Allergic to the heat or something else?

[lazyfatgit]

i used to suffer from big blotches under the skin. I think it was called giant urticaria and it was a reaction to an unidentified allergen in foodstuff. Antihistamine helped with the itch.

 

[Speicher]

I have got some anti-histamine. But it says something along the lines of "take great care with this medication if you are taking other medicines like ... anti-biotics."

It could be a reaction to something I have eaten. I had some fresh pineapple yesterday, anyone's guess what insecticides go on those!

 

[Ben M]

That is the strange thing. The spots are on my thighs, were they would have been covered by shorts, and upper arms, covered by short sleeves of tee shirt. Where I have a very slight suntan, there are no splodges/spots. The suns rays can get through clothing tho' can't it. It could be that the slight suntan protects the skin, whereas the splodges are on the skin not exposed to the sun. I tend to be very careful about the sun, as I do not want to get to my old age, with skin like leather.

How old was your mother when she first got PLE.

It can go through light clothing yes. But if you aren't getting it on your most exposed areas, it doesn't sound like it could be PLE. Have you changed your fabric softener/ detergent recently?

She's had it for years, but has met people who didn't have it for years, then got it all of a sudden.

 

[Speicher]

No, not changed the detergent. I think a cup of tea, watch Wallender (Swedish Detective, BBC4) and then to bed is the answer.

ComedyPlot, you could massage my neck!

 

[Speicher]

I went to the GP surgery this morning, and was seen by the Triage nurse.
She said it is a "Drug Eruption", and to just keep cool, possibly use Calomine lotion, if it is very itchy. It could take ten days to clear up.

Thanks to those who offered advice yesterday.

 

[Morrisette]

Have you been out in the sun, or indeed behind glass like in a greenhouse, without sun cream on?

It sounds a LOT like PLE, which is an allergy to the UVA rays of the sun (not the ones that burn you and are protected by the spf of sun creams, the one which is rated in stars on the back.

PLE isn't a very common condition, and your GP is likely to know little to nothing about it, skin specialists know very little about it. My mum has suffered from it for years, so I know a little about it. She is prescribed antihistamine to stop the itching, and large quantities of fish oil (branded "maxepa") to help to prevent it. They make it much better, but dob't stop it completely. Sun creams, even with the maximum UVA protection rating don't prevent it, she was on both medication and spending literally every waking moment covered in cream, and still getting these "heat spots". It does ease as your body gets used to the exposure to UVA rays.

I could well be wrong, and I hope for your sake that I am, as PLE is a royal pain, but what you are describing is exactly like my mum's condition.

This is interesting, I get strange blotchy spots/like heat rash in the sun sometimes, never in the UK though, only places where the sun is stronger (so I guess more UVA). Never seen a doctor with it as I just assumed it was heat rash, but it sounds like this....will do some googling. The things you may learn on cycling forums!

 

[Crackle]

I went to the GP surgery this morning, and was seen by the Triage nurse.
She said it is a "Drug Eruption", and to just keep cool, possibly use Calomine lotion, if it is very itchy. It could take ten days to clear up.

Thanks to those who offered advice yesterday.

Ahh, Caloine lotion, soothing stuff.

 

[Crackle]

Yes. And according to Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, if you mess around with poison ivy, you're gonna need an ocean of it.

That's the 2nd reply from you I've had to Google in as many days but you're right, they do

 

[Speicher]

Dr Crock

May I have chilled pear cider instead of scrumpy?

And large red what? I already have large, medium and small red splodgey spots, and do not want any more.