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Has anyone found a treatment to help chronic urticaria?

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CarolBrownsBus · 06/10/2020 10:04

Hi everyone, has anyone found any treatment that helps with chronic urticaria? My mum has been suffering daily for over a year now, she has several diagnosed allergies so avoids all those triggers and is also eating a low histamine diet with no sugar (only one piece of fruit a day) and not much salt.

Temperature changes can also trigger the hives as can exercise. They have taken away all quality of life and she is in constant pain and discomfort.

She can't sleep and also suffers from them constantly weeping. She has had antibiotics incase of infection but it makes no difference.

We found out that acupuncture can help but she has a metal allergy so this wouldn't be recommended. She's absolutely desperate for some relief and the healthcare professionals don't seem to know anything about it (dermatologists).

If anyone has any advice I'd be really grateful. Thanks

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WaldenintheWoods · 07/03/2021 17:34

Look up Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) & join the FB support groups.

Many of you on here will totally relate & some of you are already taking mast cell medication. Not really recognised by GP's & Immunology in UK unfortunately.

Useful starting point. www.mastcellaction.org/ But just keep Googling!

Will come back when well enough to elaborate Smile

WaldenintheWoods · 07/03/2021 17:35

Grin Referenced by Chimoia too!

Jobsharenightmare · 07/03/2021 17:39

I also have idiopathic urticaria and mine is like yours @Blushingm

What helped me was a referral to an immunologist and an anaesthetic specialist who together came up with some recommendations that worked. Some of it was avoidance to triggers (there are two things in particular) and some was the right combination of antihistamine and diet. It is so much better now.

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