What Should I Do About My Cholinergic Urticaria?

So for the last 2 years or so, I have had Excercise/Heat Induced Cholinergic Urticaria. I have tried every antihistamine I can think of and nothing works! Unfortunately, I have P.E. 1st period so I have to go through my next two classes with these red, itchy bumps on my arms, neck, and calves! The hives seem to only appear when I'm doing phyiscal exercise or when my internal body heat goes up.

If anybody has advise or can relate to my condition, please tell me!

Thank You

I had hives for almost 10 years and they went away when I went on a gluten free diet following a diagnosis of celiac disease. Celiac disease is an intolerance to the gluten found in wheat,rye and barley. You can get tested for celiac disease usually starting with a blood test and maybe an endoscopy. If the tests are negative, you could still try a month or two on a gluten free diet to see if you just aren't registering on the tests. Good luck, I know what you are going through and hope this helps.

How in the hell were you diagnosed with Exercise/Heat induced cholinergic urticaria?

The bottom line is that more than 50% (some say as much as 80%) of urticarial cases do not have an identified cause. In general, we through antihistamines and steroids (such as prednisone) at patients, but sometimes they don't work. You can try going to both an allergist and a dermatologist, but often they cannot solve your problems.