Need help! Hives?

[Guest guest]

Last night my husband starting breaking out in itchy bumps and rash, and by tonight it's covering large sections all over his body (3-4" diameter) and his upper lip is swollen.

 

What could this be? An allergy, pet related? We have 3 kittens that we've had for two months with no problem (and we've had cats before) and we have an old black lab.

What can be taken/given to relieve this and/or relieve the itching?

 

Thanks,

Lori Mori

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Lori. I just had terrible hives, but unfortunately didn't get anything

herbal to help. I went to an MD who gave me prednisone, zantac (!) and an

antihistimine. I don't know anything in the herbal line, but if you find

anything, could you let me know? Benadryl and claritin also help, but I

don't know any non-traditional remedies.

 

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Actually, the DRUGS themselves are the " non-traditional "

remedies...what we discuss here is quite traditional.

 

Anyway, the first things I would recommend are

#1) TONS of water (reverse osmosis or distilled is fine, but make sure

you add the trace minerals back in!) To find out how MUCH water, take

your husband's body weight in pounds, divide that in half, and the

resulting number is the number of OUNCES he should drink DAILY at

minimum. Now, if he is a smoker, drinker, prescription or OTC

drug-taker, or salt-lover, he will need to drink even more than the

minimum amount. His body is obviously reacting to something and the

water will do 2 things--dilute and flush. Both are quite necessary.

 

#2) I would also do large amounts of Vitamin C. VitC is a good

anti-inflammatory that practically no one knows about. It's best

taken in a capsule multivitamin, because it requires other nutrients

in order to process more efficiently. It might be good, however, in

ADDITION to the multivitamin, to supplement with even more VitC...I

would say around 5,000 mg to start, more if he's bigger. He'll want

to gradually increase his dosage of Vitamin C until his stool isn't

solid, and then back down just a bit under that.

 

Bromelain, available in supplement form or in natural form by way of

pineapples (food sources are always recommended before supplements)

will help with inflammation, as will also a probiotic digestive enzyme

taken on an EMPTY stomach. (When there is no food present, the

enzymes will go to work on inflammation and the bodies that produce

it. Most enzymes on an empty stomach are harmless. Buy from a

trusted source, such as at a local health food store.)

 

Other avenues you may want to try: acupuncture (sometimes the

meridians get screwy), electronic biofeedback (does WONDERS with

inflammation but finding practitioners with the real-deal devices is

difficult.)

 

While these remedies work, it's essential to find the cause--that's

the first priority in true holistic healing. You don't want to just

cover up the symptom, you need to find the aggravator. Keep tabs on

his entire daily intake, every chemical he comes in contact with,

every place he goes (it could be toxic mold or some junk). Consider

his occupation, his hobbies, his lifestyle. Consider allergy testing.

Forget the meds, they cover up symptoms only. They often contain

toxic heavy metals and other insane ingredients.

 

You can do this! Good luck to you both.

Hugs,

~Jyoti

 

herbal remedies , " Cheryl Healy "

<frogseeker wrote:

>

> Hi Lori. I just had terrible hives, but unfortunately didn't get

anything

> herbal to help. I went to an MD who gave me prednisone, zantac (!)

and an

> antihistimine. I don't know anything in the herbal line, but if you

find

> anything, could you let me know? Benadryl and claritin also help,

but I

> don't know any non-traditional remedies.

>

> Cheryl

>

[Guest guest]

hello, how about some jewelweed product like soap or salve. kittiCheryl Healy <frogseeker wrote: Hi Lori. I just had terrible hives, but unfortunately didn't get anything herbal to help. I went to an MD who gave me prednisone, zantac (!) and an antihistimine. I don't know anything in the herbal line, but if you find anything, could you let me know? Benadryl and claritin also help, but I don't know any non-traditional

remedies.Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Oatmeal baths can be comforting, but for me only helped while I was IN the

tub I haven't had hives since using essential oils, but my kids have and

they say that the lavender and chamomile helps. If I don't have the oils, I

throw in tea bags We also use the immucalm by Dr. Christopher's

sometimes.

 

The kids will also drink the chamomile tea. I have also had good success

with using momma's salve, which has lavender, tea tree, and a few other

great herbs in it. :)I know how miserable it can be to have hives, when my

hormones switched over I broke out in hives almost constantly, it was AWFUL!

 

Hugs!

Melanie Harper

Bradley Method Natural Childbirth Educator

Duvall, WA

Educator of a 9 year old lego genius, a 7 year old ballerina and a 2 year

old Houdini!

" Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way if they

get angry, they'll be a mile away and barefoot "

[Guest guest]

Dear Cheryl,

 

Hives are physical response from the physical and mental stimuli of too much radiation.

 

You need to do a Total Body Cleanse with some Niacin Therapy to terminatedly handle this condition.

 

In Health, and Love,

 

Doc

 

Doc Shillington727-447-5282Doc

 

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Cheryl Healy

herbal remedies

Friday, September 22, 2006 11:28 AM

RE: Herbal Remedies - Need help! Hives?

 

 

Hi Lori. I just had terrible hives, but unfortunately didn't get anything herbal to help. I went to an MD who gave me prednisone, zantac (!) and an antihistimine. I don't know anything in the herbal line, but if you find anything, could you let me know? Benadryl and claritin also help, but I don't know any non-traditional remedies.Cheryl

[Guest guest]

i suddenly developed hives (uticaria, as they call it) during one

emotional crisis, i hadnt cried so hard in so long, and the weather

was really really hot (L.A. in July) to make matters worse. at that

moment, i broke out in hives (on my face), and after that, every

morning, i would have an 'episode', a quick outbreak, lasting about

20 mins. it would really only happen when the climate/temp changes

and affects my skin. then i break out.

 

the first outbreak was 8 yrs ago. i went to an allergist,a few

months later (benydryl wasnt working) and after going through

several prescriptions (clariton, etc etc), the ONLY meds that helped

were Zantac and Zyrtec. take together.

 

i have searched alone for herbal relief, but no such luck. the dr.

said that the first 3 yrs would be the worst, then the hives should

diminish in outbreaks/severity over the years. i have seen great

improvements over the last year, but certainly could use some great

advice as to which herbs would help.

 

i have also found out that chocolate makes my hives worse.

 

AF

 

herbal remedies , Nettie Horner

<kittifish wrote:

>

> hello, how about some jewelweed product like soap or salve. kitti

>

> Cheryl Healy <frogseeker wrote: Hi Lori. I just had

terrible hives, but unfortunately didn't get anything

> herbal to help. I went to an MD who gave me prednisone, zantac (!)

and an

> antihistimine. I don't know anything in the herbal line, but if

you find

> anything, could you let me know? Benadryl and claritin also help,

but I

> don't know any non-traditional remedies.

>

> Cheryl

>