Hives and flu shot

[Craig901]

I was recently diognosed with hives. I had symtoms the following day after recieving a flu shot. Do you think the flu shot caused the hives?

[mkolmos]

My 6 six daughter just got a flu shot Tuesday before school and the next night she had mild hive breakout, and then Thursday it was head to toe in hives.  She is currently at doctor now and that is why I am looking up this information.

[thewemhoffs]

my 3 year old is not allergic to eggs (she eats them all the time) and this year she also broke out in hives on her hands/wrists, feet, and knees (a couple on her tummy and neck) the day after receiving the flu vaccine (injection, not nasal spray).  The nurse on the phone said she'd never heard of this, but clearly it is something that happens. My daughter wasn't exposed to anything else unusual.

[jetmox]

Yep.
I had a dose of the hives I knew it was an allergy thing as it progressed from the middle of my body to my hands feet and then dissipated the same way like a water ripple.

Not had them so I am told by my parents for 41 years.

About 4 weeks later I was stupid enough to have the flu shot... no hives tho but as soon as I started to fall sick I had an out break 2 x a day once in the morning when i rise buttock/waist area and the about 6-10 pm at night on my groin area.

As I am recovering from the flu it seems to be getting less not 100% sure yet as I am still in recovery mode. I have given up diet drinks ( Aspartame) as well as some high histamine foods to try and resolve this without drugs but the itch is slowly getting to me....but I don't want to take drugs.


will update you in a week or so when hopefully i am over this flu thing with some positive results.

[Curious1908]

I've been getting the flu shot for years, since early 2000s. In fall of 2008, I developed hives aprox. two days after the flu shot I got at work.
I have NO allergies, and this never happened before. Started on my head and hairline and progressed to the rest of my body, tried everything from topical stuff to eventually a month of Prednisone. Eventually they went away on their own after a few months (lasted aprox. 4-5months)

This season I skipped the flu shot for the first time in years, and I got the flu. Guess what appeared a day before the mega flu symptoms - HIVES! They lasted for three days into the flu cycle and went away again.
Has anyone had Hives with the flu?

[Angie5008]

My story is the same as most of you. When I was pregnant (2009) my OB pressured me into getting the flu vaccine.  WITHIN 2 HOURS I saw small bumps forming on my abdomen and they grew so big that they all connected and covered half my body.  It was my first encounter with hives and now I have been breaking out with them often.  There is no doubt whatsoever that it was the flu vac that caused this condition.  Eugene, I would love to hear more about that class action law suit!  

[tomchen26]

I had flu shot back in Oct 2010. Follow by fever and few days later, Hive break out in my back!! Went to the doctor and took 5 days Prednisone and hive got better, once prescription is gone, it get back to me again!! Now it has been 6 weeks and I am about to running out the prescription again!! let see what will happen in next few days!!