Chronic hives

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Hives and Gut InfectionsThis past winter I was suffering from severe hive breakouts. I had hives everyday for weeks, they started shortly after I got a sinus infection and came on full force.They were so bad that I literally could not get out bed some days, I could not get them under control with any […]

Check out these pictures of hives on the skin to help you recognize, wheals, welts, and red bumps associated with hives or urticaria.

For Kayla Creighton, the hives were so bad that her parents had to stay awake with her all night and take turns placing ice packs on her skin.

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How are chronic hives (chronic idiopathic urticaria) diagnosed, and can they be a sign of a serious disease?

For those with chronic idiopathic urticaria (chronic hives), an elimination diet for 3 weeks may help. Certain foods act as triggers for hives. Although these are not food allergies, avoiding tomatoes, alcohol, seafood, food additives, herbs, candy, and chewing gum may be helpful, as demonstrated in research studies. Avoiding hive triggers is important, and has been researched far more than recommendations on foods to eat to heal chronic hives.

If you’re struggling with the itchy hives of chronic spontaneous urticaria, there are a few steps you can take to calm the itch and avoid triggering them.

Chronic hives left Irine Polyzogopoulos unable to work, exercise or have a social life. But the alienation she felt led to something greater.