Thank you for all your information!

by Barbara
(St Thomas, Ontario, Canada)

Thank you so much for all your information about Chronic Hives, as I too, battled with this condition. The first time was 20 years ago, and then again 3 years ago, for about 6 months.

I had also taken anti-histamines until I was nearly comatose, steroids to control swelling, and nothing seemed to help me.

I stopped taking all medication and and slowly but surely, my skin calmed down and the hives disappeared, but when I had them I looked like I had been in a boxing match - the swelling on my face was awful.

After much trial and error, I realized that I was reacting to the yellow colourant Tartrazine, which is in foods and medication - I broke out in hives whenever I had vitamins which were orange or yellow, and when I took over-the-counter cold medication which was yellow, or certain yellow anti-histamines.

The fewer chemicals, including unnecessary colourants and additives, that I put in my body, the better I feel.

Thank you so much for all the information about living a Chemical Free life!