Hashimoto's and Hives

[Crcastro]

Hello everyone I'm a 24yr old female who has been suffering from Hives for over 7months now and I've seen allergy and Endroconology doctor's and dermatologist and no one seem to know what it is. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto disease and when I had a biopsi done of my thyroid it seems that the left thyroid was enlarge so now I'm getting ready for surgery to remove both because they are no sure if its cancerous or not. Can by me having my thyroid removed help my hives go away? They are painful at times and burn and itch.Has anyone used Olux-E is a foam cream and it actually works when I get my hives. I've also notice if you put an ice pack on when its burning it helps the burn go away...


This discussion is related to Hives and Hashimotos.

[sweetnsassie74]

Hello. I posted on the websire in July. I have done alot of research and went to my doctor. I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto's and have had hives pretty bad since Febuary. One of the this I had found while researching the relation between hives and Hashimoto's was a trial study. I tried and and have not had any hives. What a difference in my life with out them. I was miserable.
Medications like benadryl or atarax are labled a H1 histamine blockers. Meds like zantac, pepcid or tagament are H2 histamin blockers. I take 25 mg of atarax in the am along with a pepcid. In the pm, I take another pepcid. Coincidence or not since I have been doing this combination my hives have gone away. Just thougt I would share this.

[sweetnsassie74]

Good Morning,
Thanks for the reply. I think the combination of both atarax and the benadryl help me. Benadryl alone does nothing. I take 50 mg atarax every 6 hours and 1-2 benadryl in between. I also will take 3 benadryl before I go to bed and that helps me sleep. If I am itchy from the hives during the nite I am too tired to care. Occasionally I will wake up during the nite and take a super hot shower and I am able to fall back asleep.
I know that my hives do not have anything to do with allergies. I went thru that before I ever went to a doctor.
I hope your hives do not come back, they are miserable. Keep in touch and let me know how things are going as seems like our issues are similar. (hives since february)

[rigelbee]

I am so sorry about your hives.  I wish I had some magic answer.  My hives episode that began in February JUST faded.  That's 5 months.  I know EXACTLY how you feel.  I do not know what causes the darn things and I don't know what makes them go away.  Like you, I find that hot showers brings me some relief (after the initial MADNESS when the hot water first releases those histamines!).  I tried benedryl as well.  It really didn't appear to do anything for me.  I took citrus out of my diet.  I took every food that anyone said could cause an allergic rash.  No change.  

So, I have no answers for you.  Just empathy.  And I agree...   SURELY there is something the medical profession can do about these HIVES!

[sweetnsassie74]

Gosh, I can't believe I am not the only one going thru this. I have had hives for 5 months and they are driving me crazy. My Doctor gave me a steroid injection and a steroid pak. It helped a little then did the same treatment again. He told me to go see an allergist. The allergist ordered a bunch of bloodwork. My WBC was high along with the thryglobulin antibodies &  thyroid peroxidase. The thryglobulin antibody result is supposed to be less than 20 and mine was 2499. Two years ago I was sent to a cancer specialist due to my WBC being high, they thought I had Leukemia or Lymphoma. I had a bone marrow biopsy that came back negative. I am now told I have Hashhmoto's disease and that it has been going on for years. If they would fo found it 2 years ago, I wouldnt of had to go thru the cancer testing, which was not fun. I am 35. I have been on Armour Thyroid for 2 weeks now. A few days after I started it my hives went away. I was sooo happy and thought they were gone. Not, They started up again a few days ago. This really *****. I take Atarax 50 mg every 6 hours and take Benadryl in between. When I go to bed I also take 3 Benadryl so I can sleep. I take alot of hot, hot showers. It really helps them.
I am very discouraged in reading everyones comments that the hives last for along time and are recurrent. There has got to be something out there to help with the hives.  

[helgih88]

If your digestion is slow then that could mean your body is absorbing toxins from your food that it shouldn't. This is because the food stays in there for so long. I have read similar things that you but I don't particularly believe in liver cleanses because most of the sites have so much inconsistent data and lies (like hundreds of green stones from your gall bladder that has only room for like 5 in real life). This slow digestion could be caused by a number of things like hypothyroid. Your problem could also be totally unrelated to your thyroid so what I'm saying, don't believe in everything you read (I've done that mistake far too often). Remember, poor diet isn't always as unhealthy as you might think (it might lack nutrients but it certainly doesn't contain as many toxins as those cleansing sites try to make you believe). You should talk to a doctor that is an expert in this matter and get a blood test.

[flikchik76]

I have most or all of the symptoms everyone is discussing & I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto's as well, although my thyroid is functioning ok (they just see the presence of antibodies).  I am curious if any of you are extremely active & eat well.  If you're like me, exercising inconsistently or not at all, and have a poor diet (I have for the past 2 years) then you may want to think about the research that supports toxins in the body being responsible for diseases/symptoms like these.  I would love to know if any of you are actually in incredible shape, etc... There is a book called "The Master Cleanser" by Stanley Burroughs that talks about doing a cleansing diet to avoid these kinds of problems.  I may be speaking for myself, but it seems to completely fit what I have done to my body.  It would make sense to think that too many toxins have built up & perhaps a cleansing diet can rid my body of the very thing that is causing me problems.  I know that I have not felt HEALTHY for a long time.  I have seen every kind of doctor (allergist, gyno, neurologist, dermatologist, etc) NO ONE has an explanation except for the fact that my cells are "spitting out" histamine, which is why many of you have been prescribed high doses of antihistamines to help control the hives.  The book I mentioned talks about the way that cells become "clogged" so to speak, they can not cleanse & renew themselves.  You may notice your skin breaking out, you can develop cysts, etc.  There is a firm belief out there that diseases such as cancer, MS, Hashimoto's, etc, whose causes cannot be explained, are simply related to a build up of toxins that must be removed from the body.  Not to be too graphic, but apparently there is "junk" just sitting in our intestines & it has been there for YEARS & can be quite damaging to overall health.  I keep going back to the notion of doing this cleansing fast since I am as desperate as all of you & willing to do anything to get rid of this problem.  For goodness sake, I have a 2-year old & would like to enjoy outdoor activities without worrying about an attack of hives!!!  So far, I have not been strong enough to go 10 days on liquid, but I am becoming more & more convinced that there may be light at the end of the tunnel if I do.  Has anyone tried it before?  If I make it & it works, I will be sure to let you know!!!Hang in there...