A 37-year-old member asked:
what allergies are the most likely causes of urticaria?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Michael Fisher answered
Dermatology 32 years experience
Urticaria: Milk, cheese, egg, protein products, wheat, cereals, certain daals as used in india, peas, orange, fish, chicken, etc. Synthetic and natural food additives and artificially-flavored food articles can cause urticaria. However, medications, environment allergens, infections, infestations, emotional factors, autoimmune diseases, systemic and general disease states and idiopathic causes.See allergist.
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Dr. Anlin Xu answered
Allergy and Immunology 24 years experience
Food allergy: Urticaria is a common presentation of food allergy. The common food allergens r peanut, tree nuts, milk, egg white, wheat, seafood, etc. But any food can cause allergy. Urticaria can also happen w drug allergy, sometimes pollen/animal allergy, but not as often. Sometime urticaria can happen w no obvious reason. See an allergist if it bothers u often, or u suspect it is due to an allergy.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Which allergies cause urticaria?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Sublett answered
Internal Medicine 46 years experience
Any allergy can.: Urticaria (hives) is due to true allergy only 10% of the time. Any type of allergy can cause the skin rash. Foods & drugs are the most common. Other causes can be physical (direct pressure on the skin; cold; change in skin temperature) or underlying diseases like thyroid or auto-immune disorders, infections, cancer, etc. Urticaria that lasts up tp 4 weeks is considered acute. Longer is chronic.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Are hives a form of allergy?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Madhukar Punja answered
Specializes in Allergy and Immunology
Yes: Yes hives can be a result of allergy to foods, inhalant allergen or medications. However in many chronic cases (almost 70-80%) an exact cause cannot be detected. It can be very frustrating to the doctor and patient and can be very challenging to find a cause and get it under control.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Do solar urticaria allergies go away?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Morris Westfried answered
Dermatology 46 years experience
Yes: It does but you need to limit sun exposure and treat symptoms with antihistamines.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What makes hives come out, and do the different types of allergies cause different sizes or different types of hives?
2 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in
Dr. Howard Gollup answered
Pediatrics 43 years experience
Not related to type: Hives are the result of an allergic reaction which causes a chemical called histamine to be released into the skin. It is irritating, which causes itching; it increases blood flow and leakage of tiny blood vessels, causing redness, swelling, and welts. There isn't a relation between type of allergen and the intensity of the hives; it's more the intensity of the reaction of the individual person.
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A 20-year-old member asked:
What can I do to help my allergy hives when no OTC medicine or cream seems to help?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Barbara Stark Baxter answered
Allergy and Immunology 42 years experience
See an allergist: Otc medications are very helpful for a lot of allergies nowadays, but if your symptoms do not respond to them, it's time to see a specialist who can prescribe something stronger. If you know the cause of your hives, you can try to avoid the trigger; if you don't, an allergist can help you try to find your triggers and teach you more about avoidance.
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