Urticaria Pressure

Question: How to treat Pressure Urticaria at home? This morning I found a small red painfull bump behind my right shoulder. My mother said it was a pimple so I paid no attention to it. UNTIL 3 more smaller pinkish red bumps appeared, but these bumps weren't painful, they were itchy and in a red patch. (not big at all) So I searched bumps like these and came to Pressure Urticara. Basically hives caused by pressure. Which makes a lot of since b/c last night my arm was aching so i laid it down on something hard to give it pressure and fell asleep then I woke up this morning w/ the bump. My arm also aches which is a symptom of a Pressure Urticaria. Is there an ointment for these type of hives? An at home treatment. I allready took a cool shower and I'm wearing loose clothing. I'm also trying not to itch my 3 bumps AT ALL. Anything else that would help? Before I have to go the doctors office?

Answer: Here are some useful links for you: http://dermatology.about.com/cs/hives/a/… http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/u… http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic447.h… Signs and symptoms of delayed PU, which is by far the more common presentation of the disease, initially appear 30 minutes to 6 hours after a pressure stimulus. Lesions peak at 6 hours and they remain for 8 hours to 3 days. The less common form, immediate PU, develops within minutes of the pressure stimulus and can be confused with dermatographism. It seems that there isn't really a miracle ointment for pressure urticaria. You could take antihistamine, it might releve your symptoms even a little, altough histamine is not likely to be the sole mediator in PU. On the links above you'll find much more about medication and pressure urticaria. You did right thing to wear loose clothing. I think you should go to the doctors office. Hope you feel better soon!

Question: I suffer rom urticaria .also delayed pressure urticaria causing huge lumps where everpressure is applied? if i lean on my elbow ,i get a huge lump ,labels on clothing can cause huge lumps on my skin ,seams etc can anyone help Its really strange, if some one scratches my or hits me (any pressure on my skin) i will get a huge itchy bumpy lump, looks like a nettle rash but worse. Why is this? How did it start? How can i make it stop? Is it going to be like this forever? HELP!

Answer: Have you seen your doctor? Antihistamines usually work wonders. If no joy with them, sometimes steroids are prescribed. If the antihistamines are useless you need a referral to a dermatologist specialising in allergies . People can be allergic to heat, cold, water, nickel, foods, food colourings etc etc etc. You name it ten to one there is someone who is allergic to it.

Question: Anybody out there with delayed pressure urticaria?

Answer: I have pressure urticaria. But I don't know if it's delayed or not. I would assume so since it takes a little bit of time after the fact for the hives to show but they always show within six hours or so.

Question: i am suffering from skin alergy known as pressure urticaria for the last 10 years.? vaccination done but no remedy. I take a tablet of antihistamine daily without which rashes appears on skin with swelling in vains. will someone help me please

Answer: I am unsure about pressure urticaria, I justwent to the web and searched it. I have found relief avoiding gluten,and I now look to eliminate coffee and then milk and dairy. The gluten triggered a myriad of allergy symptoms, coughing, asthma, rashes, body itchy, . Without gluten, I also think clearer and am less moody, much more in control of my emotions. I went to an allergist who didn't find that. Actually watch doctors, the allergist actually prescribed something we determined I was allergic to. I found out by trying the Atkins diet for about two weeks. Since cattle rarely eats grass, I am still having symtoms and have determined to stop dairy. Cattle eats gluten, most likely. Also I have noticed coffee, makes me itch, and actually swells my fingers. You have to go off a food, and reintroduce it, to note difference. The body is actually a well designed instrument. I would suggest looking into your diet. And eliminate a food. If rash reduces within two weeks, even 3 days you might have found one trigger. It generally takes an item 6 weeks out of your system to clear. What do your nails look like? From allergy induced excema, rashes on my hands, my nails are not smoothly ridged. I can see differences there. I can take antihistamine can control itching, but effective one, causes excessive drowsiness. Looks like I am going to have to eat healthy if I like it or not. I also found meds to avoid and foods to eat, for other conditions that work. It may take some research on your part, maybe go back 10-20 pages on search, google, etc. I am sure someone solved your problem somewhere. Good Luck and God Bless and heal you.

Question: i suffer rom urticaria .also delayed pressure urticaria causing huge lumps where everpressure is applied? if i lean on my elbow ,i get a huge lump ,labels on clothing can cause huge lumps on my skin ,seams etc can anyone help

Answer: You may find this site useful: http://www.skincell.org/yabbse/index.php Good luck

Question: Delayed Pressure Urticaria? I go to see the doctor again next week. When i go back, i want to ask for pain pills for when my feet swell up but i'm afraid they will think i'm a pill-head. I can't find anything that says it's one of the treatments for DPU. Do i just have to suffer when my skin is on fire? Does anyone take pain meds for DPU?

Answer: I had hives for 10 years and know what you are going through. I don't think pain meds are the answer though. What might work better is either medrol (4-12mg) or prednisone (10-30mg) to bring the swelling down and it relieves most of the pain too. I found one 4mg medrol before they broke out would keep them away. My hives went away when I went on a gluten free diet. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley and things made from them. Both celiac disease and dermititis herpetiformis are caused by an intolerance to gluten. You can get your doctor to test for both of those starting with some blood work and possibly skin or intestine biopsies. DO NOT go gluten free until you get tested as it will give a false negative. If the tests are negative, you can still try a 2-3 month gluten free diet to rule out non-celiac gluten intolerance or an allergy to gluten or the grains. I have been gluten free hive free for 7 years now. I am adding some references on hives for you too. Hope some of this helps and if you have questions or more info, contact me through here. Good luck!!

Question: i have cronic urticaria should i carry a eppy pen? i was diagnosed about ten years ago with cronic urticaria. cronic meaning i was allergic to 3 forms (hot cold and pressure). i take a anti histomine and a asma tablet daily to help but im under the impression that should i get anaphalaxis a eppie pen would help?

Answer: fine if you want to

Question: My doctor says I have dermotographic urticaria. Anyone else out there have any tips/ know how to deal with it? Basically, I get hives in any spot where pressure is put on my skin. It's pretty annoying and embarassing. People are always asking me what happened to my skin, and those hives are really itchy, too. It's gotten to where I can't even blow my nose because when I squeeze my nose the hives erupt on the inside and they're itchy so I start to sneeze -endless process. The dermatologist gave me a histamin blocker, but I had to stop taking it because, even when I quartered it I was too sleepy to function. I figure that I can find some homeopathic ways to help myself. Anybody know any, please? Thanks in advance for answers!

Answer: An antihistamine is definately the best way to treat this. if the one you got makes you sleepy, let the doctor know so they can switch it to something else. There are some out there that don't make people tired. I feel for you. I hate being itchy!

Question: Is it okay to get a tattoo with certain skin condition? I have been dignosed with dermographism or chronic urticaria.(skin writting) Everytime I apply pressure on my skin, it turns into hives. Although I've never tried to take antihistamines and see if the same reaction occurs, and perhaps use the same approach prior to getting a tattoo.

Answer: I would consult a dermatologist before getting a tattoo just to be on the safe side.

Question: Is it possible for me to have cold urticaria and heat urticaria? I have cold urticaria which acts up whenever I'm in the cold, whether it be water or just the weather, and I can't eat ice cream or drink ice water and everything else that goes along with it. I also have food allergies and am allergic to animals. . .and pressure. . .and makeup and lotion. . . and soap. . . Anyway the list goes on. But today I was eating this really really hot easy mac and I got hives on my lips kind of like when I eat ice cream, so then I was really confused because this has never happened before. I am very fair skinned and if I take a hot bath my skin does turn completely red, but I always figured that was normal, is that connected to the lip thing? I just want to know what people think. Thanks.

Answer: You can have urticaria triggered by several different conditions- cold, heat, pressure, vibration, solar to name some. Think of it as a condition that is always present and when there is a trigger you get the outbreak of hives. I am going to add some references that I have found over the years and also tell you a little about my problems with urticaria and a solution that worked for me. I had urticaria for 10 years, triggered mainly by pressure but sometimes by heat or cold. I found that a combination of claritin D and serevent or advair worked to keep the outbreaks from happening and that if I did have an outbreak 8-12 mg of medrol would ease them and usually break it up quickly. After 10 years, I went on the Atkins diet to lose 50 lbs and all of a sudden I noticed I wasn't having any outbreaks and was feeling better. Stopped the medicines slowly, still no outbreaks. Started looking at what foods I had started eating and what I had quit eating and through a process of trial and error found out that gluten was the culprit. I had quit eating breads, pastas etc for the diet. Gluten is found in wheat, rye and barley and things made from them. So I have been gluten free med free and hive free for 7 years now. If you want to try this, I recommend you get your doctor to test you for celiac disease and dermititis herpetiformis BEFORE you try a gluten free diet. The test isn't valid unless you are still eating gluten containing foods. Then if the tests are positive, you will have a diagnosis and go on a gluten free diet and you should see a lessening of symptoms. If the tests are negative, still try the gluten free diet for 2-3 months to rule out non-celiac gluten intolerance or a gluten allergy. Good luck and if you have more questions, contact me through here.