I have had cholinergic urticaria for around 6 years now, and it got to a point where life was not worth living. However, now I’ve found something that works for me. Every morning I take a hot bath (hot enough to make me break out). Even though I am breaking out, it is within the comfort of my […]

Hi everyone, please don’t take this post as negativity on what is a great forum. Unfortunately, I have battled with cholinergic urticaria for 13 years and feel like I can’t cope anymore. I’ve been strong for so long trying to beat it by diet, exercise and antihistamines. Nothing has worked for me. The usual things make me […]

I submitted a comment earlier this week saying how my cholinergic urticaria completely went away once the weather got hot. It is now the end of the week, and my symptoms have stayed away. A couple of times I did feel a little itchy on my neck but nothing that hindered my ability to do whatever […]

I thought that I had cholinergic urticaria because I had the terrible incurable itchiness and pain on my head back and chest when I sweated, or even just got nervous or stressed. It was miserable. I also got very red when I had my breakouts. The only thing I didn’t get was this big bumps, […]

I’ve had this condition for about three years now. I’ve noticed when I tan regularly the cholinergic urticaria symptoms almost completely subside. Has anyone else noticed this? Thanks, NickW

I’ve had cholinergic urticaria for 8 months now and I am finally making a breakthrough. I live in Alberta where it is cold and snowy 7 or 8 months a year. Today it was 31 degrees Celsius, and I was scared to death to go to school and work with the fear of breaking out in a itchy […]

I’ve been dealing with cholinergic urticaria for… Wow, about 9 years now? It’s been a long time. It’s kind of gradually worsened over time. My hives get really bad sometimes such that they cover whole body parts, as there are so many that they end up just blending together. I guess I can deal with […]

I’d like to ask a question to those of you with cholinergic urticaria that is diet related. How long does it take to feel itchy or feel the symptoms come back when you eat something wrong or cheat in your diet? Do you get hives immediately? Does it come back slowly? Thanks, Eslam

Hello. My name is Kim and I’m 19 years old, from Denmark. I’ve had cholinergic urticaria for about a year now, and when I started noticing the symptoms, I found this website where I found a lot of people saying that sweat treatment helped ease the symptoms, and some even said they went away completely. That of […]

I’ve had this problem with me for the past 2 years now and as a 24-year-old in college that is about to graduate into the science field, I cant afford to have hives or needle pricking wheals popping up at work. The current self treatment I have been doing is to exercise while wearing a […]

To make a long story short, nightshade foods were the cause of my cholinergic urticaria! I went through a massive and time-intensive food elimination protocol, spanning over many weeks, and came to the irrefutable conclusion that nightshade foods were the cause of my heat hives. What I find most interesting is that one article states […]

I just wanna say aloud that heck yeah, “finally I am at verge of getting rid of this disease.” This all started for me 6 months earlier. Sun exposure was killing me. I noticed that I wasn’t sweating even a bit for a long time now. Doctors treated me through various phases -like initially primary (cream […]

I have a question for Hivesguy. In the book, you talk about avoiding sugar. I don’t take sugar any more, but what about sugar in fruits like banana and other fruits that contains a lot of sugar? Also, what about honey? Thanks, Eslam

Just curious to know how many people with cholinergic urticaria have only the itching, prickling sensation without the hives (red dots/rashes/bumps)? Is that common? It is still triggered by heat and subsides when cooled off, although getting angry, excited, nervous can also trigger it. It seems to occur mainly in the winter time. Thanks, Just […]

Hi, my name is Edwin. I want to share my experience and I want to ask you a question. So, I come from Indonesia where the humidity is high and the weather/climate is not extreme at all. At first, I never had heat hives in Indonesia at all. (By the way, I’m 19 years old.) Then […]

Hi everybody, I’ve never actually posted on this forum but in light of recent, shockingly infuriating developments in my condition, I was hoping my experiences might be used as a cautionary tale for any future members of this form, grappling with this nightmare. To cut a long, frustrating story short, I have spent the past […]

I wanna share this with you. Thanks for Allah, then to all of those that mentioned that sweating might be a treatment I will start from the beginning: I start my diet 6 days ago which contains only meat , rice , fruits , and vegetables and I’m taking antihistamine (LEVCET and IMURAN) twice a […]

Hello, Sometimes I feel itchy, and the symptoms of cholinergic urticaria start to appear, even when I’m not sweating. This condition doesn’t happen very often, but it’s happening. Is it normal to feel the symptoms of cholinergic urticaria, even when you’re not sweating? Thanks, Tony

Hello all, So this is my story with CU. I wanted to first say thank you to this amazing site, for it has been my oasis of knowledge about my condition. I also wanted to say to all of my fellow sufferers something that I’m sure you are aware of, you are not alone. I’m […]

Hi, thanks so much for the info. It’s really helped me with mine since the doctor are still unsure of what to do. You mentioned you were on a low histamine diet and this changed. Can you let us know how long this took effect ie a month, a year, etc? Thanks, Vanessa

Hi…I have been breaking out in hives since I was in the third grade. I am now almost 48 years old. I have the exact opposite trigger for my hives. It seems like when I go from warm environment into a much cooler or cold environment I break out in hives. My hives only appear […]

Hello Hivesguy, I read you story on how you overcame urticaria and I want to try it too. But the thing is I am a skinny guy and don’t want to lose more weight. So, is there a way to gain weight and lose at the same time visceral fat? Thank you for your time. […]

Every time I get the hives, it is in response to sweat. I have more than a month without sweat, and I am afraid because this is so painful and itchy at the same time. But what would happen if I make an effort and keep myself going until I literally can’t do more? Am I […]

Today I learned what’s wrong with me, and I want to thank you for making an informative video that I shared with my family to help put their minds at ease. My mother has insisted there has been something seriously wrong with me. When I work out, I get very red and itchy, but after […]

Does cholinergic urticaria have any relation with the brain? For example, is it a neuroprotective or nervous system disease. I apologize in advance for my English (it’s not my native language). Thanks, Tony

I live in the North of England, cooler than the south and it rains more 🙁 However, we had a hot summer, or at least one hot summer day last year lol 2015. So it was late morning, about 11, my girlfriend was going to work and she dropped me off in the next town […]

Hiya, I’ve suffered from Cholinergic Urticaria since I was in my early teens am now in my early thirties–so about twenty years. It all began when there was a heat wave. I live in the UK so you can imagine heat waves like the one which triggered my condition is rare. My body became covered […]

I read about desensitization procedures using purified sweat antigen for cholinergic urticaria. I read that it’s the strongest cure for cholinergic urticaria with an 80% success rate. Does anyone know if its done by dermatologist in the USA? I am very much ready to see any specialist who can do this. Thanks, -OJ

Hey everyone, So I’ve been dealing with cholinergic urticaria for the past 5 months. My hives were worst when I was on an elimination diet consisting only of fish, brown rice, and lettuce. When I started eating fats and a varied healthy diet again, interestingly, my passive heating symptoms went away, and now I can take hot […]

Sorry, English is not my native language. I apologize for mistakes. I have just bought the book and wanna know if people who bought it have cured and it will help me or not ? sorry for the question but i know that the author will forgive me because of my suffer My cholinergic urticaria will […]