Does the cold give any of you hives?

[Bea]

My friend's daughter has cold urticaria. It occurs when the skin is exposed to cold temperatures. It is very serious. She was seen by an allergist after passing out after swimming(it will even happen when there is a temperature change in her body temp). We live in Canada, so it has been hard for her to manage. She gets hives, welts, joints and lips swell. She takes benadryl before exposing herself to cold environments and wears mitts and warm clothes when the rest of us wouldn't think to. She does have an epi-pen. It is so bad that in the summer when she has ice cream, her lips will swell. It is a very uncommon thing, and most doctors wouldn't have heard of it. It was bad for 2 years but seems to be getting alittle better. The can't say if it is a lifelong infliction.

 

[Mermaid02]

My friend's daughter has cold urticaria. It occurs when the skin is exposed to cold temperatures. It is very serious. She was seen by an allergist after passing out after swimming(it will even happen when there is a temperature change in her body temp). We live in Canada, so it has been hard for her to manage. She gets hives, welts, joints and lips swell. She takes benadryl before exposing herself to cold environments and wears mitts and warm clothes when the rest of us wouldn't think to. She does have an epi-pen. It is so bad that in the summer when she has ice cream, her lips will swell. It is a very uncommon thing, and most doctors wouldn't have heard of it. It was bad for 2 years but seems to be getting alittle better. The can't say if it is a lifelong infliction.

Poor thing she has it bad! Mine started out of the blue at about age 8 and has remained the same since- I am now 43. I hope hers improves!

 

[beaucoup]

No hives from cold, just a red rash of tingly small dots on my thighs if wearing jeans. Especially if the jeans get damp or wet from playing in the snow for long periods of time. Is this what you are calling hives?

I've had hives once. Swollen face & lips. Insanely itchy huge bumps all over my body. Mine was either stress or food induced. Not sure.

What I get from intense wet cold exposure from long periods of time is nothing like the hives I've experienced.

 

[Mermaid02]

No hives from cold, just a red rash of tingly small dots on my thighs if wearing jeans. Especially if the jeans get damp or wet from playing in the snow for long periods of time. Is this what you are calling hives?

I've had hives once. Swollen face & lips. Insanely itchy huge bumps all over my body. Mine was either stress or food induced. Not sure.

What I get from intense wet cold exposure from long periods of time is nothing like the hives I've experienced.

My hives are big welts...... like blisters without the watery center.

 

[sunnyday123]

Oh my GOSH, I thought it was just me!! I get them if I get too cold-and then it's really hard to warm up. They've been worse this year than ever before, has anyone noticed if they get progressively worse as you get older?

 

[gbanshee]

Maybe this is what is going on with my 2 yr old.. he is cover in hives too. I had him at the ER on Sunday because of it.. He went to bed for a nap and woke up and WHOOOAH! His face was swollen so much it looked like I smacked him HARD! They gave him bendaryl and told me to do it every 6hrs as needed until they went away thinking it was something he ate or drank.. well he still has them. I have only been giving him benadryl at night now and just putting lots of lotion on him I can't drug him all day... ugh back to the dr's soon i guess

ETA please no flames about the ER.. we were the ONLY people there.. I mean only. It was dead (pun intended)

That sounds like when I developed an allergy to fabric softener. Took them months to figure out what it was since I never had it before

 

[shannonh]

My friend's daughter has cold urticaria. It occurs when the skin is exposed to cold temperatures. It is very serious. She was seen by an allergist after passing out after swimming(it will even happen when there is a temperature change in her body temp). We live in Canada, so it has been hard for her to manage. She gets hives, welts, joints and lips swell. She takes benadryl before exposing herself to cold environments and wears mitts and warm clothes when the rest of us wouldn't think to. She does have an epi-pen. It is so bad that in the summer when she has ice cream, her lips will swell. It is a very uncommon thing, and most doctors wouldn't have heard of it. It was bad for 2 years but seems to be getting alittle better. The can't say if it is a lifelong infliction.

Hmm..that happened to me once, a long time ago..got out of the pool (which was extremely cold, I was like 12 What did I care ) and passed out. Because I know that I get hives, I've steered clear of really cold things, so I don't know if that would happen again or not?
I also swell up when I eat popsicles..my lips and tongue. I didn't really put that all together...