I take macrobid oral for an infecton and I just started getting hives right after I take it?
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Stop the medicine and call your doctor.  You have developed an allergy to the medicine.  Regardless of how many times you have taken it, allergies can develop at any age.\n\nCall your doctor and he or she will change your medicine.
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You should see a doctor you could become allergic to it even tho you were'nt before.
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i had the same thig except not scalp an fingers an i drank different water/went to er doc gave me methylprednisoione,an benydryl, said it was food allergy or clothes, orsoap, but i was stessed out too,now i cant sleep cause im wired an drinkin onlt diet soda cause i didnt get the benydryl, try over the counter benydrl they gave me 2 25 mgs. plus a shot of steroidsan i slep no hives too.
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I take probiotics.  I use them for my IBS (stomach problems) and whenever I take antibiotics to prevent a yeast infection. There are no adverse effects, as these are naturally occuring substances located in your body (and in yogurt!)  I'd check with your MD first...but I'm pretty sure they'd tell you the same :)
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Urticaria is a fairly generic term that basically means you get hives. Frustratingly, most general practitioners seem to feel satisfied at that point and do not pursue the cause of the hives. To get to the root cause you will either need to do to a dosctor specializing in allergies or do some investigating on your own.\n\nTo investigate to see if it is a food triggering your hives you will need to go on an elimination diet. To do these you need to set aside time in which you will fast for 2 days drinking only water. Then gradually introduce one ingredient foods, one per day, until a reaction occurs. When a reaction occurs you need to treat that food as suspect and later challenge yourself with the food again to see if the source is confirmed a second time. We used this method to discover that my husband reacted to wheat which later led us to a correct diagnosis of celiac. He didn't have hives. His reaction was digestive and rash related.\n\nContact reactions are a bit tougher to identify. I would try the food based method first and if that doesn't locate the source, go to have the allergy skin test with an allergist.\n\nADDED INFORMATION - Since you are so reactive to touch, your allergen is extremely likely to be a food or medication. I was exactly the same way. My skin would constantly trigger into hives at just handling anything - wood, plastic, metal. It didn't matter. All that was needed was a touch or a scratch. Many allergens are ushered by the body to be stored just under the skin. Many conditions, even in animals, are from this (hives which can be from any allergen source, Dermatisis Herpetiformis which is when the allergen is gluten/gliadin, etc.) Do try the allergy elimination diet and don't forget to include medications if can safely do so. No doctor is trying, so it is up to you. I used the allergy elimination diet and successfully discovered what my hives were being caused from. I also used it many years later and discovered that my husband and daughter were celiac (reacts to gluten/gliadin). If I had left it all up to the doctors all three of us would still be suffering.
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it is your bodies reaction to the medications....have u contacted your Dr
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If you're using a condom, you might be allergic to latex or spermacide.  If you're not using a condom, it's actually possible to be allergic to semen.  Having a allergic reaction that shows up on your face doesn't necessarily mean that whatever you're allergic to was touching your face, cause hives are a systemic reaction (i.e. you're whole body is reacting to it, so the hives could show up anywhere).\n\nYou should talk to your doctor, cause allergic reactions tend to increase in severity over time, and can be extremely dangerous.
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See a docter QUICKLY! You might be allergic and if you get another bee sting, it could be deadly because the first is always the best one...
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Sounds like an allergic reaction.  Do you get itchy too?  Around the throat area?  If so, be very careful.  You could be getting hives and the swelling is dangerous!  I'd call a doctor and tell him/her your symptoms.
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It very well could be from the antibiotics.  Antibiotics can wipe out some of the bacterial flora that are normally found in your digestive tract, leading to changes in how completely you digest food.  Diarrhea can often result, but even if it doesn't, you're bound to have stools that are more watery than normal, or even have a higher concentration of stomach acids present.  Stomach acids, in lower volumes, can slightly irritate the skin of the anus and make it itch.  Watery stools can make cleanliness tougher, and waste material--even in trace amounts--can irritate your skin, making it itch.  Since the antibiotic you're on is fairly powerful, I'd lay my money on betting between the two of the above scenereos.\n\nHere's a couple of things that you can try.  The first is to eat more yogurts (which list that they contain live cultures--not all do) or take pro-biotics to replace the benificial bacteria the antibiotics are killing; keep doing this for a few weeks after you complete the treatments to make sure you completely rebuild what was killed.  The second is to take a dab of either neosporin ointment or Zinc oxide cream, and apply it to your anus after each bowel movement.  This will help to sooth any itching, as well as prevent further irritation.  No need to slop it on!  Just a dab'll do ya.\n\nSince these antibiotics are prescription drugs, that means your doctor's familiar with the fact that you're taking them... so by all means, ask him or her for any suggestions they may have--they'll probably tell you what I just did, but I'd never pretend to know more than a health professional... better to hear it twice than not at all, right?\n\nTake heart!  At least the itching won't last forever!
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I suffer from the same thing.\n\nIt's hives.  \n\nIt can be an allergic reaction - if you're having other symptoms of allergies like watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, then it could just be an extension of whatever you're allergic to.\n\nBut hives can be brought on by heat without an allergic reaction.  Nobody knows for sure why it happens in the absence of other allergies.  But heat brings blood to the surface of the skin and allows hives to develop.\n\nIf you scratch them, they will spread.  Sometimes mine itch when they're just flat red wheals, and sometimes they don't... but if I so much as touch a wheal before it swells, POOF! Not only does it swell and itch a lot worse, but it tells all its friends and neighbors, and it spreads like wildfire.\n\nI have had chronic hives for 6 months now - due to allergies.  I take a Claritin and a Singulair every day, and it still doesn't completely get rid of them.  I am undergoing allergy shots.\n\nOne other thing you can do is to get some Ivarest. You can find it at Walgreens. I've tried everything else on the market, and only Ivarest keeps the hives down for longer than an hour or so.  It's a little more expensive, but a tube will last me several weeks, instead of just a day or two like a tube of Benadryl cream.\n\nYou can also take Benadryl before a shower to help keep the hives down to a minimum.\n\nIf you don't get relief of them within about six weeks, go to the doctor and get tested for allergies.
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I know you said allergy pills don't work........I agree that most don't....try Claritin D......\nBut first you really should find out if that is an allergic reaction to an animal.....perhaps a cat?     What if you ate something and had the attack from that?   You need to know what it is and pay attention to your surroundings and what you eat.  very important!\nI have severe allergies and became sensitive(more allergic) over the years........only recently I broke out in hives twice this past summer.......both times I had shell fish ...shrimp....so now I know not to eat it anymore.\nTry natural herb products which you'll find in stores like "The Vitamin Shoppe"......
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Hmmm...\n\nI still think they are hives.  A minor case may only stay around for a day or two.  Hard to tell, but if they really start bothering you, go to a free clinic, to be safe.\nYour health is more important than money.\n\n Another possibility is ringworm ( a fungus), but I think it stays for a while without medicine.\n\nHere is another idea.  Go to your nearest pharmacy the next time you break out.  Then ask the pharmacist what he thinks you can put on it.  He/she might recognize the rash and be able to help you...\n\nGood luck!  Let me know ok?
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how did you get the hives. and the only way i know to get hives and have a metalic taste in your mouth is to eat shrimp or some other kind of seafood that is not fully cooked. not unless you're just nasty and put your mouth in certain places
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Sounds like hives from an allergic reaction either to something you are eating, pets, or soap you may be using, or an allergy to season changing. This can get serious. Take Benadryl, or the generic that is less expensive is diphenhydramine 25mg that you can find at the pharmacy. Take as directed. If it gets worse, please go see your doctor.\n\nI agree with Kitty Kit, hydrocortisone cream will greatly help the itching. She is also right about stress, it can bring on hives because of the lowering of the immunity.
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•  If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking clarithromycin(biaxin) and seek emergency medical attention: \n      · an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives), or \n      · liver damage (yellowing of the skin or eyes, nausea, abdominal pain or discomfort, unusual bleeding or bruising, severe fatigue). \n •  Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take clarithromycin and talk to your doctor if you experience \n      · nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain; \n      · dizziness, fatigue, or headache; \n      · a rash; or \n      · vaginal yeast infection. \n •  Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.
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it causes the release of histamines (same thing u get with allergy and hayfever)