Diabetes Talking

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Karin ,  I think that your soap only might help if something is topical , like poison ivy . So how would it help hives ?    Tools – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Jewel weed is good for hives. More info at http://altnature.com/jewelweed.htm Karen Shelton Amazing Jewel Soap – The original jewel weed soap for poison ivy. http://www.altnature.com My husband has been suffering terribly with the hives for 4 months.  Any leads?  Please e-mail.

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Topic:  Hives

Sh My husband has been suffering terribly with the hives for 4 months. Sh He has stopped all medication and has been on various drugs including Sh an antidepressant without relief.   Any leads?  Please e-mail.     Has he taken a lot of anti-biotics lately?  He may need to re-build     the friendly flora in his colon area by taking acidophilus? .. End  of  message ___ Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR]

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My husband has been suffering terribly with the hives for 4 months.  He has stopped all medication and has been on various drugs including an antidepressant without relief.   Any leads?  Please e-mail. Thanks so much, Marlena

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Jewel weed is good for hives. More info at http://altnature.com/jewelweed.htm Karen Shelton Amazing Jewel Soap – The original jewel weed soap for poison ivy. http://www.altnature.com My husband has been suffering terribly with the hives for 4 months.  Any

leads?  Please e-mail.

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Marlena ,  I knew a guy who got rid of the hives by going to a chiropractor .  Another thought , might be a food reaction .    Best   Tools  Hope this helps

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -My husband has been suffering terribly with the hives for 4 months.  He has stopped all medication and has been on various drugs including an antidepressant without relief.   Any leads?  Please e-mail. Thanks so much, Marlena

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Is there any airborne allergen or toxic chemical that you might be breathing in? Have you tried a multivitamin to eliminate a simple vitamin deficiency as the cause? Have you eliminated any drugs/vitamins you are taking to make sure the hives aren’t a side effect? —

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Hello I’ve had horrible all-over-my-body hives for about six weeks…  they get worse with exercise, but I’m not willing to give up my daily walk. …Any suggestions? From my own experience with hives, the only thing I found that worked was the prescription drug Seldane….

During/after a case of systemic strep, I had hives which would worsen after exersize.  They’d also disappear by morning, by be back by evening. I had been on penicillin, and my chiropractor suggested that this, possibly in conjunction with the strep, had killed off essential bacteria in my colon, which he said was at the root problem of my hives.  He gave me Lactobaccilli A&B (non-prescription). After having had weeks and weeks of hives, they went away within two days of taking this stuff, and haven’t returned. Hope this helps. … Rick

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Hello I’ve had horrible all-over-my-body hives for about six weeks.  I felt worse and was not helped by steroid treatments and antihistamines (Benadryl, and then hydroxyzine).  So now I’m getting acupuncture treatments and am on a clearing diet with food supplements, no gluten, no dairy, mostly just rice & vegetables. I still have the hives rather badly.  they get worse with exercise, but I’m not willing to give up my daily walk.  So my questions is this:  Does anybody know of a relatively natural method of relieving the itch?  I’ve tried nettle (taken in capsules), camomile baths (OK, but not practical during the day), tea tree oil (helpful, but too volatile to spread over my whole body), aloe gel, and witch hazel.  Nothing lasts for long, and most of these have only a minimal effect.  Any suggestions? Thanks The Queen of Itch Mary

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello I’ve had horrible all-over-my-body hives for about six weeks.  I felt worse and was not helped by steroid treatments and antihistamines (Benadryl, and then hydroxyzine).  So now I’m getting acupuncture treatments and am on a clearing diet with food supplements, no gluten, no dairy, mostly just rice & vegetables. I still have the hives rather badly.  they get worse with exercise, but I’m not willing to give up my daily walk.  So my questions is this:  Does anybody know of a relatively natural method of relieving the itch?  I’ve tried nettle (taken in capsules), camomile baths (OK, but not practical during the day), tea tree oil (helpful, but too volatile to spread over my whole body), aloe gel, and witch hazel.  Nothing lasts for long, and most of these have only a minimal effect.  Any suggestions? Thanks The Queen of Itch Mary

From my own experience with hives, the only thing I found that worked was the prescription drug Seldane. As my doctor told me, there is nothing you can put on your body that is going to ease the itching for long because the cause of the allergic reaction is inside your body. I never found out what I was allergic to, either, but probably it is something ingested.I didn’t want to take the Seldane at the time because I thought I might be pregnant, so believe me I tried everything else, most of the things you mentioned. Nothing worked. Seldane, which is an antihistimine but without the drowziness you get from Benzadryl, relieved the itching although I would still get welts if I ran a nail along my skin. If it’s some consolation, I think hives usually runs its course in 6-10 weeks, unless you’re still being exposed to whatever you’re allergic too. Mine lasted about 2 months, gradually fading away. No natural allergy treatment I used provided much relief. –Debra

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It might be worth checking out sugar levels. — Robert G. Cole

I was suspecting she might have a problem with her sugar intake.  Thanks I’ll make sure she goes back in to Doctor to have it checked out. J9

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never heard this theory but if it works, it will change my life ~ and body. i have contact hives CONSTANTLY! and eat toooooo much sugar. i’m going to try this. thank you! ** **My Mother has been suffering for years with hives.  Everytime she wears **anything that may be a little constricting it will cause a hive. The **Doctors have tried using antihistamens that do not work. ** **I had hives that seemed contact related and went in for a battery of **tests. Nothing conclusive showed up but the blood work showed elevated **sugar levels. Shortly after I was diagnosed as having Type 2 diabetes. ** **I took Claritin to combat the hives (which worked well) but once my **sugar was under control, the hives vanished. My doctor didn’t think **there was any connection but I remain convinced. To this day, if my **sugar control is bad, heat and tight clothes will leave me itching. ** **It might be worth checking out sugar levels. ** **– **Robert G. Cole

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My Mother has been suffering for years with hives.  Everytime she wears anything that may be a little constricting it will cause a hive. The Doctors have tried using antihistamens that do not work.

I had hives that seemed contact related and went in for a battery of tests. Nothing conclusive showed up but the blood work showed elevated sugar levels. Shortly after I was diagnosed as having Type 2 diabetes. I took Claritin to combat the hives (which worked well) but once my sugar was under control, the hives vanished. My doctor didn’t think there was any connection but I remain convinced. To this day, if my sugar control is bad, heat and tight clothes will leave me itching. It might be worth checking out sugar levels. — Robert G. Cole

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