I returned from a 4 month trip to the United States–I was highly active over there, and the 36 degree conditions (very hot) forced me to sweat; however, when I returned to the UK in July, I would exercise during the day, (going for a run). But during the odd time I would run in the evening, I would come back to an itching sensation. This progressively got worse, and by mid-august my upper body was covered in hives after exercise. I refrained from running after this bad experience. When I started uni again, even now walking quickly to a lecture, sends my body in red flushed patches, and little pinpoint hives.
I’m left with a question… why me?
I’m praying to God it doesn’t get worse, although I have a feeling deep inside that it will. I am writing on this forum today to discuss one cause of urticaria: diet. Please bear with me on this idea.
Even though I am healthy, I tend to crave sugar: Fruit drinks, fizzy drinks, chocolate, croissants, chips, meat, ice-cream, cheese etc. I still eat a lot of vegetables; however, my diet chiefly consists of acid-forming foods.
This aside, if you are stung by a nettle rash (which consists of acid), you produce hives, and this is solved by taking a dock leaf to the skin (alkaline). I am not suggesting covering your body in dock leaves, but changing our diets towards an alkaline consistency. If our sweat glands are blocked, the acid from our foods is toxic waste; therefore the body is attempting to filter out this waste through sweat. As we can’t, our body produces an allergic reaction.
Eat more kale, spinach, dark-green leafy vegetables, and cut back on fizzy drinks or foods with a high sugar and acid content, and this could potentially lessen or cure the hives. I am currently in day two of this new diet (don’t forget you can indulge in acid food, but make sure the ratio is kept at 80% alkaline, 20% acid). I will report back to see if this has done anything.
I hope to God we find out what the cause of this horrible condition is.
Kind regards,
Lauren
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Hivesguy says
Lauren,
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and experiences with this disorder. I’m sorry to hear of your struggles with it, but you certainly aren’t alone. Also, I know that it can be tough at times, and sometimes it may feel as if your entire life is doomed. However, there are many ways to beat this, so don’t get discouraged.
I’ve written a lot about my own diet experiements on this site. Diet has been the biggest factor in making my hives go away. Food allergies are the biggest issues in my case, not acidity.
Definitely keep us posted on how things go, and feel free to browse this site to find more information on ways to manage and/or eliminate your hives.
God bless,
hivesguy
Deema says
I have had my hives for a year now… long story short, i take vitamin D2 once a week for over a month and my hives have disapeared, and now they r back but very few and not daily..
today is my third day of cutting sugar and dairy as i read dairy is a main tiger for hives.
I also noticed when i walk and sweat my hives disapear even faster.
Im still on my medication too
With God s help i ll be cured from this horrible allergy .