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Have Had Hives, White Blotches. Taken Steroids. Tried Different Soaps, Lotions And Allergy Medicines. Will It Get Better?
iv had hives (the dr's iv seen call them hives) for a month now, i am constantly itchy and nothing helps except for the steroids i was put on for five days. iv changed soaps lotions n even tried allergy medication. any dr i see just tells me to try a different allergy medication. the worst prat is its ruining my skin leave big white blotches behind
Mon, 22 Jul 2013
It seems you are suffering from urticaria, i would like to suggest you to go for few blood test like CBC, urine examination, absolute eosinophil count and serum IgE levels. Till then you can continue anti-allergic drugs like levocetrizine or fexofenadine
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you can have allergic to drugs taking for other ailments as paracetamol calcium iron bcomplex iron diet suppliments
can be hena dyes
or any food can react at any time to cause allergy
it can be clothes
or cooking oils
get corelated or take advice of allergy specialist who can help you to dignose the cause and withdraw for relief
mean time can use calamine lotion and atiallergic creams and antiallergic tabs
can be hena dyes
or any food can react at any time to cause allergy
it can be clothes
or cooking oils
get corelated or take advice of allergy specialist who can help you to dignose the cause and withdraw for relief
mean time can use calamine lotion and atiallergic creams and antiallergic tabs
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