Chinese Medicine Put My Chronic Urticaria In Remission!
Jan 20, 2015
I took 3 antihistamine pills a day for a year and a half and still had full body hives. My allergist told me to add Pepcid AC to the prescribed antihistamines. Out of desperation, I called a licensed acupuncturist. After 4 weeks of weekly acupuncture and drinking her tea blends, I am down to one claritin a day and only trace hives occasionally. I am working toward weaning off of the Claritin and then the tea completely. Probably follow up with occasional acupuncture and tea. As you can imagine I am elated and wishing to offer my fellow sufferers the suggestion of checking into Chinese Medicine. Best Wishes!
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I am 33 and I used to be so energetic, liked to work out 4 to 5 days a week. But last year around February my life changed completely! After trying some over the counter probiotics for stomach issues like constipation my life went downhill. Ended up in the hospital 3 times for palpitations, could NOT sleep, diarrhea, shortness of breath, feeling my body freezing then super hot, feeling like I was going to pass out etc etc you named it! My doctor run ALL kinds of test and no answer. He only gave me antidepressants and high doses of sleeping pills. I cried every night because I knew I wasn't depressed but nobody knew how to help me out. Eventually 3 months passed not sure how I made it but started to feel better. Around October I started to feel so exhausted, light headed, low bp, sleepy and going to sleep at 8pm every night to feel a little better the next day, this was just no life and again here we go to my doctor and more test...and nothing! I am a true believer of Homeopathy/ Herbalist medicine so I decided to try Chinese medicine anyways I had nothing to lose anymore and to my experience the recovery has been AMAZING! It's been a month and I can say that I feel much much better. It is kind of hard to really find the help for CFS. (I never took the anti depressants). Please don't get discouraged seek help and always talk to your doctor before trying anything else. All I can say is that I found an amazing Chinese herbalist that is helping out feel better!
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I have for the past 2 years suffered from Eczema following an operation, I have attended the Dermatology Clinic tried various steroid creams also,Elidel cream, had a patch test, all unsuccessful. Three weeks ago by chance I went for a Chinese massage while staying with a friend in Haydock Merseyside, the doctor is in St Helens, however during my massage he asked about my Eczema, he suggested I had some cupping done not the one I had once before, he applied the glass cup and pulled it down my back, it was painfully, he suggested cream which I bought, I am three weeks free from Eczema as befor I didn't have one single day away from some part of my skin being itchy and breaking out and one place in particular used to blister and weep. I. Have been back to,have the cupping done again and purchased more cream, at the moment I don"t need to apply the cream as I am clear, I can't believe the relief I have, I had never had Eczema before even as a child
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I'm curious if anyone has had success in treating fibroids with TCM, acupuncture and/or herbs?
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In august i noticed my hand went very red, and became itchy and swollen then burned after holding a container of ice cream, long story short, my ears, feet and lips are affected after testing. my fingers don't go white or blue, just red. now yesterday it was 9 celsius or 48.2 F and windy , my chest,neck and face was red and itchy on the bus when i started to warm up. when i got home the back of my legs started. is this raynaud's or cold urticaria or something else? i am 50 years old and have had allergies all my life, animals,nature, but nothing like this. up until yesterday, i was thinking raynauds, i went for a blood test last week for lupus cause a lot online said you could have something else.
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I'm 24 years old and male. I have urticaria with Seborrhea dermatitis. My vitamin D level is 12. Can vitamin d deficiency linked urticaria and Seborrhea dermatitis?
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I am a 28 year old male living in the UK with my parents. I weigh 70kg and am 186 cm tall. I have been suffering with Cholinergic Urticaria for 9 months. Previous to developing this condition, I had no health issues whatsoever. I have been a competitive middle distance runner for the past 7 years, training every day. I have been heavily active all my life.
This condition materialised in the space of approximately 2 weeks. In that time I became entirely incapacitated in my ability to run.
As a result I visited my GP. A blood test revealed a slightly underactive Thyroid. This became the focus for my Doctor and my skin condition was ignored. Avoiding the immediate prescription of hormone replacement therapy, a repeat blood test was scheduled 2 months later to assess any change in the function of my Thyroid. Sure enough, and without any intervention, my TSH had come down significantly. Although not yet back in the 'normal range', I am schedule to have yet another blood test next month.
My doctor failed to acknowledge any relationship between an underactive Thyroid and Urticaria, and whenever the question was asked he became evasive.
My Urticaria worsened, it's affects no longer confined to when I ran but also when I walk, take a warm shower, lift something, feel stressed, anxious, if I'm in a warm building, when I sleep, when I'm in a car, if I trip. Almost everything I do is now affected, rendering whatever I am trying to do physically impossible. My outbreaks are not just itchy, they are excruciatingly painful. I often feel light headed and nauseous during an outbreak and have nearly passed out on occasion. I have to withdraw myself from whatever situation I may be in, in order to cool my body.
I worked for 6 years as an Account Executive, but last year decided to try something new. I have since lost my job as a Postman, having fallen short of the attendance standards required during probation. I started in January, and was fit work due to cooler weather conditions. In May, whilst on delivery, I was unable to continue. I was unable to work and after 15 days of sick I was dismissed.
Because of the warm summer weather I am extremely unlikely to find alternative work. The thought of sitting in an interview wearing a suit in this temperature causes me to itch. Driving my car is often not possible, nor safe, and I cannot wear anything more than running shorts and a loose fitting t-shirt. My aforementioned symptoms of Urticaria are simply not conducive with job searching/working. Despite having been in full time work since graduating, I cannot apply for Disability Benefit because I have too much money accrued in savings, most of which I had intended to use as a deposit on a house. I cannot apply for Job Seekers Allowance because I am unfit for work.
I was prescribed some Cetirizine, it did nothing. I was prescribed Cetrizine in conjunction with Montelukast, it did nothing. I was referred to the Dermatology unit at my local hospital. I provided a physical demonstration of my Urticaria and was prescribed Fexofenadine, it did nothing. I have since been placed on Fexofenadine 180 mg, twice a day, and Propranolol 40mg, twice a day. Despite saying he has never seen such a severe case of Urticaria, the specialist doesn't want to see me again saying he has very little more to offer in the form of treatment options. 4 weeks on and despite feeling ill most of the time, these tablets are doing nothing.
I have scheduled an appointment in September with a separate Dermatologist in order to get a third opinion.
I am depressed. My life has stopped. I am now, as I am everyday, sat on my bed. Confined to living a solemn and sedentary existence. I feel lazy. I feel worthless. I cannot socialize for fear of suffering an outbreak in public. My fear is only further compounded by the thought of suffering an outbreak and being unable to affect it. The pain is shocking. I cannot imagine the toll this has already had on my health both mentally and physically; the physical pain of an outbreak seems an entirely unnatural and extreme stressor for my body to have to deal with on a daily basis. As is my transition from running 75+ miles per week, to doing nothing at all, alongside my rapidly deteriorating mindset.
It's formally documented that this debilitating condition has a greater impact on ones quality of life than that of skin cancer, yet because it's not life threatening in itself it seems no one wants to know. Why is so little known about a disease with such devastating consequences?
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I am a 17 year old girl and overall healthy. I have always had fairly sensitive skin but lately I cannot be in direct sunlight for even 10 minutes without all of my exposed skin turning dark red and getting extremely itchy. Sometimes I will also get nauseous. The weird part is that once I go indoors the symptoms will usually disappear within a couple hours. I was researching online and I think it may be solar urticaria, and when researching it I am fairly certain I also have cholinergic urticaria which I used to get on my legs during/after sports practices. I was wondering if anyone had any idea what may be causing more specifically the sun problem and what to do about it, I have not changed shampoos or anything and don't take any medication. Also, is there any underlying cause that could cause both that as well as some of or maybe all of the following symptoms, I was thinking possibly hypothyroidism (after reading it often affected the same people as urticaria) because it runs in the family but am not sure:-geographic tongue/benign migratory glossitis-blood on toilet paper (not from period)-constant mild headaches, bad headaches consistently-eyes sensitive to bright lights and light at all-hands hurt, arthritis-like symptoms and worse after writing/hand activity-back and neck aching for months, when I take a deep breath I can hear a squeaky-like sound and my back will often crack when I take a deep breath as well-tired (I have had trouble finishing my homework because I keep falling asleep too early and my grades have begun to drop because of that)-pins and needles ALL the time, I wrote my SAT today and there were probably 5 different times when my whole right leg went numb. Arms as well-I used to get head rushes where I couldn't see after standing up on occasion but they have begun to happen almost every time I stand up and it seems to take longer before I can see again-chest pain-ringing ears, not always, but quite often, at least once every other day-I have gained weight over the last two years as well but I am not sure if it is a symptom of anything-I think I may have had a slight cold this last week but if not there's also stuffy/runny nose, feel like have to swallow a lot.
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Is Chinese food ok to eat during pregnancy?
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so I took the Chinese gender predictor and it says I'm having a boy.and all my friends says they're Chinese prediction came true lol. any of yalls was true?
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How many of you think or know it works?
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Has the Chinese gender chart been right or wrong for any of y'all? I have an ultrasound tomorrow and the chart said girl.
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So anyone who has read my post before has seen I'm pregnant (28w. 3 days) with my fourth daughter.
Truth be told my husband and I really wanted a boy. My husband is the last of his last name. So if we don't have a boy he's name won't be carried on. No pressure right?!?! Well we checked out the Chinese gender calendar and it said If I conceived in February or August of 2014 I would have a boy. I conceived Feb 23 2014. And turns out I'm having another girl. After my husband and I have talked we will be trying again two more times to have that boy....
Were both really excited to having another baby. Any baby in my eyes is a blessing from GOD.
The weird thing is everyone who approaches me says it looks like I'm carrying a boy. And when I talk to my girlfriends who have had boys my symptoms seem the same as there's . So yesterday I decided to look at the chinese calendar again and once again 2 different web sites both say Im supposed to be having a boy.
Is that weird? Has anyone else ever had this problem? Has the Chinese gender calendar lied to you?
Oh and I had my first ultra sound at 14 weeks and again at 20. They both said it was a girl.
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Was just curious on how many women have tried out the Chinese gender prediction calendar ? ..
-how accurate was it on the gender ?
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im going onto 11 weeks pregnant and I am curious of the sex of my baby. A friend of mine told.me.that the Chinese zodiac predicted hers...has anyone else done it? & has it been accurate? It said my baby will be boy...:-P
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I usually don't eat chinese food, mainly because my stomach HATES it. But, it does taste good, so last night I decided to get some.
My sleep schedule is a bit messed up right now, so I woke up at around 4pm, and got my Chinese at 6pm, so I literally had only been awake for about 2 hours. I got Sesame Chicken with some white rice, but ended up not really eating the rice.
After a few bites, I realized I was extremely tired. Like, I could've fallen asleep eating. I ate until I was satisfied, but really, that wasn't much, not even half of what I got. I put my chicken away, then went back to playing video games, and fell asleep while playing. It was only for about an hour, but still, It was weird.
This afternoon, I woke up, got myself my leftovers, heated them up, and again, a few bites in, and i'm practically asleep.
Is there something in Chinese food that makes people tired?
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I'm 25 weeks pregnant & sick, I was wondering if I can take anything for it ?
I have really bad congestion & a migraine .
Ftm
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I have been on roaccutane for while now, about a year or so. My skin has healed significantly, but I still get some small pimples from time to time but my face has become red on the parts that . Recently, I got a small pimple, it bursts by itself while I was asleep. 2 days later, the pimple healed by itself, the hole by the pimple has totally sealed, but there is this Small patch of redness where the pimple used to be. My questions are:
1) will the patch of redness go away on its own?
Recently, i have also taken up water polo, but with my condition, can I still play?
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can Telma H 40 mg for high blood pressure affect the HIV test result taken on 84 days after exposure.I have to take everyday one pill. I had taken just 30 min before giving blood to Lab. I had applied Vicks vapor rub on forehead also for headache 8 hours before test. Will this also affect my HIV test.
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I wonder if biopsy and blood are reliable when someone is already on medication.
my dermatologist is convinced I have lupus, but I am already on medication for rosacea (his Son also dermatologist treated me at first). I take tetracycline and have ivermectin and metronidazole creams. The dermatologist took blood for ana and something else. He also wants to do a skin biopsy but my skin is a lot better since I am on the medicine...except for the extreme redness on cheekbones, nose and chin. (I also have raynaud and some other problems)
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I'm a 20 year old male. A little over a week ago, the top of my penis reddened, became painful to touch and swelled up. A few days later the pain dissipated and there isn't as much redness, however the swelling remained. After some research, I came to the conclusion that this was caused by balanitis. The following day, I noticed pinkish spots/rashes on the inside of my thighs. I did some more research and discovered that this was a yeast infection, particularly candida. I read that it's not unusual as both were caused by the yeast.
I'm going to purchase Canesten. I was just wondering if this would work for both the yeast infection and the balanitis? If so, how would I apply it to my penis? It's very swollen therefore very tight, and it physically pains me to retract - I can't even expose the head fully. Would it have to be applied to the penis itself, or will I find a solution if I were to apply it to the foreskin?
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