Hi all,
I finally figured out what was causing my random swelling, maybe on a foot or hand or half of my tongue or upper lip, lower lip, half of my throat.
Corn, anything with corn in it, corn syrup, corn breaded fish, canola oil.
Problem is, it requires 24 to 72 hours from eating corn to itch and swell symptom, usually 48-56 hours. Try a corn free diet, read the ingredients, everything has corn in it.
I have angiedema for years, i can handle my feet swelling, but my tongue is awlful. i get scared of swelling up not being able to swallow, any suggustions why this is still happenoing?
Hello,
I cannot confirm anything without examination, but it sounds like angioedema.It is similar to hives, but the swelling is beneath the skin rather than on the surface. Animal dander and dust mites can also cause it.
Try avoiding dust mites as far as possible. But if the symptoms occur again take some antihistaminic like Benadryl or Claritin. Also take some oral steroids after consulting a doctor.It is also advisable to carry an epipen with you and wear a medical alert bracelet as sometimes can be life threatening also esp. when it involves the respiratory muscles.
Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing.Kind regards.
My boyfriend suffers from the same kind of thing, although the first instance was in his tonsils. We haven't managed to find a cause for it, even though he's been to hospital a few times and had blood tests to screen for allergies. In his case it sometimes seems to be stress related too.
If you can, see a doctor to get an epipen - these swellings can occur in the throat and if it's bad enough you may have trouble breathing