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Could Swelling In Hands And Feet Be Due To Benadryl Taken For Splotches In Body?

Hi. Recently sunday I had shrimp&pasta and 30miater I had red puffy splotches all over my body. I took some benadryl& it wore off buy today I woke up with swelled up hands and feet. Could this be from the medicine? This is the first time it ever happend
posted on Sat, 8 Mar 2014
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Hi,
From history it seems that this might be due to food allergy.
Continue with Benadryl or take Cetrizine for 1-2 days.
Ok and take care.
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Could Swelling In Hands And Feet Be Due To Benadryl Taken For Splotches In Body?

Hi, From history it seems that this might be due to food allergy. Continue with Benadryl or take Cetrizine for 1-2 days. Ok and take care.