What to do about hives on body?

Hives! Ugh…the itchiest most annoying splotches on your skin that cause chaos and destruction where they lay. They can pop up like an uninvited guest at any given moment, making us feel uneasy in our own bodies. But fear not my dear reader, for we will be going through every detail of what hives are and how to manage them.

What are Hives?

Imagine rash roaming free around your entire body (cue nightmares). Well, this is as close as I can get to a brief explanation of hives without making it seem too horrible (But trust me IT IS). Hives or urticaria are pink or red rashes that may sometimes become itchy and/or inflamed bumps called wheals or welts. These tumors occur underneath the surface level of the skin.

Symptoms of Hives?

Sometimes (ahem) most times it’s pretty easy to spot a case of hives all over someone’s body while attempting not to scratch themselves raw with fury from the eruption on their skin. However, let me give you a quick section on identifying symptoms:

• Red patches
• Swelling
• Itchiness
• Burning sensation

Basically remember the four S’s: Spots, swelling shakes, and s—- sorry no swearing here folks!

Other Known Signs Of Chronic Urticaria And Latest Science Discoveries

Now let me give you guys some more details about chronic urticaria such as prolonged itching which could affect mental health over time if untreated leading towards anxiety[1][2]. Naturopathic medicine is also becoming more popular involving UV blockers but doesn’t provide conclusive results[3]. Sometimes anti-inflammatory drugs might also prove effective 4.

That’s great but why do we develop hives in the first place?

Now, for the fun bit. You know how people say not to stress or worry too much because it will lead to your demise? Well…in this case, there’s some truth to it, as hives are often a direct result of either stress, pressure, anxiety OR allergic reaction due to something consumed which raises histamine levels in our body[5] such as shellfish.

Is OTC Medication helpful?

Let’s talk about Over-The-Counter (OTC) medicines that might give you temporary relief

• Antihistamines
• Calamine lotion
• Hydrocortisone cream
• Topical antibiotics

However! These methods do have their limits and should only be used after consultation with medical professionals given there can be adverse side-effects [6]

Now let me break down these troublesome symptoms into subheadings:

Red patches aka Weal:

Welts occur when blood vessels become dilated underneath skin surface leading towards red raised bumps on affected region(s).

Swelling:

Umm Yeahh so the itching leads up-to swelling and inflammation which causes rapid cell death. Basically saying goodbye to healthy good looking skin!

Itchiness

Nothing worse than itchy rashes on your body making you look like an animal scratching posts after posts ignoring all discipline (cue the chills).

Burning Sensations

This one is self-explanatory {let’s just move along quickly folks}

Note that all these symsptoms are highly annoying but none are nearly as harmful if tackled early enough. So lets take a closer look at how we can prevent/worsen our condition…

How To Prevent/Hinder Case Of Hives?

Prevention is always better than cure in most circumstances hence its necessary for us folks out here destroying ourselves via stress-eating pizza constantly, beer gulping fantasies every day. Monitoring diet and initiating a stress-free life from Yoga, Meditation or even Souffle-Lesson {Gosh darn being fancy is hard}. All these methods will help in avoiding of developing hives.

Lifestyle Changes

Poor lifestyle choices such as diet as well as ingestion of alcohol may elevate histamine levels leading to persistent rashes. Hence lower consumption can prevent further outbreak[7].

Dietary Restrictions

Some foods, like seafood or certain fruits with levels histamines in it can ramp up our body’s sensitivity causing frequent outbreaks hence remove them from your daily dietary intake for good!

OTC vs Doctor which one should we opt?

We all have been there thinking by reading off some random website and ‘Doctoogling’ (an amazing term I came up with) could potentially solve problems however think twice before self-medicating because this isn’t full proof cure for most chronic cases.
Consultation with licensed physicians comes highly recommended keeping long-term health factors into consideration especially if case involves children due to the intense nature of their physiological healing process [8].

Final Words: Wrapping it Up

Sometimes we just gotta accept the fact that during some points in our lives hives are going to be rampant but that doesn’t mean it’s an excuse not seek out proper medical attention when needed. Remember folks; -Prevention Is The Key And It Starts With You!.

So keep calm (find anything that soothes you), meditate, consume potential HISTAMINE-FREE foods and lastly don’t hesitate towards rapid consultation without any sense of shyness amongst professionals( who definitely won’t find your issues disgusting even though you’ll probably do!)

Although, time-consuming and plain annoying, all bothersome symptoms together can be managed efficiently so lets take control over our own lives and get rid-off Hives For Lives!

References:
 [1][https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6898948/]
 [2][https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/fpm/hives.pdf.amp.html] 
 [3][https://www.webmd.com/allergies/do-natural-allergy-remedies-work#1]  
  [4][http://time.com/3354569/drug-rescues-mice-from-histamine-triggered-anxiety/]  
   [5][ https://patient.info/skin-conditions/hives-urticaria-leaflet ]
    {6}[https://acaai.org/resources/connect/most-common-side-effects-allergy-and-sinus-medications  ]
     {7}[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foods_with_high_levels_of_histamine#Fruits_and_vegetables ] 
     {8}['[Freitas, Flavia; Bordini, Bernardo R.; Sauerwein, Douglas H.; Siegel, Donald M. Pediatric Emergencies: Part II A pp 763]' ']