I have had this skin condition ever since I was 11. I have tried everything. Dermatologists and Allergy experts have still to find what I'm allergic to. Does anyone else have it?
Does anyone know anything about hives?
Hi Caylan
Here is info you requested and how to get rid of them.
Cause
The most common cause of hives is a histamine reaction that is triggered by allergies, especially to certain foods, such as strawberries, fish, shellfish, peanuts, soy, beef, citrus fruits, milk, and eggs. Drugs such as penicillin and exposure to chemicals, including those in common household products such as laundry soap, can also cause hives. To ensure long-term relief from hives, such factors must be screened for and addressed.
--------------------------------------...
Natural Cures
Aromatherapy: Chamomile essential oil applied topically can help relieve symptoms.
Diet: Identify and avoid all foods to which you are allergic or sensitive. To minimize the occurrence of hives, eat a varied diet and avoid eating the same foods more than more than once or twice each week.
Flower Essences: Rescue Remedy Cream® applied topically can also help.
Herbs: Drink parsley or peppermint teas. Peppermint oil taken orally can also help.
Homeopathy: The homeopathic remedies Apis mel., Nat mur., and Urtica Urens. are all useful for treating and preventing hives.
Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments.
*Purified water is essential for any hydrotherapy treatment. Remedies for Treating Chlorinated Bath Water, offers clear instructions and recommendations.
Nutritional Supplementation: Hydrochloric acid secretions in the stomach are usually low in people with hives. Vitamin B complex deficiency is also common among hives patients. Therefore, supplementing with betaine hydrochloric acid (HCL) and vitamin B complex is highly recommended. Pancreatic enzymes taken three to four times daily on empty stomach, especially during the initial attack of hives, is also helpful, as are bromelain and vitamin C (also taken away from meals).
During a hives outbreak, take two tablets of bicarbonate soda in water, and sip every 15 minutes until symptoms ease.
To prevent a recurrence of hives, supplement with bioflavonoids and pantothenic acid, vitamin B complex, vitamin B6, and essential fatty acids.
Topical Treatment: To the affected area, apply a mix of calamine lotion with beta carotene liquid, or a vitamin A capsule squeezed together with zinc oxide. If neither of these remedies is available, applying plain unflavored yogurt to the affected area might also help ease symptoms.
Fresh coriander juice applied topically can also help relieve itchiness and inflammation.
Best of health to you
Cheers
Reply:have you tried hydrocortizone cream? It works wonders on just about anything.
Reply:stress causes hives - are there any unresolved issues that you aren't dealing with that are upsetting you? I knew a girl that had them all the time while dealing with her family problems/situation at home.
Reply:that you only get them from picking your ***
Reply:Hives is an exaggerated immune response to a particular allergen. This is typically treated with some sort of corticosteroid. You need to journal your day:
What you ate
What you did
Where you were
What you wore
Then over a period of 3 months, submit this journal to your doctor so that he can then begin to isolate the allergen. A serological test can test for high amounts of allergens in your system too.
Reply:Yes, my sister gets hives, but only when she's nervous, or when she has a very busy schedule. Most people I know that get them just will take a couple Benadryl before they go to bed, and when they get up they are 100% better. Good luck with yours. It's more than likely nothing serious.
Reply:Hey maybe you are not allergic to anything. Hives is your body's response to numerous types of actions within your body. We doctors refer to it as urticaria. Urticara is a condition in which your body is respdnding to a reaction within your body. Not everybody gets hibes from Urticara though. It is usually surrounded by an area of redness called a flare. Hives can vary in size from a few millimeters to giant hives covering a whole extremity. Hives result from dilation of capillaries allowing fluid to leak out into the surrounding tissue of skin. Pressing on a hive causes the skin to blanch distinguishing it from a bruise.
Hives occur in response to a complicated chain of events that leads to the release of a chemical called histamine into the skin. Histamine is located in certain white blood cells called mast cells, which are most abundant in the skin around capillaries. If properly triggered, these mast cells release granules of chemicals, the most powerful of which is histamine. Histamine causes the cells making up the blood vessels to contract allowing fluid to leak out of the blood vessel. Red blood cells are too large to leak out of these "holes". Injecting histamine into the skin causes a triple response of redness, leaking of fluid producing a hive, and the flare or redness around the hive.
But hives can form on your skin from numerous things for example, physical activeness, sex, pressure on your skin causes hives.
You can get hives from suddenly rubbing your skin, after exercising, people whi have anaphylaxis develop hives, you can get hives from a sudden drop of temperater or cold weather, you can get hives from the sun, you can get hives from warmth or heat, but is very rare; you can get hives from water and vibration as well; also very rare.
Im sure you've heard of Clearitin, Allegra D, benedryl, ect. All anti-histamines that can help with these reactions in your body. So you really might not be allergic to anything, just find out what is causing it.
Good luck to you.
--ef
Reply:i've had hives my whole life also. get used to it. allergy meds, strong steroid creams, and oatmeal baths. when you break out ice works mericals. it cools the skin and gets rid of the hives. do you have allergy covers over your pillows and matresses? that is the 1st place to start if you haen't don that already
Reply:i just had a bad breakout of hives in july.and it was miserable.and hot outside.nothing worked till i went to my doctor and he put me on predsone for 5 days......it worked!!!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Treatment for ILVEN?
I have a rare skin condition called ILVEN. I was wondering if anyone had it and had done something to help treat it (apparently there is no cure) I've had surgery that got rid of the majority of it but I still have little areas that they couldn't remove.
Treatment for ILVEN?
Please tell me what the initials stand for and/or what the symptoms are, I am not familiar with it, thanks!
Treatment for ILVEN?
Please tell me what the initials stand for and/or what the symptoms are, I am not familiar with it, thanks!
Has anyone found any treatment which helps with Lichen Planus?
Ive had this nasty skin condition for 30 years, the doctor tried me on steriod creams which didnt make any difference while i used them but after i stopped my spots got very very red for a month or so, finally calmed down some now.
Has anyone found any treatment which helps with Lichen Planus?
Hope this helps.
There is no known cure for skin lichen planus, but treatment is often effective in relieving itching and improving the appearance of the rash until it goes away. Since every case of lichen planus is different, no one treatment does the job. Topical corticosteroids are very useful. Antihistamines may be prescribed to relieve itching. Extensive cases may require the use of oral corticosteroid (cortisone, prednisone) for a number of weeks. This usually shortens the duration of the outbreak. For severe cases powerful treatments include photo chemotherapy light treatment (PUVA), the retinoids drugs (Soriatane and Accutane), Neoral and Plaquenil.
Other helpful measures include soothing baths (Aveeno Colloidal Oatmeal, Nutrasoothe) and the application of wet dressings (tap water, Burows solution 1:40) to the affected areas to help reduce itching. Also, the use of lotions containing anti-itch ingredients such as menthol, pramoxine and phenol (Sarna, Aveeno cream, Prax, Itch-X) may be helpful.
As it heals, lichen planus often leaves a dark brown discoloration of the skin. Like the bumps themselves, these stains may eventually fade with time without treatment. About one out of five people will have a second attack of lichen planus.
Special cases
Lichen Planus of the Mouth
Lichen planus of the mouth most commonly affects the inside of the cheeks, gums and tongue. Oral lichen planus is more difficult to treat and typically lasts longer than skin lichen planus. Fortunately, most cases of lichen planus of the mouth cause minimal problems. About a third of all people who have oral lichen planus also have skin lichen planus. Women may also have lichen planus of the vaginal area.
Oral lichen planus typically appears as patches of fine white lines and dots. These changes usually do not cause symptoms. Dentists during routine check-ups often find them. More severe forms of oral lichen planus can cause painful sores and ulcers in the mouth.
Often a biopsy of affected tissue is needed to confirm a diagnosis of lichen planus. Sometimes, several biopsies are needed at various times, along with blood tests. It is common for a yeast infection to be present with lichen planus. In these cases, the yeast infection is usually treated first. The treatment often improves the lichen planus. There have been cases of lichen planus like allergic reactions to gold and mercury in dental materials but they are rare.
When lichen planus is very severe, especially if the underside of the tongue is involved, there is a slightly increased risk of developing oral cancer. If this is present, avoid the use of alcohol and tobacco products, which also increase the risk. Schedule visits to the dentist and exams for oral cancer at least twice a year.
Nail Involvement
Nail changes have been reported in about 10 percent of lichen planus cases. The majority of nail changes result from damage to the nail matrix, or nail root. Usually only a few fingernails or toenails are involved, but occasionally are all affected. Nail changes associated with lichen planus include longitudinal riding and grooving, splitting, nail thinning and nail loss. In severe cases, the nail may be temporarily or permanently destroyed.
Hair Involvement
Lichen Planopilaris is the specific name given to lichen planus on the scalp that causes permanent scarring alopecia with inflammation around affected hair follicles. It mostly affects middle-aged adults as distinct patches of hair loss. Treatment includes oral steroids (to get it under quick control) plus topical steroid liquids, and the oral medications Accutane or Plaquenil. More information about scarring (cicatricial) alopecia can be found at the Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation: www.carfintl.org
grappling
Has anyone found any treatment which helps with Lichen Planus?
Hope this helps.
There is no known cure for skin lichen planus, but treatment is often effective in relieving itching and improving the appearance of the rash until it goes away. Since every case of lichen planus is different, no one treatment does the job. Topical corticosteroids are very useful. Antihistamines may be prescribed to relieve itching. Extensive cases may require the use of oral corticosteroid (cortisone, prednisone) for a number of weeks. This usually shortens the duration of the outbreak. For severe cases powerful treatments include photo chemotherapy light treatment (PUVA), the retinoids drugs (Soriatane and Accutane), Neoral and Plaquenil.
Other helpful measures include soothing baths (Aveeno Colloidal Oatmeal, Nutrasoothe) and the application of wet dressings (tap water, Burows solution 1:40) to the affected areas to help reduce itching. Also, the use of lotions containing anti-itch ingredients such as menthol, pramoxine and phenol (Sarna, Aveeno cream, Prax, Itch-X) may be helpful.
As it heals, lichen planus often leaves a dark brown discoloration of the skin. Like the bumps themselves, these stains may eventually fade with time without treatment. About one out of five people will have a second attack of lichen planus.
Special cases
Lichen Planus of the Mouth
Lichen planus of the mouth most commonly affects the inside of the cheeks, gums and tongue. Oral lichen planus is more difficult to treat and typically lasts longer than skin lichen planus. Fortunately, most cases of lichen planus of the mouth cause minimal problems. About a third of all people who have oral lichen planus also have skin lichen planus. Women may also have lichen planus of the vaginal area.
Oral lichen planus typically appears as patches of fine white lines and dots. These changes usually do not cause symptoms. Dentists during routine check-ups often find them. More severe forms of oral lichen planus can cause painful sores and ulcers in the mouth.
Often a biopsy of affected tissue is needed to confirm a diagnosis of lichen planus. Sometimes, several biopsies are needed at various times, along with blood tests. It is common for a yeast infection to be present with lichen planus. In these cases, the yeast infection is usually treated first. The treatment often improves the lichen planus. There have been cases of lichen planus like allergic reactions to gold and mercury in dental materials but they are rare.
When lichen planus is very severe, especially if the underside of the tongue is involved, there is a slightly increased risk of developing oral cancer. If this is present, avoid the use of alcohol and tobacco products, which also increase the risk. Schedule visits to the dentist and exams for oral cancer at least twice a year.
Nail Involvement
Nail changes have been reported in about 10 percent of lichen planus cases. The majority of nail changes result from damage to the nail matrix, or nail root. Usually only a few fingernails or toenails are involved, but occasionally are all affected. Nail changes associated with lichen planus include longitudinal riding and grooving, splitting, nail thinning and nail loss. In severe cases, the nail may be temporarily or permanently destroyed.
Hair Involvement
Lichen Planopilaris is the specific name given to lichen planus on the scalp that causes permanent scarring alopecia with inflammation around affected hair follicles. It mostly affects middle-aged adults as distinct patches of hair loss. Treatment includes oral steroids (to get it under quick control) plus topical steroid liquids, and the oral medications Accutane or Plaquenil. More information about scarring (cicatricial) alopecia can be found at the Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation: www.carfintl.org
grappling
What is the best antibacterial soap to use for your body?
I have a skin condition that requires to use an antibacterial soap!
What is the best antibacterial soap to use for your body?
Dial is the best to me
Reply:Your doctor should prescribe or at least recommend something if the condition requires it... particularly if your are using it for more than washing specific spots or wounds.
General use of antibacterials can be detrimental in the long run for many reasons. Below is a link to an easy to read article about the dangers of overuse of these soaps. Google antibacterial soap for more links to in-depth info and scientific findings if it interests you.
http://www.colorado.edu/PWR/occasions/so...
Reply:actually, the only time you should use antibacterial soap is in liquid form and when you haven't access to water.
if you use antibacterial soap all the time, you are not only killing of the bad germs, but the good germs as well.
There are more and more cases of MSRA now than that of 15 years ago, many of them are showing more and more resistant to antibiotics.
Our water system is proof that all the use of antibacterial soaps have caused a rise in waterborne illnessess too because we have upset the natural occuring bio-system.
Acne is at a higher peak too. You wash off the good bacteria on your skin and it leaves nothing behind to kill the bad bacteria.
Think about it....
Reply:I believe there is one that the pharmacist keeps behind the counter. I can't remember the name of it, but I've used it before. It's the same kind used when doctors scrub up for surgery. Ask your pharmacist the next time you're at the store.
Reply:Diluted vinegar in a spray bottle used in the shower works great. Half 5% common vinegar and half tap water mixed. This method is often used if someone has staph or folliculitis that has been resistant to treatment. Spritz the vinegar head to toe and don't rinse for 3 minutes then rinse off and finish your shower. This lowers the bacteria level on your skin. You can also treat specific areas of skin rather than the entire body. You can also clean your shower walls with the vinegar while waiting for the three minutes to pass. Make sure and rinse off good or you smell like vinaigrette salad dressing.
Another good option is Hibiclens but Hibiclens costs 65. a gallon and vinegar costs 3. a gallon.
http://www.4derm.com/SearchONE.asp?Crite...
What is the best antibacterial soap to use for your body?
Dial is the best to me
Reply:Your doctor should prescribe or at least recommend something if the condition requires it... particularly if your are using it for more than washing specific spots or wounds.
General use of antibacterials can be detrimental in the long run for many reasons. Below is a link to an easy to read article about the dangers of overuse of these soaps. Google antibacterial soap for more links to in-depth info and scientific findings if it interests you.
http://www.colorado.edu/PWR/occasions/so...
Reply:actually, the only time you should use antibacterial soap is in liquid form and when you haven't access to water.
if you use antibacterial soap all the time, you are not only killing of the bad germs, but the good germs as well.
There are more and more cases of MSRA now than that of 15 years ago, many of them are showing more and more resistant to antibiotics.
Our water system is proof that all the use of antibacterial soaps have caused a rise in waterborne illnessess too because we have upset the natural occuring bio-system.
Acne is at a higher peak too. You wash off the good bacteria on your skin and it leaves nothing behind to kill the bad bacteria.
Think about it....
Reply:I believe there is one that the pharmacist keeps behind the counter. I can't remember the name of it, but I've used it before. It's the same kind used when doctors scrub up for surgery. Ask your pharmacist the next time you're at the store.
Reply:Diluted vinegar in a spray bottle used in the shower works great. Half 5% common vinegar and half tap water mixed. This method is often used if someone has staph or folliculitis that has been resistant to treatment. Spritz the vinegar head to toe and don't rinse for 3 minutes then rinse off and finish your shower. This lowers the bacteria level on your skin. You can also treat specific areas of skin rather than the entire body. You can also clean your shower walls with the vinegar while waiting for the three minutes to pass. Make sure and rinse off good or you smell like vinaigrette salad dressing.
Another good option is Hibiclens but Hibiclens costs 65. a gallon and vinegar costs 3. a gallon.
http://www.4derm.com/SearchONE.asp?Crite...
Does anyone know anything about hives?
I have had this skin condition ever since I was 11. I have tried everything. Dermatologists and Allergy experts have still to find what I'm allergic to. Does anyone else have it?
Does anyone know anything about hives?
Hi Caylan
Here is info you requested and how to get rid of them.
Cause
The most common cause of hives is a histamine reaction that is triggered by allergies, especially to certain foods, such as strawberries, fish, shellfish, peanuts, soy, beef, citrus fruits, milk, and eggs. Drugs such as penicillin and exposure to chemicals, including those in common household products such as laundry soap, can also cause hives. To ensure long-term relief from hives, such factors must be screened for and addressed.
--------------------------------------...
Natural Cures
Aromatherapy: Chamomile essential oil applied topically can help relieve symptoms.
Diet: Identify and avoid all foods to which you are allergic or sensitive. To minimize the occurrence of hives, eat a varied diet and avoid eating the same foods more than more than once or twice each week.
Flower Essences: Rescue Remedy Cream® applied topically can also help.
Herbs: Drink parsley or peppermint teas. Peppermint oil taken orally can also help.
Homeopathy: The homeopathic remedies Apis mel., Nat mur., and Urtica Urens. are all useful for treating and preventing hives.
Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments.
*Purified water is essential for any hydrotherapy treatment. Remedies for Treating Chlorinated Bath Water, offers clear instructions and recommendations.
Nutritional Supplementation: Hydrochloric acid secretions in the stomach are usually low in people with hives. Vitamin B complex deficiency is also common among hives patients. Therefore, supplementing with betaine hydrochloric acid (HCL) and vitamin B complex is highly recommended. Pancreatic enzymes taken three to four times daily on empty stomach, especially during the initial attack of hives, is also helpful, as are bromelain and vitamin C (also taken away from meals).
During a hives outbreak, take two tablets of bicarbonate soda in water, and sip every 15 minutes until symptoms ease.
To prevent a recurrence of hives, supplement with bioflavonoids and pantothenic acid, vitamin B complex, vitamin B6, and essential fatty acids.
Topical Treatment: To the affected area, apply a mix of calamine lotion with beta carotene liquid, or a vitamin A capsule squeezed together with zinc oxide. If neither of these remedies is available, applying plain unflavored yogurt to the affected area might also help ease symptoms.
Fresh coriander juice applied topically can also help relieve itchiness and inflammation.
Best of health to you
Cheers
Reply:have you tried hydrocortizone cream? It works wonders on just about anything.
Reply:stress causes hives - are there any unresolved issues that you aren't dealing with that are upsetting you? I knew a girl that had them all the time while dealing with her family problems/situation at home.
Reply:that you only get them from picking your ***
Reply:Hives is an exaggerated immune response to a particular allergen. This is typically treated with some sort of corticosteroid. You need to journal your day:
What you ate
What you did
Where you were
What you wore
Then over a period of 3 months, submit this journal to your doctor so that he can then begin to isolate the allergen. A serological test can test for high amounts of allergens in your system too.
Reply:Yes, my sister gets hives, but only when she's nervous, or when she has a very busy schedule. Most people I know that get them just will take a couple Benadryl before they go to bed, and when they get up they are 100% better. Good luck with yours. It's more than likely nothing serious.
Reply:Hey maybe you are not allergic to anything. Hives is your body's response to numerous types of actions within your body. We doctors refer to it as urticaria. Urticara is a condition in which your body is respdnding to a reaction within your body. Not everybody gets hibes from Urticara though. It is usually surrounded by an area of redness called a flare. Hives can vary in size from a few millimeters to giant hives covering a whole extremity. Hives result from dilation of capillaries allowing fluid to leak out into the surrounding tissue of skin. Pressing on a hive causes the skin to blanch distinguishing it from a bruise.
Hives occur in response to a complicated chain of events that leads to the release of a chemical called histamine into the skin. Histamine is located in certain white blood cells called mast cells, which are most abundant in the skin around capillaries. If properly triggered, these mast cells release granules of chemicals, the most powerful of which is histamine. Histamine causes the cells making up the blood vessels to contract allowing fluid to leak out of the blood vessel. Red blood cells are too large to leak out of these "holes". Injecting histamine into the skin causes a triple response of redness, leaking of fluid producing a hive, and the flare or redness around the hive.
But hives can form on your skin from numerous things for example, physical activeness, sex, pressure on your skin causes hives.
You can get hives from suddenly rubbing your skin, after exercising, people whi have anaphylaxis develop hives, you can get hives from a sudden drop of temperater or cold weather, you can get hives from the sun, you can get hives from warmth or heat, but is very rare; you can get hives from water and vibration as well; also very rare.
Im sure you've heard of Clearitin, Allegra D, benedryl, ect. All anti-histamines that can help with these reactions in your body. So you really might not be allergic to anything, just find out what is causing it.
Good luck to you.
--ef
Reply:i've had hives my whole life also. get used to it. allergy meds, strong steroid creams, and oatmeal baths. when you break out ice works mericals. it cools the skin and gets rid of the hives. do you have allergy covers over your pillows and matresses? that is the 1st place to start if you haen't don that already
Reply:i just had a bad breakout of hives in july.and it was miserable.and hot outside.nothing worked till i went to my doctor and he put me on predsone for 5 days......it worked!!!
Does anyone know anything about hives?
Hi Caylan
Here is info you requested and how to get rid of them.
Cause
The most common cause of hives is a histamine reaction that is triggered by allergies, especially to certain foods, such as strawberries, fish, shellfish, peanuts, soy, beef, citrus fruits, milk, and eggs. Drugs such as penicillin and exposure to chemicals, including those in common household products such as laundry soap, can also cause hives. To ensure long-term relief from hives, such factors must be screened for and addressed.
--------------------------------------...
Natural Cures
Aromatherapy: Chamomile essential oil applied topically can help relieve symptoms.
Diet: Identify and avoid all foods to which you are allergic or sensitive. To minimize the occurrence of hives, eat a varied diet and avoid eating the same foods more than more than once or twice each week.
Flower Essences: Rescue Remedy Cream® applied topically can also help.
Herbs: Drink parsley or peppermint teas. Peppermint oil taken orally can also help.
Homeopathy: The homeopathic remedies Apis mel., Nat mur., and Urtica Urens. are all useful for treating and preventing hives.
Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments.
*Purified water is essential for any hydrotherapy treatment. Remedies for Treating Chlorinated Bath Water, offers clear instructions and recommendations.
Nutritional Supplementation: Hydrochloric acid secretions in the stomach are usually low in people with hives. Vitamin B complex deficiency is also common among hives patients. Therefore, supplementing with betaine hydrochloric acid (HCL) and vitamin B complex is highly recommended. Pancreatic enzymes taken three to four times daily on empty stomach, especially during the initial attack of hives, is also helpful, as are bromelain and vitamin C (also taken away from meals).
During a hives outbreak, take two tablets of bicarbonate soda in water, and sip every 15 minutes until symptoms ease.
To prevent a recurrence of hives, supplement with bioflavonoids and pantothenic acid, vitamin B complex, vitamin B6, and essential fatty acids.
Topical Treatment: To the affected area, apply a mix of calamine lotion with beta carotene liquid, or a vitamin A capsule squeezed together with zinc oxide. If neither of these remedies is available, applying plain unflavored yogurt to the affected area might also help ease symptoms.
Fresh coriander juice applied topically can also help relieve itchiness and inflammation.
Best of health to you
Cheers
Reply:have you tried hydrocortizone cream? It works wonders on just about anything.
Reply:stress causes hives - are there any unresolved issues that you aren't dealing with that are upsetting you? I knew a girl that had them all the time while dealing with her family problems/situation at home.
Reply:that you only get them from picking your ***
Reply:Hives is an exaggerated immune response to a particular allergen. This is typically treated with some sort of corticosteroid. You need to journal your day:
What you ate
What you did
Where you were
What you wore
Then over a period of 3 months, submit this journal to your doctor so that he can then begin to isolate the allergen. A serological test can test for high amounts of allergens in your system too.
Reply:Yes, my sister gets hives, but only when she's nervous, or when she has a very busy schedule. Most people I know that get them just will take a couple Benadryl before they go to bed, and when they get up they are 100% better. Good luck with yours. It's more than likely nothing serious.
Reply:Hey maybe you are not allergic to anything. Hives is your body's response to numerous types of actions within your body. We doctors refer to it as urticaria. Urticara is a condition in which your body is respdnding to a reaction within your body. Not everybody gets hibes from Urticara though. It is usually surrounded by an area of redness called a flare. Hives can vary in size from a few millimeters to giant hives covering a whole extremity. Hives result from dilation of capillaries allowing fluid to leak out into the surrounding tissue of skin. Pressing on a hive causes the skin to blanch distinguishing it from a bruise.
Hives occur in response to a complicated chain of events that leads to the release of a chemical called histamine into the skin. Histamine is located in certain white blood cells called mast cells, which are most abundant in the skin around capillaries. If properly triggered, these mast cells release granules of chemicals, the most powerful of which is histamine. Histamine causes the cells making up the blood vessels to contract allowing fluid to leak out of the blood vessel. Red blood cells are too large to leak out of these "holes". Injecting histamine into the skin causes a triple response of redness, leaking of fluid producing a hive, and the flare or redness around the hive.
But hives can form on your skin from numerous things for example, physical activeness, sex, pressure on your skin causes hives.
You can get hives from suddenly rubbing your skin, after exercising, people whi have anaphylaxis develop hives, you can get hives from a sudden drop of temperater or cold weather, you can get hives from the sun, you can get hives from warmth or heat, but is very rare; you can get hives from water and vibration as well; also very rare.
Im sure you've heard of Clearitin, Allegra D, benedryl, ect. All anti-histamines that can help with these reactions in your body. So you really might not be allergic to anything, just find out what is causing it.
Good luck to you.
--ef
Reply:i've had hives my whole life also. get used to it. allergy meds, strong steroid creams, and oatmeal baths. when you break out ice works mericals. it cools the skin and gets rid of the hives. do you have allergy covers over your pillows and matresses? that is the 1st place to start if you haen't don that already
Reply:i just had a bad breakout of hives in july.and it was miserable.and hot outside.nothing worked till i went to my doctor and he put me on predsone for 5 days......it worked!!!
Im doing beauty therapy level 2?
i have an assignment n one of the questions is 'state/identify the links between mask treatment time and skin condition.'
can anyone please help me answer that as i dont understand the question. thanx
Im doing beauty therapy level 2?
for a start don't listen to the person who just commented on the fact you should do a course that will get you some where in life.
i have done my level 2 and level 3 in beauty therapy,
and i bet they don't know the muscles and bones in the body .
answering your question .
you have to state the difference in timimg of the mask to different skin conditions i.e
conjested skin longer time to some one who has clear skin, and less for someone who has got sensitive skin. i hope thats a help to you and once again ignore that person.
Reply:i don't understand it either but good luck!
Reply:im guessing it has something to do with the length of time you would keep a mask treatment on people with different types of skin condition. for example if you keep a mask treatment on someone with no skin condition for half an hour would this be the same length of time for someone with a skin condition.
Reply:Why don't you do a course that will acyually get you somewhere in life !
Reply:I thought that your question meant state the links between how long the masks are on to how good or bad your skin is e.c.t i don't know anything about skin but i could imagine too long would be bad and too little time wouldn't help very much.
can anyone please help me answer that as i dont understand the question. thanx
Im doing beauty therapy level 2?
for a start don't listen to the person who just commented on the fact you should do a course that will get you some where in life.
i have done my level 2 and level 3 in beauty therapy,
and i bet they don't know the muscles and bones in the body .
answering your question .
you have to state the difference in timimg of the mask to different skin conditions i.e
conjested skin longer time to some one who has clear skin, and less for someone who has got sensitive skin. i hope thats a help to you and once again ignore that person.
Reply:i don't understand it either but good luck!
Reply:im guessing it has something to do with the length of time you would keep a mask treatment on people with different types of skin condition. for example if you keep a mask treatment on someone with no skin condition for half an hour would this be the same length of time for someone with a skin condition.
Reply:Why don't you do a course that will acyually get you somewhere in life !
Reply:I thought that your question meant state the links between how long the masks are on to how good or bad your skin is e.c.t i don't know anything about skin but i could imagine too long would be bad and too little time wouldn't help very much.
Friday, November 20, 2009
How do people asscoiate the disease HYPERTRICHOSIS with racism?
Also, why do they get all bent out of shape over a question regarding this rare skin condition.
No I don't have it, I just saw a couple shows featuring people with it and am wondering. The shows didn't raise this question just the answers I got when I asked a question on here regarding Hypertrichosis.
Have @ it.
How do people asscoiate the disease HYPERTRICHOSIS with racism?
most people are retards
soo they just call u racist for wahtever reson
epscilay the african monnkeys
Reply:I just looked up the term. You are refering to those people that are covered in hair? You should probably mention that in your question.
And I have no idea what "racism" you are talking about. How about a point of reference.
EDIT: Thanks dude. Insults are great when attempting intelligent discussion. I was trying to be helpful, that is all.
For one, most people have no idea what hypertrichosis is. Mention it, maybe, or post a link to the wikipedia article.
Two, You gave no examples of how you saw racism. You mentioned some shows, but never said waht you saw. I have never heard people specifically discriminate with those with it. In fact, some have become minor celebrities. What specifically are you talking about?
Try not to be so angry. It is bad for your health.
Reply:Whether it is Hypertrichosis or any other serious condition I believe the reason underlying the response you seek to explain is simple fear. Simple basic human fear of the unknown.
Whattya all think ?
Zilla
yoga
No I don't have it, I just saw a couple shows featuring people with it and am wondering. The shows didn't raise this question just the answers I got when I asked a question on here regarding Hypertrichosis.
Have @ it.
How do people asscoiate the disease HYPERTRICHOSIS with racism?
most people are retards
soo they just call u racist for wahtever reson
epscilay the african monnkeys
Reply:I just looked up the term. You are refering to those people that are covered in hair? You should probably mention that in your question.
And I have no idea what "racism" you are talking about. How about a point of reference.
EDIT: Thanks dude. Insults are great when attempting intelligent discussion. I was trying to be helpful, that is all.
For one, most people have no idea what hypertrichosis is. Mention it, maybe, or post a link to the wikipedia article.
Two, You gave no examples of how you saw racism. You mentioned some shows, but never said waht you saw. I have never heard people specifically discriminate with those with it. In fact, some have become minor celebrities. What specifically are you talking about?
Try not to be so angry. It is bad for your health.
Reply:Whether it is Hypertrichosis or any other serious condition I believe the reason underlying the response you seek to explain is simple fear. Simple basic human fear of the unknown.
Whattya all think ?
Zilla
yoga
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