severe articaria

[shuks4u]

dear suffer although i discover the name of my prblm,i nvr visited doctor 4 my problm.i have severe allergy from chilling thing,cold wave.i cant hold a chilled bottle of drink for two mints.it had started 8yr bck bt nw it has takn vast figure.evn sumtimes during wintr i felt swelling nd choking in my wind pipe nd lungs aftr bath.it ws vry hard to breath nd i fainted 4 a secnd.nw i wnt to knw dat,Is that any rmeady or medicine is availble to cure it completly or jst i hv to avoid chilling envirnment 4 whole life.

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

I would suggest you obtain a referral to an allergist or an ENT who does allergy testing.  That is the only way to reliably know what is causing your allergic reaction.  Some allergies can be life-threatening as they can precipitate anaphylactic shock in which the swelling can be so severe that it impairs the ability to breathe. Therefore, I would suggest you see someone as soon as possible. You could keep an epipen for emergencies.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[allmymarbles]

I think you are saying that you have "urticaria." Try this. Get yourself a bottle of liquid Benadryl, commonly used for children's allergies. At the first suggestion of throat swelling take small sips of this antihistamine. Then drink a full dose. This has always controlled the swelling for me, but in my case I have eaten something that I am allergic to and the reaction starts in the throat. For you, the throat swelling seems to be part of a systemic reaction. In any case the liquid Benadryl is worth a try.