Hives And Menopause
Menopause Itching
By the time most women have reached their forties and fifties, they are exhibiting the physical changes which accompany menopause. Menopause can bring emotional turmoil as well, but it is the physical symptoms which can make the menopausal years so traumatic for millions of otherwise well-balanced and happy women. And among the most distressing symptoms are the hives of menopause.
Increasing Occurances
The hives of menopause are a mystery to medical science, which has yet to provide an explanation for their appearance. Yet the hives of menopause seem to be affecting more and more women, and they can erupt in only small areas, or they can cover the entire body. The hormonal changes which occur during menopause could be at least one factor in the appearance of the hives.
The Stress Factor
Pharmaceutical companies have developed skin creams specifically to relieve the itching and inflammation of the hives of menopause, but there is a school of thought that the hives may be aggravated by stress. Those women plagued by the hives of menopause have nothing to lose by reducing their stress levels as much as possible, but even that does not promise an immediate end to the condition. It can take months to eliminate the hives of menopause and the other menopausal symptoms.
There are some women, however, who experience the hive of menopause only once, while others have a chronic case of hives known as Urticaria. If the hives are a single occurrence, they will shortly clear up without intervention. Urticaria, on the other hand, can last up to six months.
The hive of menopause can range in size from tiny red patches to those with the diameter of a half-dollar. Severe cases of the hives of menopause can lead to a condition known as Angiodema, which causes edema of the hands, eyes, and lips.
Other suspected contributors to the hives of menopause are food allergies; many women change their diets suddenly as they attempt to alleviate their symptoms. They may be eating some food for the first time, not realizing that they are allergic to them. A serious case of the hives of menopause really deserves the attention of your doctor so that you can try to determine and remove its cause. The best way to conquer the hives of menopause is to eliminate their causes, and that may be difficult.
The symptoms can be rashes to urticaria, better known as ‘hives,’ or life-threatening reactions like anaphylactic shock. Progesterone, produced by the body, has caused very severe allergic rashes in menopausal women is very difficult to [...]
The Mysterious Hives Of Menopause
The hives of menopause are a mystery to medical science, which has yet to provide an explanation for their appearance. Yet the hives of menopause seem to be affecting more and more women, and they can erupt in only small areas.
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MY DR. GAVE ME ATARAX . VISTERILL and i take like a fourth of one every three days. a whole one makes me sleepy., but if i dont take one and something excites me in any way i break out all over. this has come after a sugery and i have developed an allergy to latex. and their is latex in every thing.
Many of you may be suffering from Candida in your intestines or bloodstream and have no idea! That’s what caused my awful itching this spring! A visit to a naturopath and a complete change in diet fixed it all in just a week or so…itchies gone!
Go learn all about it at MidlifeCrisisQueen.com I’ve written a number of posts about Candida in your menopause years recently.
Take care of yourselves out there! -The Queen
Also consider that you could be allergic to soy products. I was and ended up with a TERRIBLE CASE of hives before the THIRD doctor I saw figured it out. It took 20 days of no soy for my hives to completely disappear!
Be careful out there! -The Queen
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