There has been a lot of great discussions on the website regarding what could be causing the hives. It still seems like doctors really don’t know exactly what causes cholinergic urticaria. Is it an allergy? Is it autoimmune? Is this something that happens genetically? Is it due to an unknown infection? Not enough sun exposure […]

Hello Everyone! A member on the forum recently made a great post about how his cholinergic urticaria has so far disappeared. He is cured, and despite exercising/running he has not had an a reaction and has even sweat normally. So what did he do? He removed a couch that he suspected was haboring dust mites. […]

Now that winter temperatures are starting to hit most of the United States and other countries, I wonder how many people will start realizing that they have developed Cholinergic Urticaria for the first time? It seems that so many people first experience Cholinergic Urticaria symptoms during the winter or colder months. It almost always starts […]

Hello Everyone! I thought I would take the time to make a quick post to let everyone know about some good news concerning Cholinergic Urticaria. My mother has a female friend who’s husband has suffered from cholinergic urticaria for a while. This has bugged him in the past. My mom told me that he started […]

Doctors don’t seem to know a whole lot about cholinergic urticaria. However, it always pays to go to a good doctor to have a full round of tests run to rule out other possible diseases or problems that could be causing the chronic hives symptoms. This post will talk about one case that was actually […]

Itching in public…it isn’t fun, right? Hives can attack us when we least expect it, and in the most uncomfortable of situations. At work, at school, at social events, parties, home, and everything in-between. Personally, I HATE having a Cholinergic Urticaria reaction–so I generally do everything in my power to avoid it as much as […]

One thing that I have noticed is that celebrities can do so much to raise awareness, progress the treatments, research, and cures for diseases. The reason is that their fame and money play a huge role in getting attention and research to particular diseases. For example, Michael J. Fox (the actor from the Back to […]

One thing that has always stumped me is the way Cholinergic Urticaria sometimes seem to just magically go away for some people after a few years. Most medical articles seem to suggest that cholinergic urticaria only lasts approximately 7 years in the majority of patients. It does, however, also say that some people retain the […]

Lately I have been looking a little more closely at the possibilities of sun exposure as a way to help reduce cholinergic urticaria symptoms. In one of my last posts, I talked about the possibilities of sun exposure being related to Cholinergic Urticaria. Just as a reminder, I was basing this possibility on my own […]

Hello Everyone! We had a great post in the cholinergic urticaria forum a couple of days ago by a new member concerning possible treatment of cholinergic urticaria by using anti-immunoglobulin E therapy. A medical article excerpt seemed to indicate successful treatment of Cholinergic Urticaria with this therapy. I am always interested in learning as much […]

I have always wondered if there was some way to artificially cool our bodies. I mean after all, we don’t break out in hives when we are at a stable body temperature, right? If there was only some way to keep our bodies cool and prevent them from getting heated in the first place. I […]

Cold Urticaria (also called cold induced urticaria), is a type of physical hives characterized by a hypersensitive response in the skin after exposure to a cold stimulus. Cold urticaria may appear after direct stimulation with a cold object (such as ice or a popsicle), or may occur after a person goes from a hot temperature into a cooler air […]

On the calendar today (for the United States), it marks the official start of the winter season (December 21). This means that it is going to be cold for the next 3 months, until spring finally arrives. I am actually getting optimistic. I can’t wait for warm weather to get here, and I plan on […]

As always, my mind seems to tirelessly think of possible causes of Cholinergic Urticaria. The big question on my mind is always, “What is causing this?” So naturally, I tend to look at a lot of possibilities. Recently, I have been reflecting on my own development of chronic cholinergic urticaria. I was thinking back to […]

Dermatographism (also called dermatographic urticaria, or dermographism), is a skin disorder which is characterized by the skin producing a hypersensitive reaction when scratched, scraped, rubbed, or otherwise traumatized. When a dermatographia patient’s skin is rubbed or scraped, it will often produce a noticeable red wheal reaction within minutes. This wheal response to direct skin stimulation has earned this condition the name […]

I hate this heat rash! I can’t help but feel robbed sometimes of a normal life. I especially felt like this yesterday. It was a beautiful day yesterday. The skies were crystal clear blue. The temperature was very cool and comfortable. It was nice. So my wife and I decided to go to the grocery […]

Lipomas can be attached to glands, organs, and more. Here are some more interesting things I learned about Lipomas today: They have been medically documented being located on the heart, esophagus, brain, adrenal gland, kidney, liver, stomach, intestines, and other tissues including muscle, nerves, and more. (kind of freaky/scary) They can obstruct organs (such as […]

I just read another interesting article that stated there are sometimes as much as 10 times more mast cells in angiolipomas than there normally are in normal lipomas. Here is one the section of the article stated: “To characterize the potential role of mast cells (MC) in angiogenesis, this study tests the hypothesis that MC […]

A few years ago, when I was 18 years old (before getting this heat rash), I noticed this strange lump on my lower back. It wasn’t very noticeable, but I could feel it with my hand. It felt a little tender. I was concerned about it, so I decided I better go to the doctor […]

I was recently pondering Cholinergic Urticaria, and also the dryness in my own apartment (it gets extremely dry during the winter, and the hard water only makes it worse). I then remembered an interesting post someone had made on another forum in the past that I had stumbled across on the web. I have read […]

My wife and I have recently been eating a lot of yummy food (all gluten-free and milk free of course). I have been eating a lot of vegetables, meat, and some snacks. But I just wanted to talk about the awesomeness of a ‘crock-pot’ slow cooker for cooking food! It is really helping me stay […]

It has been a lot cooler recently (with some very cool nights reaching into the 40’s and 50’s), and I have already noticed a decrease in the humidity. The lower humidity has made my skin noticeably drier after a shower. Today, after I took a shower, I had a lot of dry looking skin on my […]

Hello Everyone! I just wanted to update everyone on my diet thus far. I have successfully been Gluten and Milk free for a little while now, and things are slowly improving. My rashes are almost gone, and my Cholinergic Urticaria symptoms seems to have lowered in intensity. I was kind of reminiscing on my last […]

Aquagenic urticaria (also called aquatic pruritus, allergic to water, aquatitis hives, or aquagenous urticaria) is a subset of physical urticaria. This type of hives develops after contact with water on the skin. This may include activities such as bathing, sweating, swimming, rainy weather, and other similar activities in which water comes into direct contact with the outer skin (epidermis). Although it […]

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 (or as we call it, sweat therapy). This usually means having an outbreak of hives, but then the hives will generally back off, […]

We Make Way Too Many Pills/Medicines These Days! We have had some incredible medical advancements over the past 200 years. We have cured diseases, created vaccines, antibiotics, and more (If only we could still cure cancer, and treat Cholinergic Urticaria)! But my wife and I were talking the other day, and we realized something kind […]

Okay, we all have this crazy hives condition, right? So I thought it may be worth it to make a somewhat awkward post about the “S” word. And no, I am not talking about SCRATCHING (although we do that often, don’t we?)! I am talking about S-E-X. (Don’t worry, I will keep this PG rated.) […]

AAAHH! I just stepped out today to do some errands. I live in Tennessee, and hurricane Ike has just passed up to the north of the country. Since it has passed, there has been a huge rush of cooler weather in this region. It went from in the high 80’s low 90’s (extremely hot and […]

This is a great question, and there has been some discussion about this on the forum. Can having this cholinergic urticaria (or any chronic hives, allergies, or eczema for that matter) shorten our life span or put us at an increased risk for cancer? Can Chronic Cholinergic Urticaria, Hives, Allergies, or Eczema Cause Cancer? According […]

One thing is for certain, I apparently have some sort of food allergy. They are not the severe allergies that cause instant symptoms such as your throat swells, vomiting, or instant hives. But at this point I have learned that I definitely have a mild milk allergy with a slow inflammatory response. This is evidenced by […]