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Post by Char on Mar 15, 2007 16:47:11 GMT -5
Has anyone come down with chronic hives (hives lasting more than 6 weeks) as a result of having had endometriosis?
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Post by ouchy on Mar 15, 2007 17:27:41 GMT -5
I don't really know much about "chronic" hives. The only time I've had them was once when my mom made me so stressed out. I just took Benadryl for them, and they went right away. Chronic hives doesn't sound like much fun, though! I haven't really read anything about hives and endo being connected, though. Have you seen a doctor for this?
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Post by Char on Mar 15, 2007 17:41:15 GMT -5
Yes, I am seeing an allergist. He believes that it is auto immune hives. I was diagnosed with endo when I was 19 and ended up having a hysterectomy when I was 29. I've been on Premarin for 24 years and then they changed me to Estrodial of which I was taking every other day (the dr. wants me off all hormones). I read the endo was an auto immune disease so I was wondering if having had endo is one of the causes for these hives. I am taking so many antihistimines trying to suppress the histimine in my body. Even if it is caused from Endo I don't know what they could do to treat it. I'm so happy no one else has gotten this. It's no fun.
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Post by ouchy on Mar 15, 2007 17:45:48 GMT -5
Has he tried prednisone?
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Post by Char on Mar 15, 2007 17:57:27 GMT -5
Yes, I took Predinsone twice and the first time it cleared them but they came back with a vengenance when I stopped. The second time it didn't clear them as well.
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Post by ouchy on Mar 15, 2007 17:59:34 GMT -5
Yikes. Have you tried seeking a second opinion by a dermatologist?
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Post by ouchy on Mar 15, 2007 18:27:42 GMT -5
Here is a list of things I found that can cause hives. "A wide variety of substances may cause hives in sensitive people, including foods, drugs, and insect bites or stings. Common culprits include: nuts, especially peanuts, walnuts, and Brazil nuts fish, mollusks, and shellfish eggs wheat milk strawberries food additives and preservatives penicillin or other antibiotics flu vaccines tetanus toxoid vaccine gamma globulin bee, wasp, and hornet stings bites of mosquitoes, fleas, and scabies Taken from: www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/hives.jsp lol...and my mom! jk. Humm. Stress isn't listed. I wonder what caused my one case of hives!
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Post by kb on Mar 19, 2007 1:11:51 GMT -5
Ive never heard of it as connected, but its quite logical if u have one autoimmune disorder that u might have another, and this is something that ive found written alot in regard to autoimmune disorders all over the web.
It seems likely that some sort of allergen is still causing it, i do get hives from lactose, but i have to have alot of it to get the hives, but they wont go away unless the allergen is eliminated.
Its good your seeing an allergist, there the ones to see about it and u would hope theyd have the answers.
Has it been suggested that u go on an elimination diet? I found alot of my allergens and food sensitivities that way.
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