Has anyone gone to every length of attempting to unclog pores, as I have been researching for a few years now and gone through many theories, but a clogged pores theory seems most likely (i.e. either clogged by dry skin, bacteria, yeast, minerals/impurities from hard water), I wanted to ask if any people have tried these […]

Over the past 4 months, my cholinergic urticaria has manifested itself in full force. It used to be a mild itching sensation when breaking a sweat, but I think the extreme stress of my life lately has made it worse. In the worst attacks, I feel intense pain and itching across my back, chest, inner […]

My back, and sometimes other places, itches nearly always. I don’t have a rash unless I scratch it. I’ve had several rounds of allergy testing, and I’m not allergic to anything. I do, however have AERD, which in a nutshell is overproduction of leukotrienes. I don’t notice a difference with heat, but I think stress […]

I posted some comments six months ago about how sweat therapy has gotten rid of my hives. It hasn’t been easy, but I have been able to work out 5 or 6 times a week with the sole focus on sweating. I wear heavy sweat clothes and engage in high intensity workouts that help me […]

Hello, dear mates. I’m from Russia, and I cured my cholinergic urticaria (холинергическую крапивницу…the fancy name). I’m not selling anything and so on, so be with me. To not share this publicly is something like a CRIME (by the way, not healing parasites and easing a human’s pain is a crime on a state level!). […]

Hello! My native language isn’t English, so please excuse a few mistakes. I’m 17 years old, and this year I had my first experience with cholinergic urticaria. It came to me during autumn/winter. At first I didn’t realize it due to lack of movement, because I had one week of vacation from school, and I […]

Hello. If I have cholinergic urticaria, can I still workout? I am a bodybuilder who suffers from cholinergic urticaria, and I’d like to know. Thanks, Abdelnaim

Well, I’m 14. when I first felt the painful itching sensation, I thought it was allergies. However, I started getting it a lot. I could be sitting in my room doing nothing, and then I’d just feel this uncomfortable feeling all over my body. It’s so bad I just stand up and walk around to […]

I started being allergic to flour when I was 14. I remember the itch was so bad back then. And that itch is nothing compared to cholinergic urticaria. I started noticing that I have a cholinergic urticaria about a month ago (November). Every time me or my brother cranks up the heater in the room, […]

Hi. This is an update on my previous post (MY CU story). I got this condition when I moved from Africa to Connecticut, USA. I won’t consider mine as very severe, because I hardly get the visible hives – just the intense itching and burning sensations all over my body. This can be very frustrating […]

Hey there, first of all I want to thank Ben for creating all the different sources and videos etc. with so much useful information regarding cholinergic urticaria AND other skin conditions. I’ve found it very enlightening. I’m 30 years old and found it so strange that this is the first year of my life where […]

Hello, 2 months ago I was playing tennis 2x/week competitively, and I even was in Arizona with my wife hiking Pinnacle Peak and walking around in a hot sweaty t-shirt when it was 90 degrees out. I came back from the trip, and accidentally broke my foot just stepping wrong playing tennis. Fast forward several […]

I am an ultra runner (I run anything over 26.2 miles – a marathon) who suddenly has mild hives showing up on my arms (2 weeks now, and diagnosed one week ago), and if I rub my under my eye to remove my sweat, I have get burn marks from where I rubbed (seems like […]

Benadryl helped me a lot. Totally cured me after a month or two. I started off by taking two at a time and worked my way up to 4. It kept all symptoms in check, and then one day it just went away. I haven’t taken any Benadryl in over 17 months. Now my case […]

I was referred to Dermatology many years ago following a referral from my GP after months of trying anti-histamines and various other treatments to control my heat hives. After researching online, I self-diagnosed myself with cholinergic urticaria, as the symptoms I experienced were exactly the same as others online. This website helped with my self […]

Hi! As you see in the title, I am a teen with urticaria, but I mainly believe I have a somewhat mild form of it, as all I get is the “itchy prickly” sensation and not the bumps and red flares all over the body; but it still is really annoying and depressing, as I […]

Hey, I’m in no way trying to endorse nor advertise any medicine here. I’m simply writing my awful experience with urticaria. I still remember the first time I experienced urticaria: it was when I moved to Canada from Jordan specifically in Spring of 2012. I didn’t know what it was or why it was happening, […]

After experiencing and living with my own severe symptoms of cholinergic urticaria (heat hives), I have finally found the answer. It dawned on me, then I tested it, then it worked, and then I immediately googled it and found this forum and everything I am reading on here confirmed my theory. IT’S BECAUSE OF BLOCKED […]

Hi, everyone. I have been struggling to make sense of some strange symptoms that my GP seems to have no real idea about! I am 44 and in general good health, so I was taken aback about 2 months ago when I started to get really strange sharp pins and needles sensations when I took a […]

Hi. I think this condition is exactly what I have. I get extremely itchy when I am hot, out in the sun, or even nervous. This is torture and by far the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I am from Nigeria, and I got this condition in 2015 at age 15 when […]

Hello all! I’m just adding my own experiences with this condition to the forum. It started around a year ago with no particular triggers that I can think of (the only diet change I’ve made any time recently is soy milk instead of dairy but this was long before it started happening ) aside from […]

Hello, I am really glad to find a community sharing their thoughts; experience and feeling the same as many of surrounding people can’t understand and feel what happens when the heat hives hits your body. I have cholinergic urticaria may be 10 years ago. It rises only in the winter. It comes as a result […]

Hello! My story started a few months back. I was sitting in my office and I started to feel very itchy, body was flushed and felt pain all over. Didn’t know what it was and just kept scratching. After a few hours I went back home and got undressed as I wanted to see why […]

I have had cholinergic urticaria since I was 14. I only had realized one day walking home from school that my skin started to itch and sting. I checked my torso and realized my skin had started to turn red, and it wouldn’t stop. I thought it might have been the woolen jersey I was wearing […]

I suffered from this for nearly 20 years and tried everything. My urticaria would usually start to act up when it started to get colder outside usually Oct-April. Last season my urticaria was the best it’s been in twenty years, and knock on wood, it’s pretty good so far this year. Below is what I […]

My 15-year-old daughter has chronic urticaria. She’s had it for about four years now. Its seems to occur at its worst when in the winter. A couple of times, including today, she’s tries to go for a short run with me (father). After one mile her ears felt cold, then her face, and she quickly […]

Hello everyone, I have this condition chronic cold hives. I’ve had it for about two years now, and I get hives when I’m in cold weather. When the temperature is below 55 degrees F, or when I’m swimming in cold water, my skin breaks out in hives. It really isn’t a major condition; however, it does […]

I’m still in school and need to do lots of p.e. (physical eduction) and outdoor education. Is there a good way to deal with cholinergic urticaria? For example, is there a medication or cream that can treat this type of hives? Thanks, -Moss

I suffered from hives for about a year. Nothing I did worked, and no medication or advice from doctors helped either. The itching was driving me absolutely crazy!!! This forum helped me tremendously. One of the first things I did was to eliminate all my supplements. Within a week or so, my symptoms began improving. […]

I was suffering from cholinergic urticaria from past few months. I also had chronic pain in my wrist. The doctor recommended blood test in which I got to know that my ESR level is very high. The doctor recommended medicines and injection for it. After taking those medicines for a few days, my itching reduced […]