Cholinergic Urticaria

High School with Cholinergic Urticaria

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Hello everyone,

I’m just wondering if you guys have any tips to handling cholinergic urticaria during school. I had to deal with cholinergic urticaria the tail end of last year when it started getting hot again, and I can tell you it was a nightmare.

The worst part of it is my school has a uniform with long pants even during the early fall and spring, so that’s gonna make me hotter. I don’t want to be uncomfortable during classes or walking in between buildings with my heavy backpack, so I would really appreciate your help.

Thanks!
Raphy

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  1. My daughter developed it in the winter of her sophomore year of high school and every time she played tennis indoors, she broke out. At first we thought she was allergic to something inside the tennis bubble. Then we realized it was cholinergic urticaria when she would break out whenever she exercised. She is a rising senior now, and this summer, it has been so much better. We tried a lot of different things, but right now she is on just Zyrtec and Vit C. We had read on this post that NightShade foods might aggravate the condition, and we tried to discontinue them as much as possible. I think that cutting those foods out have been the most helpful to us. That, and a lot of prayer! Best to you!

  2. My situation is very similar to yours, what works for me (I do this during lunch when it’s really hot) is I douse my undershirt with water, it becomes soaked and keeps me cool. If a teacher says anything I point towards my aeries where it says I have a heat tolerance condition. Good luck, both of us will need it.

  3. What really helped me in high school was always having cold water with me. & chewing on ice was a really good temporary solution. Can you sweat at all or no? Because with me, once I had a bad breakout in a class, I would be ok for the rest of the class because I was starting to sweat a little bit.

  4. I graduated in June, but I developed Cholinergic Urticaria junior year. It was such a nightmare I often skipped school because I didn’t want to break out. I was depressed and rarely went outside. During the middle of my senior year I decided to start playing basketball with my brothers. I started playing everyday and sweating a lot and eventually I stopped breaking out. I had to fight through the pain though I wore heavy clothing, so I could sweat more and faster. For some people, the faster you start sweating the faster the pain goes again. Keep sweating a lot everyday and eventually you’ll get to the point where you don’t even feel the hives anymore, if sweat therapy works for you (talk to a doctor first). Sweating is the key for me. I still have urticaria, but it’s rarely a problem anymore. If I don’t sweat for like a day or two, then I’ll probably feel a little itchy or something. Nothing too bad, but I really hopes this helps! I know how hard it is having to go to school and deal with Urticaria. I was about to give up, but keep your head up and hopefully you’ll find this useful. 😀

    • Hi, I am Kim form South korea. I wonder how many time you take for stopping the hives.I start exercise since june and I get little improvement but it’s hard for me when get hives.

      • Honestly, all I have to do is keep exercising and sweating every single day. When I’m exercising, yes, I break out, but the faster I start sweating the faster the pain will go away. Which is why I wear 2 hoodies when I workout so I can sweat faster and a lot. (: I know it’s hard, but fight through it. It’s worth it trust me.
        Editor’s note: Please talk to your doctor before trying sweat therapy, as some individuals may experience severe anaphylactic reactions or even death.

  5. I know how exactly you feel, I developed cholinergic Urticaria during the winter months of my senior year. It was horrible walking into a very warm building and feeling like your getting stabbed with small needles every time you walked or someone accidentally touches you. As soon as it got warmer outside, it really didn’t help much for me until I started my new job. Afterwards i found out a trick/cure, what I do is when I start working, I allow myself to stay in control for 10 minutes. I still feel some of the sensation but it’s nothing I can’t handle and it’s brief. But anyways, after about 10 minutes I start sweating and a lot. And it’s everywhere, not just my face. So I say you can start sweat therapy (make sure your doctor says it’s okay for you to do it). It really helped me. And also drink plenty of water and Gatorade. I am currently on no medication and I feel like I have returned to my normal self!

    • No medication? That’s great man! Glad to see you’re doing good. (: I haven’t taken medication in months either. Yeah man it sucked having to go to school with CU, it took the fun and experience out of it. I was legit about to dropout at the beginning of senior year, I couldn’t take the mental and physical damage. I was always depressed, and man life just sucked in general.
      But the day I decided to start fighting through the pain and sweating, is the day I got my life back. I became happier and being more open, and just living life and having fun you know. I feel sorry for the people that has to deal with CU, people just don’t understand how it really feels.