Help! My face is swollen - how to cure hives?
By iskayz
@iskayz (5420)
Philippines
April 5, 2009 3:29am CST
Hi everyone!
I am having an ordeal today. My face is swollen, my eyes are puffed and it's kinda itchy. I don't know how it started but I just woke up Saturday morning feeling itchy on my face. Scratched it several times and after sometime the face started to swell forming like patches of insect bites.
I searched the internet for it cause I've figured it could be an allergy and from what I have learned they are called "hives". They say it's really nothing serious and that it just goes away just like when it suddenly appears but for how long? I can't eat a lot of food such as soy, milk and eggs but as far as I can remember I don't have any food allergies.
I'd really like to visit a doctor cause I don't look like the same anymore. It's like I'm a different person because the face has started to swell really bad. But it's Sunday today and the doctor we knew isn't available.
Though I have some infos about these hives allergies but I'd like to know from those who have experienced having it. How dangerous is it and what other foods should I not eat? How long will the bumps subside cause I can't go out. It's embarrassing to look like this. What does really causes these allergies? Anything you know about this allergy please do share it.
I am having an ordeal today. My face is swollen, my eyes are puffed and it's kinda itchy. I don't know how it started but I just woke up Saturday morning feeling itchy on my face. Scratched it several times and after sometime the face started to swell forming like patches of insect bites.
I searched the internet for it cause I've figured it could be an allergy and from what I have learned they are called "hives". They say it's really nothing serious and that it just goes away just like when it suddenly appears but for how long? I can't eat a lot of food such as soy, milk and eggs but as far as I can remember I don't have any food allergies.
I'd really like to visit a doctor cause I don't look like the same anymore. It's like I'm a different person because the face has started to swell really bad. But it's Sunday today and the doctor we knew isn't available.
Though I have some infos about these hives allergies but I'd like to know from those who have experienced having it. How dangerous is it and what other foods should I not eat? How long will the bumps subside cause I can't go out. It's embarrassing to look like this. What does really causes these allergies? Anything you know about this allergy please do share it.1 person likes this
2 responses
I tried the cold compression and yes it does help decrease the itching. If I'm right I know you're a doctor, would it be ok if I take some antihistamines without any prescriptions?
@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Apr 09
Oh gosh you poor thing! 
I have been through food allergies many years ago and it's all completely cleared up now. I had to keep a note of absolutely everything that I ate in order to try and pinpoint it to what could have been the cause. I then had allergy tests. The first thing I was asked was 'what is the one thing you would want to give up?' and of course it was the one thing I was allergic too - milk!
I had to give up everything containing milk and that meant everything including ham and some tinned foods which had milk in the ingredients. Over a period of about 18 months and sticking to a diet of maninly fruit and vegetables and grilled meat I managed to get my system back to normal and now I can eat everything again with no problesm at all.
I suggets you think about what you ate in last few days even going back to 5 or 6 days ago because things remain in our sytem for that amount of time. Then you must see a doctor just to be sure it is nothing too serious. Today just eat fruit and vegetables and drink only water and I hope you will soon, very soon, be feeling better. Please keep us informed too!
I have been through food allergies many years ago and it's all completely cleared up now. I had to keep a note of absolutely everything that I ate in order to try and pinpoint it to what could have been the cause. I then had allergy tests. The first thing I was asked was 'what is the one thing you would want to give up?' and of course it was the one thing I was allergic too - milk!
I had to give up everything containing milk and that meant everything including ham and some tinned foods which had milk in the ingredients. Over a period of about 18 months and sticking to a diet of maninly fruit and vegetables and grilled meat I managed to get my system back to normal and now I can eat everything again with no problesm at all.
I suggets you think about what you ate in last few days even going back to 5 or 6 days ago because things remain in our sytem for that amount of time. Then you must see a doctor just to be sure it is nothing too serious. Today just eat fruit and vegetables and drink only water and I hope you will soon, very soon, be feeling better. Please keep us informed too!1 person likes this
@iskayz (5420)
• Philippines
5 Apr 09
18 months? It took that long until everything is normal again?! Oh geez I hope mine wouldn't take that long to cure.
Over the last 5-6 days I had chicken, pastries, ice cream, eggs, vegetables, fish and sodas I think. But I never had allergies on these foods before. My sister told me not to eat anything oily so as as a precaution I only had spam for this day. Spam for breakfast, lunch and dinner. But so far my face is still swollen.
@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Apr 09
It took 18 months before I could eat things with milk products in them again but I was already feeling much better after three months of not eating any milk products at all.
The swelling, itching and other things that I had gradually disappeared.
Spam? There's a heck of a lot of 'rubbish' goes into that. I would stick to something more natural rather than preconfectioned food. Rice for example.
There's a heck of a lot of 'rubbish' goes into that. I would stick to something more natural rather than preconfectioned food. Rice for example.