Guest guest Posted July 25, 2000 Report Share Posted July 25, 2000 Hope you don't mind me sending these articles, I couldn't copy the url properly. Chris ANOTHER CAUSE OF HIVES Report #6209 6/2/94 A paper presented at the most recent meeting of the American Association of Allergy and Immunology showed that some cases of hives are caused by the same germ that causes stomach ulcers. Hives are itchy red splotches that appear on the skin, last a few minutes or hours, disappear and reappear somewhere else on the skin. This process can last a few days or continue for a lifetime. Hives can be caused by an infection, hidden cancer, auto-immune disease in which the body's own immunity attacks itself or an allergy to a food or drug. Although there are hundreds of known causes, more than 95% of the time, doctors never find the specific cause. Over the last decade doctors have proved that more than 80% of stomach and intestinal ulcers are caused by infection with a bacterium called helicobacter pylori and these ulcers can be cured by taking appropriate antibiotics for one week. A recent report by Dr. Kagan of Appleton, Wisconsin showed that an immune reaction to helicobacter caused hives and the hives disappeared after the infected person took antibiotic treatment to cure the helicobacter infection that causes stomach ulcers. People who have ulcer symptoms are the ones most likely to have helicobacter as the cause of their hives. If you have a burning in your stomach or chest that gets worse when you're hungry and better when you eat and belching, burping, a sour taste in your mouth, a sore throat, a white coated tongue and an offensive mouth odor, ask your doctor to order a blood test from helicobacter. I'm Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Fitness. AAAI annual meeting March, 1994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2000 Report Share Posted July 25, 2000 I'd read that too and asked my doc (the insensitive one - see my other post) to test for H. Pylori. Apparently this was one of the straws that I was grasping at and she didn't agree to do it until after I shed a few tears. Results were negative for h. pylori. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2000 Report Share Posted July 25, 2000 On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 22:57:29 EDT alexis218@... writes: > I'd read that too and asked my doc (the insensitive one - see my > other post) > to test for H. Pylori. Apparently this was one of the straws that I > was > grasping at and she didn't agree to do it until after I shed a few > tears. > Results were negative for h. pylori. Is h-pylori a blood test? What doctor would test for that one? A gastroenterologist, (sp) or would any doctor do? Thanks, Esther ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 I really believe that a mosquito bite can trigger hives for me and I always have a hive wherever the bite occurred Greta in Arkansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 Hi, Tammy. You asked, " Speaking of another cause.....I was wondering if anyone has had problems with insect bites? " I sometimes get super huge welts from bug bites. I think our bodies are just so over-reactive, we tend to react more than normal to insect bites. I mean, anyone will get a small, localized welt (hive) from an insect bite along with itching, so it kind of makes sense that we would hyper-react. - Jackie ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 In a message dated 07/25/2000 10:02:27 PM US Mountain Standard Time, esthers.1@... writes: << Is h-pylori a blood test? What doctor would test for that one? A gastroenterologist, (sp) or would any doctor do? >> Funny you should ask. Yes, it is a blood test and when I asked my allergist (the mean one), she said she would have to send me back to my primary care physician. I asked her why, and she said that they don't " do those kinds of tests " from her department. then she said she wouldn't know how to read it. I found this unbelievable. If SHE is working to control a condition that falls within her specialty, wouldn't SHE order WHATEVER tests she needed to assist her in doing that? What in the world is the sense in making me schedule an appointment to go back to my primary physician to do the test, who will send the results back to her, where I will have to make ANOTHER appointment with her to discuss the results and other options? DOES THAT SOUND COST EFFECTIVE????? Then I told her that if she couldn't interpret the results, the GI department was located on the next floor and couldn't she confer with one of her colleagues??? She finally relented. It makes the most sense to have whatever doc you are working with relative to this condition to order the tests. It's a simple enough test and, who knows, in your case it might be the answer. is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 HI, Speaking of another cause.....I was wondering if anyone has had problems with insect bites? I was stung yesterday by some strange green bug on my left forearm late yesterday afternoon. Now I have had an outbreak of hives, angioedema in the forearm and general swelling with hives on my left hand, and joint pain again! I have some hives on the rest of my body, but otherwise doing well overall. This is so strange! Can anyone else relate to this?? Thanks! Tammy in MI Re: Another cause > I'd read that too and asked my doc (the insensitive one - see my other post) > to test for H. Pylori. Apparently this was one of the straws that I was > grasping at and she didn't agree to do it until after I shed a few tears. > Results were negative for h. pylori. > > > > This list is in the service of those who suffer from Chronic Urticaria (hives). We strive to support and lift each other as a worldwide cyber-family. > > We share whatever needs to be shared to help one another in our struggle with Chronic Urticria. > > Any posting that is off the main topic of Chronic Urticaria, we post with a prefix of NCU -. This is done out of respect for those who do not wish to read such postings. > > _______________________________________________ Why pay for something you could get for free? NetZero provides FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 Every time I have blood drawn I get hives at the site of the needle insertion and in the surrounding the area. When I had the pin prick allergy skin tests done, I reacted to everything, including sterile water! Of course, now I understand that I was getting hives in response to the pin prick, not the substance. I guess our systems are so reactive that we over react to any type of trauma or invasion, such as a bug bite. is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 Tammy et. al.: Bugs have always loved me. My husband claims that I'm his best bug repellant, because whenever I'm around, the bugs swarm me, and leave him alone! My reaction to bug bites has become more pronounced over the years, even before CU. A single mosquito bite can swell up to the size of a quarter or larger, and stay itchy off and on for 4-6 weeks. Never thought anything of it, but maybe there is a connection. However, we aren't the only ones getting bitten out there! In an effort to put the puzzle pieces together, I'll share an embarrassing story. I've had bed bugs - there, I've said it. For weeks late one summer (just before the CU started), I experienced daily 'bites' virtually all over my body. Doctors thought they were 'no-see-um' bugs. Then we found the bed bugs - gross! It turned out we probably brought home the bugs in our bags or clothing from a hotel on a trip to the Eastern States. My husband was being bitten too, but not reacting. However, I was reacting dramatically hours after the bites, and was still dealing with those from the day before. Well, we got rid of them, and encased our bed and pillows in vinyl covers. The bites ended, but I'm wondering if that episode set up my system for CU. Any thoughts, reflections? Good Luck to All! Donna - the Itchy & Scratchy Show! Re: Another cause > > > > I'd read that too and asked my doc (the insensitive one - see my other > post) > > to test for H. Pylori. Apparently this was one of the straws that I was > > grasping at and she didn't agree to do it until after I shed a few tears. > > Results were negative for h. pylori. > > > > > > > > This list is in the service of those who suffer from Chronic Urticaria > (hives). We strive to support and lift each other as a worldwide > cyber-family. > > > > We share whatever needs to be shared to help one another in our struggle > with Chronic Urticria. > > > > Any posting that is off the main topic of Chronic Urticaria, we post with > a prefix of NCU -. This is done out of respect for those who do not wish to > read such postings. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Why pay for something you could get for free? > NetZero provides FREE Internet Access and Email > http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > > > > This list is in the service of those who suffer from Chronic Urticaria (hives). We strive to support and lift each other as a worldwide cyber-family. > > We share whatever needs to be shared to help one another in our struggle with Chronic Urticria. > > Any posting that is off the main topic of Chronic Urticaria, we post with a prefix of NCU -. This is done out of respect for those who do not wish to read such postings. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 I too have the same reactions with bug bites! A couple of years I had to almost visit the ER for a bite from a deer fly! The best relief I have found from bug bites is meat tenderizer mixed with a drop of water. It help, but you have to use it immediately. It even reduces the swelling. Deana or (Gidget) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 When I had the pin prick test I reacted to everything too but I think it was because I have cold hives and just the evaporation of the little bit of stuff that they dabbed on caused my hives to come up. They got an approximate reading because of the different sizes of the welts. Chris alexis218@... wrote: > > Every time I have blood drawn I get hives at the site of the needle insertion > and in the surrounding the area. When I had the pin prick allergy skin tests > done, I reacted to everything, including sterile water! Of course, now I > understand that I was getting hives in response to the pin prick, not the > substance. > > I guess our systems are so reactive that we over react to any type of trauma > or invasion, such as a bug bite. > > is > > > > This list is in the service of those who suffer from Chronic Urticaria (hives). We strive to support and lift each other as a worldwide cyber-family. > > We share whatever needs to be shared to help one another in our struggle with Chronic Urticria. > > Any posting that is off the main topic of Chronic Urticaria, we post with a prefix of NCU -. This is done out of respect for those who do not wish to read such postings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 is: I would also get a hive at the site of needle entry the day after a blood draw. Since my hives went away, it doesn't happen any more (just a regular bruise or no unusual marks at all). That was always a hint that there was something wrong with me, even though I " disguised it " with Zyrtec. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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