It’s the middle of the night, and you are wide awake again, searching for solutions to this miserable condition. You are suffering from chronic hives and can’t seem to find relief. You can’t sleep, can’t work, or can’t socialize because of the impact of the constant itching and embarrassing appearance. I’ve been there. I was…
Chronic Urticaria impacts our lives in so many different ways. One area of great concern is the workplace. You don’t know when you will have a flare, if you will sleep, or if your face will swell during that important meeting. This can lead to a lot of stress and worrying. Having a flare during…
If you are like me and have chronic pain, hearing that you must stay away from NSAIDs can be quite a blow. Here I will share with you 7 natural NSAID alternatives to reduce inflammation and ease your pain. When I was first diagnosed with Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria (Now known as Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria) my…
I am not a physician and nothing on this blog should be taken as medical advice. This is a general overview from my own research. As always you should check with your physician before making any changes to your treatment plan. The agony of chronic hives is real. Especially when you are still in the…
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria, previously known as Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria, affects 0.1–5% of the population. It is rarely given the attention that it merits. If you tell people that you have Lupus, Fibromyalgia, or rheumatoid arthritis, although they may not be overly familiar with the disease, they have heard of it and can empathize that you…
Being a mom can be exhausting under the best of circumstances. Being a mom with chronic illness has it’s own set of challenges. Mom guilt is sure to rear it’s ugly head in the chronically ill. Chronic Urticaria affects approximately 1.6 million people in the United States and women are twice as likely to have…
The agony of chronic urticaria is real and keeping our hormones in check is essential. In my battle with chronic hives I have had a lot of issues pop up that I didn’t realize could contribute to my symptoms. One of these is the relationship between hormonal imbalance and chronic hives. Estrogen Dominance could have…
Does Drinking Celery Juice Help Hives? This is a question that I get a lot. The craze started with self-proclaimed medical medium Anthony Williams who claims to get his knowledge from the spirit world. His recommendation is to drink 16 ounces of celery juice on an empty stomach every day and it will alleviate chronic…
It is estimated that between 0.23% and 1.8% of the population in the U.S. and internationally suffer from Chronic Urticaria. Women are affected about twice as often as men. Though the cause is unknown, the most common hypothesis is that Chronic Urticaria relates to autoimmune dysfunction involving autoantibodies that target IgE receptors to activate histamine…
Recently I was thinking about what it was like for me before I had my symptoms under control. It took me years to get a diagnosis and proper treatment. Some of the things people said during that time were so hurtful. It made me think that I must be crazy. My diagnosis was validating and…