Any Diagnosis yet?

[Geechie41]

I, too, have been suffering from hives and acid reflux for over a month now.  My doctor wants me to see an allergist and a dermatologist but money for specialists is tight.  I think because of the acid reflux it's gastro related.  I had hives years ago but don't remember having the acid refulx.  Thought it was due to strawberries at the time and it went away with benadryl.  This isn't going away despite the fact that I've been taking benadryl for over a month now and the heartburn is really painful.  Sometimes I feel a tightness in my throat.  Been to the ER and had the intravenous benadrly but it keeps coming back.  Don't know what to do next.  The only thing different in my life has been PVC shutters on the inside of the bedroom windows and a new coffee cup.  Changed the coffee cup and will see if that makes a difference.  I found that epsom salt baths help temporarily but that can run into $$ too.


This discussion is related to Sudden Bout of Hives, Acid Reflux, Dizziness, etc.....

[mr_wizard]

Hi-

I am a holistic health practitioner, and started reading this website when I came down with a walloping case of hives with angiodema (huge swellings) as well as heartburn, which I have never had before in my life. I had it for 6 months, until I finally determined the cause. Drinking baking soda, or taking baths in it; or apple cider vinegar, etc, all address symptoms, but not the root cause.

In my months of research, I found out that over 50% of our population,and closer to 80% of people over 60 years old, have a bacteria called h. pylori which not only lives in the stomach, but actually THRIVES in stomach acid.

The chances are very high that if you are having acid reflux/heartburn and hives, that you have a walloping overgrowth of h. pylori in your system. if you have medical insurance and can afford it, get tested for it. if not, there are two recommended herbal remedies that you can take to rid your system of h. pylori. if you want to go to a MD, they will recommend all kinds of expensive antibiotics for you to take, though they may or may not get rid of your h.pylori.

I used Mastic Gum capsules. I took two 500 mg capsules before eating breakfast, for a few days. when I had no ill effects, I added a second two capsules in the middle of the day when my stomach was empty. To my knowledge, there are no side effects with mastic Gum capsules. if any one knows differently, please let me know.

After three days of taking two 500 mg tablets, the symptoms were 85% gone. After adding two more capsules, all my symptoms are gone, and have not come back. I have heard that it is necessary to stay on the mastic gum for three months to totally rid yourself of h.pylori. It has been two months for me, I am still taking it, and I feel great. I have also been told about a Metulah Herbal Formula, which is also supposed to work in getting rid of h.pylori. I  cannot recommend it, because I have not tried it.

if anyone wants to write to me about this, I am happy to help you, since hives and hearburn are terrible! I don't know if we are allowed to give out e-mails on this website, but you can google me. my name is Rosiland Solomon, and if you spell it correctly, you will come to me day-job website (I am an also an  illustrator) that allows you to contact me

[ewford]

Yoga can't cure a intracellular bacterial infection.

[ewford]

Yes, but if you have an underlying chronic intracellular bacterial infection CAUSING the macrophages to be dissabled in turn causing you to have a dysbiosis, you are not solving anything.  You need to fix the root cause.

[jjsenergy]

You need to be on a high dose probiotic.  At least 80 Billion.  Yes I said 80 Billion.  probably long term.  The flora in the intestins is messed up.  You also need to look into getting the right digestive enzymes.  You can go to www.hopeformula.com for products.  There is a large array, but if you fix the gut, you will be amazed at how great you will feel!

[Red_Star]

"Elevated thyroid antibodies are often associated with chronic urticaria, also called hives. Studies report that as many as 57.4% of patients with hives have the presence of anti-thyroid antibodies. An August 2010 paper suggests that treatment with T4 improves the itching associated with urticaria, but did not advise treatment with T4 unless the patient was hypothyroid." - excerpt from Life Extention - Thyroid Regulation

90% of adult hypothyroidism is mostly due to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (autoimmune hypothyroidism).  Hypothyroidism tends to slow metabolism in general which, among other things, causes the parietal cells in the stomach to produce less stomach (hydrochloric) acid. Non obstructive acid reflux is most often caused by too little hydrochloric acid being secreted by the stomach.  

For many, the symptoms of hashimoto's Thyroiditis are silent in the early stages of the autoimmune attack. But eventually, you start to notice symptoms of hypothyroidism. A feeling of tightness around your throat or a sore throat is one of the many listed hypothyroid symptoms. In most cases, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is confirmed by two antibody tests: anti-TPO and TgAb. One antibody can be normal with the other elevated so it is important to have both tested.

[ewford]

Any other symptoms that dont seem related?  Chronic headaches, eye pain, stabbing sensations, ankles and feet hurt, muscle and joint pain that moves around, sensativaties to light, sound, smell?   "brain fog", vertigo, fatigue, sometimes feel like you are going to throw up? Sore throat, heart "skips" occasionally, chest pain,   and do you have some "good" days and some "bad" days and does it seem cyclical? .