Hi everyone! Finding this website and forum has been amazing!! I’ve never met anyone who has any idea what I’m talking about when I say cholinergic urticaria. I began having symptoms in 1970 or ‘71 and was finally diagnosed with cholinergic urticaria in 1979 at the age of 21. I am now almost 60 and […]
Nightshades and Cholinergic Urticaria
Hi, there was an article on here recently that spoke about nightshades. I wanted to ask if this actually works and if this can be the reason for some people. I consumed a lot of potatoes with peppers and pizza, which contains tomato sauce. So I’m wondering maybe my excessive amount of nightshades could have […]
I might have cured my urticaria with…
Hello, everyone. I’ll get straight to the point: I might have cured my urticaria with calcium tablets that dissolve in water. If calcium doesn’t work for you, you might want to try magnesium 🙂 I hope this info was helpful. -Hivequeen (Note: Please talk to a doctor before taking supplements or medications.)
Cholinergic Urticaria and Intimacy
Apologies for the slightly personal question, but does anyone else with cholinergic urticaria have an issue getting close/intimate with their other half? This has been causing me a problem for years and can affect my confidence, without going into too much detail, every time I get close to my girlfriend I breakout in hives with […]
Should I take these medications for cholinergic urticaria?
Hi. I’m a 17-year-old guy, and I was just diagnosed today with this thing by a skin doctor. I have had this condition for 3-4 years though. It gets severe during the winters. My doctor recommended I take the following medications: Deflazacort and Fexofenadine (10 tablets- after breakfast) Are these safe? How actually would these […]
Had CU for 8 years now, been on Prednisone – Severe moonface as result! (See Photos)
I’ve had cholinergic urticaria for eight years now. When I first developed it, I found it truly unbearable! I couldn’t go to the gym, couldn’t sit inside my house (unless I had a fan 1-2 meters away from me), couldn’t sleep in my bed properly with a quilt on me. I researched into it a lot […]
Arms Swollen During Outbreak
I first noticed the hives on my legs four months ago. They were itchy and came out of nowhere. Then I noticed they were appearing in other places, so I went to the doctors (after reading about it being chronic if it lasts over 6 weeks). At this point I’d had it for about 9 […]
Cholinergic Urticaria and Smoking?
Hello once again. Tomorrow it’s going to be two weeks since I’m on 2x Zyrtec tablets a day. I haven’t noticed any serious side effects except one: my mouth gets dry from it, but that’s about it. Anyways, my symptoms were getting better, but since I started smoking about a week ago (I don’t smoke […]
Suggestions To Improve Cholinergic Urticaria Symptoms?
Does anyone have experience and solutions for the following? 1) Walking can cause my feet to flare up: I try to walk slower, lather Eucerin Calming Cream on both feet in the morning, and even tighten the ties on my shoe laces to reduce any rubbing. Anyone experience similar pain when walking and have any […]
Dizziness and Cholinergic Urticaria?
Hello. Is isolated dizziness part of cholinergic urticaria symptoms? My regular rashes are really small and localized (the pinpoint kind). Lately, I been feeling dizzy without showing other symptoms (including rashes or nausea). I do live in a hot country, and it could be a heat related problem (it’s summer here) or to another unknown […]
Life with Cholinergic Urticaria
Firstly, good news: it genuinely doesn’t last for ever, but it does come back to haunt. My experience started when I was 15 back in 2000, and I was in school. I was studying for my exams, and I realized I started having the feeling of being stung, and the more you rub, the more […]
Traveling to a Hot/Humid Country with Cholinergic Urticaria?
Hi all. I posted a few weeks back to say I used a food intolerance test to pinpoint my food reactions. I’m currently halfway through my elimination diet. My partner and I have always loved to go to Bali, but I’ve always shied away from it because it’s a tropical climate and close to the […]
Do I Have Cholinergic Urticaria?
Hey everyone, so I’m 18 years old and I recently developed what I think is cholinergic urticaria. I’m not completely sure. I got it around mid November in 2017. So this is a question to anybody who can possibly help me. So these are my current symptoms: when I get hot, take hot showers, and […]
Cholinergic Urticaria Changed My Life
I am nineteen and currently a sophomore in college. Fitness has always been a huge part of my life. I played sports throughout high school, went to the gym everyday, and loved hiking and skiing. However, since my first outbreak of hives the summer following graduation, I had to alter my life. My first experience […]
Fasting and Diet with Cholinergic Urticaria
Hello, I’m an 18-year-old male who recently (this fall) started getting symptoms of cholinergic urticaria. I didn’t know what it was, and I thought it would go away, so I ignored it. I returned for college break in late December and finally told my mom about how it’s been bothering me. I didn’t tell her […]
Full Onset Of Cholinergic Urticaria in 3 Months After Visiting A Hot Climate
Hi All – Sharing my story if it will help others. The last time my life was normal, I was in Arizona, walking around in 90 degree heat, climbing some peaks, and enjoying a spa. That was early October, and within weeks after coming home, I started to experience what later would be diagnosed as […]
My Treatment For Cholinergic Urticaria (Scott)
I first noticed my symptoms when I was a freshman in high school. I was a martial artist, and noticed when I started to work out, I would develop these itchy red blotches on my torso. I never told anyone about my symptoms at first. Once I was a junior in high school, I noticed […]
I’ve lived with CU for 3 years in a very unique way
I was diagnosed after I went through the entire allergy testing. I began playing soccer when I was 15, and when I was outside, my face would burn and itch. I get hives behind my shin guards, and even sitting on the grass would irritate my skin more. It was intolerable for me. They poked […]
Can Food Intolerance Be The Cause of Cholinergic Urticaria?
Morning everyone. I’ve been a regular visitor to this hives forum after suffering with this condition since I was 20 (I’m 24 now). You can find my first blog post by searching ‘different causes for Cholinergic Urticaria‘ back in 2014. I’ve controlled my hives by using Telfast 180mg. However, I had a major health scare […]
My Experience with CU (Carla)
It all started two days before Halloween in 6th grade. It was pitch black outside, and my friends and I were running around playing hide and seek. I was the seeker, looking for my best friend Sam in the black void of her backyard. I knew exactly where she was, but she didn’t see me. […]
Update and current status of my treatment and life
Hey guys. This is an update to my first appearance on this forum (My Hellish Experience with Cholinergic Urticaria (17-Year-Old)) Doctor finally prescribed me with antihistamines, Zyrtec and Kestine. Last week was the first week of taking them. I am taking my time experimenting with them. First week I used 1x Zyrtec in the morning […]
Do I Have Cholinergic Urticaria (John)?
Hi. I am a 21-year-old male. I live in a fairly humid weather (near the sea). Two weeks ago, I had this tingly and prickly sensation all over my body. I didn’t think much of it. It recurred daily, but I didn’t link it to anything. After that, it got really painful, and then I […]
Does Putting Something Cold on Help Cholinergic Urticaria?
Do any of you who have (or think you have) cholinergic urticaria find that when you have a break out – whether it be just redness and/or bumps along with the itchiness – that putting something cold (like an ice pack) helps a bit? Maybe it doesn’t stop it completely but calms it down a […]
Does Cholinergic Urticaria Decrease Immunity?
Hello, guys. I’m new here and only recently I’ve been diagnostic with cholinergic urticaria. At the same time, my country (Brazil) has been under a yellow fever outbreak and a massive vaccination program has been issued (don’t visit us without the vaccine). Anyway, the yellow fever uses attenuated viral strains and is riskier for people […]
Vegan Diet for Cholinergic Urticaria
I’ve had heat related hives for about one year and half, and it was a huge pain. I quit the gym because I would be so frustrated by the itching and the heat after only 15 minutes that it became pointless, and I never got much done. I gave up and resigned myself to a […]
Severe itching, Flushing, but No Hives?
Hi, I have only been suffering for just over a month, and I have still never broke out in hives to this day. However, I do get bright red flushing in the area it takes place and it does feel like dozens of insects biting me. Since I don’t get the hives, does this mean […]
My water heater, washing machine, and chronic hives
This is a story about the chronic hives I had on my legs that just stayed there for two years until I accidentally discovered the cause and solution. When I first got the hives, I was not too worried, figuring one or two visit with the doctor and everything would clear up. Wrong. The doctor […]
Anxiety Disorder + Histamine levels = Cholinergic Urticaria?
Hi all! I recently developed cholinergic urticaria over this past summer and have been keeping up with this forum in the hopes that I could find a solution to this annoying disorder. I’ve begun wondering if my cholinergic urticaria is possibly linked to my anxiety disorder and stress. I suffer from a general anxiety disorder (currently in the process […]
Hanging Out With Friends / Dating On a strict Diet?
Hi. I’m an 18-year-old male, and I just developed cholinergic urticaria recently this winter and am soon gonna be trying to cut a lot of things out of my diet as suggested in posts I’ve read here. But I am really worried about how this could affect me in terms of going out with a […]
Cause of Cholinergic Urticaria?
Thanks for the website – after searching my symptoms online, what I’ve read here describes it to a T. So I guess that’s what I’ve got! What I wanted to share is what happened to me prior to this starting. The stinging sensation on my skin upon starting to sweat started literally overnight and now […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- …
- 31
- Next Page »