She's broken out in hives!

DD has broken out in an itchy rash a few times in the in the last few days. It comes up and drives her crazy - all over her back, stomach and face.

Saw the GP today and it's hives - could be a reaction to almost anything so we are starting a food diary - but I'm worried that it could be stress related too - she said its only a mild case but it's something I want to get on top of.

I would love to hear some other experiences with hives - any good tips to provide her relief? I don't really want her to be missing a lot of school - or be dosed up on antihistamines all the time.

I'm thinking of taking her to see a naturopath or something like that instead of going through the public health system - I would love some opinions on that too!


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It might be best for now to give her the antihistamines just to relieve it for her. I've had hives and it's awfully itchy and I lived on phenergan tablets for 3 days till it went. She wont have to take them for long, just long enough to ease the itchiness of them. usually hives are a quick reaction to something - it will have been ffrom something she's eaten in the days prior to breaking out. When I had it, it was because I'd brought a 2lt carton of chilled fresh orange juice and drank a heap of it because it was so nice - turns out it was the preservative in the orange juice! is there anything she's eaten that's unusual or even eaten anything excessively? MIL got hives once from eating a heap of prawns.

We seem to be a bit of a hivey family some times. I even got them (unexplained) just recently, plus both my boys seem to get them. The paediatric allergist said that giving them antihistamines is a great way of providing quick-ish relief and often that's enough.
Certainly if she keeps getting them then a food diary is a great start. Then if that doesn't identify the problem start looking at other factors - grass, animal, clothing...the list goes on! It can be stress too - i really hope it isn't :hug: The other things are easier to avoid!

I get them pretty regularly if I eat a lot of wheat (say, toast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch and pasta for dinner). They always come on in the early evening and are gone by the morning. I take antihistamines if they're so itchy I can't sleep, otherwise a cold compress and some dermaid cream is enough to settle them. I try now to limit my intake of wheat :) Hope your LO doesn't suffer too much and you can quickly find out what's causing it.

I still don't know the cause of mine, they crop up every few years, the antihistamine makes a big difference but when I was pregnant and couldn't take them a cool shower provided a lot of relief.

Thanks for sharing with me!

I have been using antihistamines for it yesterday - I got a night time and a day time one for her so that I can use them before school if need be. I don't like the idea of using them a lot though. I will until I have an alternative though - I know I wouldn't handle being itchy like that very well!

I am going to do a food diary for 2 weeks before seeing the gp again and then go from there.

There is nothing I can figure out that she's eaten recently that's new or different that she could be having a reaction too. I have wondered if it's a new reaction to a sensitivity because she has had allergic type symptoms before - like tummy pains and diarrhoea - just no hives.


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Naturopath would have my vote :)

My son has been coming out in hives as well. Although we think his allergy is to hairy caterpilla's (or itchy grubs) his was quite severe though and needed a trip to the hospital. He was on Phenergan but ended up needing redipred (prednisone) to settle it down.

As for relief we tried dermaid (over the counter cream) it helped the first 2 times but the 3rd time it stung

If you go to your local pharmacy they will direct you to what is the nest relief cream to use

I get hives from oranges, stone fruit and mangoes. I had them so bad once it looked like I had measles. Not a nice look on the legs while going to work.

Another thing to look at is yoghurt, especially if it's fruit based

How is she now Ash? Mine are cropping up and it reminded me of this thread.

Thanks so much for checking in about her :hug: I hope yours aren't bothering you too much!!

I got a call from the school yesterday and ended up picking her up at lunch time because she was itchy. There is nothing really jumping out in terms of what she's eating that causing it but it definitely seems to be after she's eaten - usually within about half an hour.

She broke out again last night and woke up all clear this morning - and nothing at all today so far.

I'm wondering if something other than her diet has set her off somehow - and made her more sensitive to food in general maybe?


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Could it be a new plant or grass she's come into contact with?
Mine are set off by cannabis oil/resin (found out the hard way pulling up a very large crop).
Poor little pet.

My DD1 gets hives every winter the only thing we can think of is the cold we just give her antihistamine and shes right