Keratosis Pilaris, Blocked Pores, or Skin Film Cause Cholinergic Urticaria?

I don’t know of any name brands off the top of my head. That link says it has the urea stuff in it, and many websites I read says that it can help to loosen up the skin. Yesterday I bought a “loofa” and a really rough sponge. I also bought some exfoliating body wash (generic brand). I plan to really scrub hard in the shower, and then immediately put on regular lotion (no urea or anything) I have.
I will see how that plays out over the next few weeks. They do make lotions with those chemicals, but I think some of them actually require a prescription. I am not sure though, but I didn’t notice any at the store when I was there.
It may be that treating our Cholinergic Urticaria will be a combination of eliminating foods that cause skin symptoms (such as the bumps on our hands), scrubbing our skin to remove excessive keratin & free our pores, getting some sun exposure, and sweating on a regular basis.
Maybe those things will make it better. I always do feel as if my sweat pores are just clogged or something.

I too get bumps on my back. I have acne back there too, but I also think some of the bumps are the Keratosis Pilaris. I also have it on the back of my arms, and a little towards the top of my back thighs.
None of them are terribly noticeable unless I zoom in with a camera. In fact, I didn’t really think much of them until I seen that another Cholinergic Urticaria person had this.

Wow, this is really interesting. It seems most of us have this condition, so it must in some way be associated with Cholinergic Urticaria. Hopefully we will keep finding out more info about it, and ourselves.

That is interesting about the cold/flu thing. I myself have not been seriously sick in years! I have had maybe 1 or 2 very minor colds that cleared up in a couple of days. In fact, I used to get strep throat almost every year when I was young & in my teens. Yet I haven’t had a single antibiotic since I first got Cholinergic Urticaria over 7 years ago.
The Keratosis Pilaris this is interesting too, as it seems in some way to be related to Cholinergic Urticaria, and even other hives. I don’t know if it is merely associated with it, if it causes it, or what is going on. But this is definitely an interesting patter this is starting to emerge.

Yes, it seems that many of us that have cholinergic urticaria also have keratosis pilaris. Seems strange.

Yep blocked pores, check. I often think of this when I shower, as I am able to physically remove dirt from my skin. I’m not about to tell everyone to start scratching themselves though lol

Is this just on your face/chin that you have noticed this, or is it everywhere on your body? I have really not noticed anything major other than the keratosis pilaris I get on the back of my arms, and also occasional dry skin, blackheads, etc.

yep, hit the nail right on the head. I still haven’t had any success with identifying what it actually is. If you make any progress be sure to post back here ;D

Could be eczema? Eczema causes peeling skin and things like that. Where abouts do you experience the peeling skin?
Or it may be simply lack of moisturiser, shower too hot (causing skin to dry rapidly straight after and flaking skin).

Yeah I see what you mean. But I don’t think it’s the same thing
I personally think it’s fats or residue linked to bacteria, I will have to forward it to my dermatologist. Thanks for the replies!

The pins and needles sensation I feel is known as “Miliaria Rubra”. When I exercise the small watery bubbles that form are my skin are called “Miliaria crystalline”.

So the question is… do I have too many dead skin cells or too much bacteria? and, if I can continually clear the obstructions, will the leakages stop?
I will keep you all updated on my research.

After looking up many words, I learned about the “histological” (micro-organism) happenings behind this case study (and possibly my own case).
Piecing together information from my past research, I can attempt to form a more detailed explanation as to what is happening with my body. Some of this is based off of proper research and the rest is based on my own inductive reasoning.
1) There is an initial external sweat pore obstruction (dead skin cell, bacteria, or otherwise) 2) After two days a shapeless mass forms and white blood cells come deep within the sweat gland 3) After another two days the white blood cells die and completely obstruct the passage of sweat for several weeks. 4) When the body becomes hot the sweat gland generates sweat. 5) Some of this sweat becomes trapped in watery lesions. 6) Some of the sweat is trapped deeper within the sweat gland and causes the sweat gland to swell (inflame) and press against the Pacinian Corpuscle located nearby, overloading the nerve, causing it to send pain signals to the brain… 7)Which we feel as “pins and needles” 8 ) The inflamed area is red due to the damage (which is why this condition is commonly mistaken for an allergy, ) 9) If the sweat pore is kept unobstructed for over three weeks the deeper obstruction will be cleared through natural skin renewal.
And there you have it… my theory on what is going on and what needs to happen (step #9).

Thanks for all your help and advice guys, I appreciate it!

Here are two studies you guys might want to check out, if they are infringing any copyrights let me know and I will delete them.

Therapeutic alternatives for chronic urticaria (evidence based review) part 1 & 2 (2008) Cholinergic urticaria pathogenesis based categorization and its treatment options (2011)

Thanks for the info, going to let my doc know zileuton is the one I need to try!!
I will be testing out some MSM very soon, worth a shot!
I found low GI/L diets did noting for me!