SWELLING AND BURNING IN HANDS AND FEET

[sparespate]

My daughter is 7 years old.Her hands and feet swell up and they burn her she says. We notice it happens in the sun. But the thing is, it does not happen everytime in the sun. She has been around water most of the time this has happen but it has been both fresh and salt. I was thinking this weekend if maybe it is when the UV rays are high, because liek I said It does not happen everytime. Please someone if you have had this happen to you help me ! Thanks.

[amandarr]

I too have been feeling the same symptoms of burning and some random swelling in my hands for a couple of weeks now. And I have noticed that it is when I am around my sink doing something water related. If your daughter and I are having the same symptoms it is very annoying and painful. I have also noticed an increased sensitivity to temperature changes with my hands. If you find out anything please let me know, and I will do the same for you.

[tinamarie76]

This happens to me if I am using cleaning products and get them on my hands.  My feet are badly affected after walking on a damp mopped floor  (with pine sol or murphy's oil)  And last but not least bleach.  I can't wash my whites with bleach or my feet will swell and burn, in fact it will hurt to walk too.  Hope this helps.  Maybe the chlorine is affecting her skin.

[sparespate]

Thanks to all your comments. I just need any help I can get. I am taking her to the Dr. so if I find out any thing I will let you know. And please do the same.

[mcough2]

I am a college student, and I started having that problem 4 years ago. I went to the several doctors, and none of them could tell me what was wrong. After about a year of my hands and feet swelling up other parts of my body started swelling up. The only thing that has stopped it from happening is when I take zyrtec ans cingular daily. If you recieve any answers from your doctor I would love to hear them

[Ellyni]

I've had the same problem for as long as I can remember. It took a really long time for me to figure out what triggers it and what I need to avoid. Normally I get those symptoms when I'm cleaning. I believe certain types of dust and or chemicals cause the allergy. If I'm out shopping, especially for jeans, I get those symptoms. The other day it happened to me when I was sanding some drywall in my home. Usually what helps for me is if I wash my hands with cold water and soap until they feel better and then immediately place my hands above my head until the symptoms have stopped completely. (I don't even bother to dry them unless there is a paper towel near by. Dirt and dust from hand towels tend to agitate it even more) It usually only takes a few moments. It has happened with my feet before, but not as much since i'm normally walking about with socks and shoes. I do get the symptoms on my feet when i'm in the shower after it's been cleaned recently. When  it happens, I usually get out of the shower immediately and lay down and elevate my feet.

[laurrelle]

Please tell me if your hands are swollen mostly in the fingers and if your feet are swollen around the bunion area?  I thought this was from sugar and wine but I haven't had any alcohol in weeks and my hands/feet are swollen again.  I have been cleaning and working a lot with my hands but certainly not my feet!

[melly03]

My Daughter of 10 has just started these symptoms but they refuse to do an allergy test. This really sounds like an allergy that is more common than i thought.
It is very annoying . Clarantyne is the only thing helping her at the moment. Would gladly like to hear any other suggestions.

[juna78]

I have had this same problem about 3 times in my life.Every time it gets worse.The first time I was about 5. I ate honey dew mellon and the palms of my hands and the bottom of my feet turned red itched and burned like fire.I eat honey dew mellon now and nothing happenes.The seconed time was 2000.I went to the ER and all they would tell me was that i had athletesfeet on my hands and feet,I think they were crazy because I had no open sores they just itched and burned and swollen up.I took Benadryl for 7 days and it just went away.This last time was July 14.The top part of my hand from my knuckles to my fingertips were red itching burning,the palms of my hands the same from my wrist to my fingertips.My feet from my ankle to my toes top and bottom and red rash under the skin itching burning and swollen and red rash under the skin on my knees.And for some reason my middle knuckles in my fingers hurt.The doc. tested for all kinds of blood and urine stuff found nothing except low potassium.He was worried it was RA,but every test came back good.He put me on Steroid and Benadryl for 10 days.Now I am back to norm.He still do`nt know what it is.He just says its some kind of allergy

[mlsaw]

I was going to call it a night regarding all my posts, but when I saw this about the children I had to write one more. If nothing is found in testing, Please type in Erythromelalgia. They have found the mutated gene which is the cause of it running in families. Many children have it and it is well, just read. Go to YAhoo and join the 2 groups. they have all the info about Yale and research going on. Sharing with those other parents will make you feel not so alone. We adults who have it feel that way because all our drs. aren't familiar with it. I looked for help 12 years.There are 2 types yet pretty much the same. it's just one is inherited.
And please take pictures and then print the info. Take it to your doctors. If they shrug you off keep going til you find a doctor who wants to learn and be a part of your treatment. That is all there is now. No cure but some meds help some..HOpe this helps.

[okaysay]

Hi I am 41 years old I have this burning on my hands and feet also on some parts of my leg and arm muscles. I have swollen legs and feet at night wich disturbs me terribly and making me feel tired all the time.
I am embarressed with my burning hands when shaking hand.
This has been going on since around 2,5 months now.

I have gone trough some basic tests in hospital which all came out normal. Liver enzyms are normal TSH tests are normal and also the urine tests and the blood infection tests are normal. What can it be?? do you think.
Can that be a virus infection of some type?

[Liddie]

I have similar symptoms and have linked it to temperature change.  When my hands are cold and then become warm, they swell and turn red.  It sounds like Raynaud's Syndrome but I've never been diagnosed.

[ErinDeeAnn]

I have maybe two simular things that happened this last weekend. I changed laundry detergent (Tide with bleach alternative) and I layed out bar footed in the sun. My feet started burning Sunday evening (today is Monday) after I put on clothing that was just washed the day before. I have large red areas not near my toes but in the arch they almost look like  blisters a little swolen but no fluid as far as I can tell. These areas burn and hurt, any thoughts would be appriciated.

[Gemstone714]

Hi, I'm 24 and have exactly the same symptoms as your daughter and mine too started around the same age. It's very frustrating, it's hard to explain the painful sensation to others, and they rarely believe you unless you have swollen hands and or feet. In the last couple of years I have noticed it's started to affect my nose and forehead too. I also have some tiny blisters that appear after the reaction, my hands and feet become extremely itchy, but it can really hurt if I scratch too hard and feel like they're on fire. I also cannot sleep with the pain, water cools them down for 10 mins but after the heat feels more intense.
I too don't always have the reaction, 1 year nothing happened so I decided to go to work in Greece, within a week I was in hospital with this reaction because may hands were so swollen they went purple and numb, and also started to travel up my arm.
My doctor too wont do an allergy test as he is convinced it's a sun allergy and apparently that cant be tested. Please let me know what your doctors say as this reaction is affecting my quality of life.

[navsz21]

hi. im 15 yrs old. recently i have got swelling on the palms of my hands and feet. the swelling on my palms looks as if i got bit by a thousand mosquito bites. at first, i thought that. But, when i visited the doctor, he had told me i had allergies. this happened for the first time in my life. please help me regarding this matter. THANKYOU.