My skin has turned against me

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by ritapatt

I get fine hives from eating the red pepper that they color foods with(I watch for it but sometimes I miss the ingredients -you would think it was natural but..), a 1/4 tsp of baking soda in a glass of water every hour seems to neutralize it and cool me off a bit.

Interesting, I get them from eating foods with green pepper, but the red doesn't bother me. You can literally develop an allergy overnight, so things that once didn't bother you can start causing a problem. Hope you feel better soon.

[QuickSilver]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

I don't know if something is in the air, my skin is been wierd to....Hives, dry skin, itchy, etc.

I was wondering if it was something seasonal. I checked the pollen count for my area, but it's zero, of course.

I'm feeling much better today. I'm still getting hideous red welts anywhere my skin subs against fabric, but for some reason, they aren't nearly as itchy as they were last night. I took some Tylenol PM before going to bed, which I think has an anti-histamine in it. Maybe that's still having an effect, I don't know.

I really hope it's not a shellfish allergy -- I LOVE shellfish! I did eat oysters a couple days ago, but I don't think the timing fits that well. It's not a nut allergy, but it could be eggs, tuna, milk products since I eat quite a bit of all of those.

Apparently you can get hives (or more accurately, "urticaria") from sudden changes in skin temparature. It's been unseasonably cold here, so that's always a possibility... that would be weird though, because I've lived in much colder climates before.

[QuickSilver]

I'm better, I think. Gah, that was a horrible two days.

[boopster]

Glad you're better. Hope you figure it out so you can avoid it in the future.

[CouversMom]

Originally Posted by QuickSilver

No, that's herpes. Thanks for trying to help, though.

Hahahah... omg. Thanks for the laugh!

[KimberlySRN]

I have a allergy to fragrence and lately it is detergent. I use dreft at my house and so does my BF, we even took a sheet set for our hotel room when we went to Disneyland this week but I broke out in horrible hives. I am miserable. I also found out that the chemicals that clothing manufacters use in clothing to keep them crisp on display... I am highly allergic to. I went shopping for jeans and shirts which made my hives worse on my arms, back and stomach. I have never had hives til this year and I usually only had allergic reactions on my legs.

[QuickSilver]

Aw, I'm sorry. I only had them for two days, but they are MADDENING. I wonder if there are hypoallergenic hotels?

[boopster]

Originally Posted by KimberlySRN

I have a allergy to fragrence and lately it is detergent. I use dreft at my house and so does my BF, we even took a sheet set for our hotel room when we went to Disneyland this week but I broke out in horrible hives. I am miserable. I also found out that the chemicals that clothing manufacters use in clothing to keep them crisp on display... I am highly allergic to. I went shopping for jeans and shirts which made my hives worse on my arms, back and stomach. I have never had hives til this year and I usually only had allergic reactions on my legs.

I wonder if it would help if you took Benadryl before you tried on new clothes.