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What Causes Hives?
Posted on
Sat, 7 Mar 2015
Medically reviewed by
Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Sat, 7 Mar 2015
Answered on
Fri, 27 Mar 2015
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Brief Answer:
detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
I read carefully your query and understand your concern.
If you have been taking the PPI drug for a long time and nicorette recently ,then it is highly likely that you might be allergic to an ingredient in nicotine lozenges.
You can try to stop using nicorette lozenges for 2-3 days and the rash would go away in 24-48 hours.
You can take a cool shower to ease the itch.Calamine lotions also can be helpful.
-If the symptoms are sever you can take an over the counter antihistamine drug like Cetirizine or Loratadine which are non-sedating drugs.
If the itching interferes with your sleep you can chose an sedating antihistamine like Benadryl.
If the symptoms doesn't seem to improve in 1-2 days ,then most likely nicorette lozenges is not the cause of the allergy.
Hope it helps.
Let me know if you need further help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati
detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
I read carefully your query and understand your concern.
If you have been taking the PPI drug for a long time and nicorette recently ,then it is highly likely that you might be allergic to an ingredient in nicotine lozenges.
You can try to stop using nicorette lozenges for 2-3 days and the rash would go away in 24-48 hours.
You can take a cool shower to ease the itch.Calamine lotions also can be helpful.
-If the symptoms are sever you can take an over the counter antihistamine drug like Cetirizine or Loratadine which are non-sedating drugs.
If the itching interferes with your sleep you can chose an sedating antihistamine like Benadryl.
If the symptoms doesn't seem to improve in 1-2 days ,then most likely nicorette lozenges is not the cause of the allergy.
Hope it helps.
Let me know if you need further help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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