mid 70’s). It was like this for about 5 days in a row (including today).

Each day, I was able to get at least 30 minutes of sun exposure. I actually even got a little bit of a tan on my face, arms, neck, and legs. Also, I was very cautious to avoid sunburn, and didn’t even get the slightest burn or redness.

It felt great being able to get outside, and I enjoyed myself quite a bit. Of course, I did still get the hives when I got hot on those days (which surprisingly took a while of being outside). As I have mentioned a few times before, if sunlight does help Cholinergic Urticaria, it certainly won’t do it the first few times. It will likely take consistent daily outdoor activity for at least a few weeks, possibly even a month or two.

After being outside for 5 days, I can still get itchy. I do seem to be a little bit less reactive though. It is not a huge difference (as I said, I still get itchy).

I am still optimistic about the coming summer, and I really hope I can get sweaty, and completely see the hives go into remission (at least for the summer).

I suppose time will tell if the Urticaria (Cholinergic) will be improved by consistent sweating & sunlight/outdoor activity. I am really excited to find out what the next 3-5 months will bring. Unfortunately, the weather we have been experiencing is going away. It is now supposed to rain for the next few days, and then will cool down a bit. But Spring is only a few days away, and summer is around the corner. I can’t wait!

That’s it for now!

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Many people suffering with Cholinergic Urticaria talk about the benefits of trying to “Sweat it Out.” In other words, the idea is to engage in physical activity, to the point of sweating. This usually means having an outbreak of hives, but then the hives will generally back off, allowing the body to sweat.

There have been a lot of comments by people talking about how it helps them to have a good “sweat, workout, or reaction” in the morning so they can have less intense breakouts for the rest of the day.

I was just wondering how effective these personal saunas or “steam capsules” would be at helping us to maintain consistent sweating??

I remember reading on one forum in the past about a guy that set up his own personal steam room (I think it was a steam capsule, and I don’t know if he purchased it or made it himself). He had made several posts talking about how it was really helping him. He didn’t have any breakouts and thought he was cured. He said it barely even itched or stung when he got into it, and soon he started sweating.

But then he made a follow-up post, and said he had visited family (I think) and was away from his steam room for a few days and had the reactions again. So it definitely looks like it didn’t cure him permanently.

However, I just wonder if it would be helpful? Especially since it does seem that if we can initiate the sweating process, it kind of seems to “bypass” the whole itching reaction brought on by the hives. This is interesting. Maybe when I finally get a house I can make a “poor man’s sauna” by rigging up some vaporizers/humidifiers/heaters in some kind of home-made sauna room??

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