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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Hives

I have never had hives before a month ago. I went through all of the questions like "have I changed anything in my life from foods to dryer sheets. I haven't been able to come up with anything. It will seem to be going away and then come back with a vengeance. Help!
posted on Wed, 14 Mar 2018
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Hello,

Hives on the body seem to be most probably due to an allergic reaction and in case if you have not changed any foods, medicines, shampoo, soap or laundary, etcetera then it can be due to other causes like bed bugs, environmental irritants, etcetera.

I would suggest you consult an Allergist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like allergic tests like Patch test, RAST test, food challenge test, etcetera can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.

The tests will help in ruling out the exact cause of the allergen and once you know the cause of the allergic reaction you can avoid exposure to it to prevent allergy attack. The allergist can advise to oral anti-allergic as well as injectable steroids for relief.
As of now, you can take anti-allergics like Levocetrizine, Allegra to control the itching and swelling.
Do cool compresses.
Application of calamine lotion can help in soothing the skin.
You can also be instilled immunotherapy that will help in reducing the severity and frequency of allergic attack.


Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Hives

Hello, Hives on the body seem to be most probably due to an allergic reaction and in case if you have not changed any foods, medicines, shampoo, soap or laundary, etcetera then it can be due to other causes like bed bugs, environmental irritants, etcetera. I would suggest you consult an Allergist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like allergic tests like Patch test, RAST test, food challenge test, etcetera can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly. The tests will help in ruling out the exact cause of the allergen and once you know the cause of the allergic reaction you can avoid exposure to it to prevent allergy attack. The allergist can advise to oral anti-allergic as well as injectable steroids for relief. As of now, you can take anti-allergics like Levocetrizine, Allegra to control the itching and swelling. Do cool compresses. Application of calamine lotion can help in soothing the skin. You can also be instilled immunotherapy that will help in reducing the severity and frequency of allergic attack. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora