I am a dental surgeon. I suffered from cholinergic urticaria for about 10 years. After so many experiments, I can finally understand (as my experiment and thinking), the actual cause of such itching. Please believe me and do what I am saying. Just avoid using any type of SOAP or any foaming agent or any cosmetic or any body […]

I have been having the exact description of all these symptoms since I was 5 years old. I’m a now a 24 year old male. I’ve been to doctors to test me for Lupus. My pediatrician told me I had “idiopathic urticaria” and told me to take Benadryl. I honestly felt so alone. People told […]

Hi, My son developed cholinergic urticaria nearly 2.5 years ago. We moved houses and within a week he developed CU. At the time he was in grade 11. It was so severe that he ended up having to drop out of school and could not leave the house. He started suffering with depression as a result of CU. […]

I’m 29 and have been dealing with a prickly hive type rash on my face, just wondering if this could be cholinergic urticaria or heat rash? When I exercise / walk into a hot room / get over anxious, my face begins to flush and prickly red marks will begin to form on my face. No real […]

Hello everyone, I just had this question in mind and I wanted to see If it has anything to do with cholinergic urticaria. My Grandpa (from my mother’s side) got this cholinergic urticaria after he moved from an apartment to another at different neighborhood (the apartment was empty for a while before he moved it). Also my mother […]

Hi everyone, I’m an 18-year-old boy from Malaysia but currently studying in Australia. I developed hives two years ago when I first came to Melbourne. Luckily, I stumbled upon this forum and started to do some experiments with my hives. So far, I’ve tried a lot of stuff but none of them is a complete cure […]

I routinely get hives under a great deal of stress or when I am overheated (being a Michigan to Florida transplant this happens more often now). However when I found this site I was looking for an explanation to why I have an intense physical reaction to watching people eat spicy food… Even if its […]

I’m 33 and have had trouble with something very much like cholinergic urticaria at least as far back as my teen years. It affects my legs and feet, and is brought on by my skin being cooled then heated. Walks on cool/cold days are a real challenge. Once my legs cool due to the outside temp, but […]

The following post was submitted by a reader: Seriously, this is miserable. For the last 2 years I’ve been dealing with a severe case of this. It started when I moved to the middle east for a few months and continued into my move to Texas from Colorado. Its REALLY BAD. I walk from my […]

The following post was submitted by a reader: Hello! I developed cholinergic urticaria a couple of months ago. It is quite severe, appears within 2 minutes of easy exercising, and won’t go away for another hour, even if I cool myself off with cold water. Surprisingly though, it is not very itchy, just a bit prickly and […]

The following question was submitted by a reader: Does anyone else get hives that grow symmetrical on the body (e.g. underarms in both arms, left ear, right ear…)? -Hive-hater

The following article was submitted by a reader: I’m an 18-year-old boy from Australia, and recently I have been experiencing cholinergic urticaria (approx 4-5 months), also known as heat hives. Australia itself is a very dry country, and at summer–which is now–it can go up to 40 degrees. To you Americans it is around 104 degrees Fahrenheit. […]

The following post was written by a reader: Hey, I am 20 years old student who started to suffer from those hives about only one month ago , and I really don’t know how I am going to continue with my life and my studies with it!! So I would like to get some tips for beginners. […]

Hey All, I’m about to hit the 3 and a half year mark for having cholinergic urticaria. Although we all know it and experience it, it truly is awful. However, I thought it was something that I could grit my teeth and just live with. I started to dread fall/winter or stressful situations. It’s crazy […]

The following post was submitted by a reader: Hello, I have severe cold urticaria and am wondering if this is related to cholinergic urticaria (i.e. via a similar pathophysiologic mechanism). Does anyone have any information about this. Also, do people with cholinergic urticaria have high IgE levels? Garrett

The following forum post was submitted by a reader: Hi, I first experienced the symptoms of cholinergic urticaria about four years ago, although I have never had a rash, hives or any reddening or welts to the skin. I have tingling and itchy arms or torso and it is triggered only by showering, never in a bathtub (which we […]

The following article was submitted by a reader: Just today I had another weird episode where after walking briskly for a few blocks. The painful prickly skin sensation started happening on my legs, and lower back, and sides of my torso. I haven’t had one of these episodes for a few years now. I had […]

Hello everybody, Sorry if my english is not that good, but you will get my point. I ve had CU for 12 years, every autumn/winter, when is cold outside. There was a time when I felt like I am in hell, specially during winter 2007. I was afraid to go outside the house, thinking what […]

Hi all, Between the 13th of June and the 13th of July 2014, I developed Cholinergic Urticara. After a bit of digging I found this website and also noticed I had a lot in common with Hivesguy’s story about CU and its relation to Visceral fat and have started changing my lifestyle in order to […]

Hi Guys, I feel that maybe if someone can research on this topic, we can find a cure to this problem. My reason for thinking so? I’ve a strong reason for it. Whenever you are stressed/exercising/sweat adrenaline is released in your body. And I think adrenaline has got something to do with the hives. Much […]

Hello, My doctor gave me a tonic named NUTRICARE for my weakness, and I’ve been using it for past 2 years. Some symptoms like itching and skin burning has some what stopped, but when I get exposed to sun, I get a small numerous white bumps all over the body. However,  when I come to a shadow or cooler house, it […]

Hi all, I’ve been searching the literature and is seems Localised Heat Urticaria is a very rare condition. I have the exact same symptoms: local severe itching to the pinpoint exposed area, with redness and slight swelling. The heat can be from hot water, the sun, leaning against a hot car hood, cooking over a […]

Could anyone recommend Chinese Medicine Remedy which has worked for you in combating cholinergic urticaria (CU)? Thanks, Itchy and Scratchy

Hey Guys, I have observed something strange with regards to the intake of milk in me. I started having fresh toned milk (and not skimmed/fat less) since last 3 days and I observe that the problem subsides to a major extent. I have even read that milk induces sweating. I should try it for some more time […]

I worked this summer outside. I was out in the hot sun in long pants and sleeves. I was working in the water and would go swimming. I noticed twice that after spending the day doing microscope work in our (not air conditioned) lab I had leg swelling. I was sitting for 8 hours (with […]

Look, I got heat hives three years ago. A friend pointed it out to me, and it was right after physical education. For about a month or so, I continued to get these red bumps on my arm, but they literally did nothing. As summer approached, these harmless bumps turned itchy and spread across my […]

I know that I’ve had CU for a long time. If I go outside with no gloves on in the freezing temps then walk right into a warm place, my hands will double in size and turn fire red. I also have always had major issues with excessive exercise, to the point where it will […]

Hey guys, So as hivesguy predicted, I’ve been feeling little or no relief from the liver cleanse, but I do think I had a major breakthrough today. It was a rainy day, windy, which oddly (not for us cholinergic urticaria people) I was pretty excited about. So I went into my university’s cafeteria and got a sort […]

I just wanted to pass on my personal experiences with CU. I was on the old forums a few years back when I was suffering from CU badly but I haven’t checked in in a while. I don’t know if I merely went into remission or if I found my personal cure and whether or […]

Hello, So I have been having hives for about 6-7 months now and doctors don’t know what is causing it…. I’ve been wanting a tattoo for quite some time now… been thinking more and more about it… would it be a bad idea to get it done?! -Rashelle