darko's painful life with COLD URTICARIA

[darko.]

Cold urticaria is a disorder characterised by the rapid onset of itchiness, redness and swelling of the skin within minutes after exposure to a cold stimulus.

The sensation of burning may be a prominent feature. The swelling is limited to the parts of the body that have been in contact with the stimulus.

The symptoms are often worse after the exposed area is warmed.



Holding of cold objects can cause swelling of the hand. Eating cold food may result in swelling of the lips, but swelling of the tongue and throat occurs less frequently. Generalised symptoms of flushing, headache, fainting and abdominal pain may occur if large areas are affected.


Patients typically experience symptoms while outside on cold, windy or rainy days. Fatalities following swimming have been reported and those affected should be warned that swimming or having a cold bath could be dangerous.

http://www.allergysa.org/html/coldurticaria.html

if any of you ever fall through cracked ice, i wont be able to save you. sorry, ladiezzz

i once held some water bottles in my arms as i carried them to the kitchen and i had 2 huge welts on my forearm for well over an hour.

[SilverSpoon]

So you have this or something?

I'm going to whip you with ice blocks.

[darko.]

yeah i do. whenever i drink something very cold, my luips get red and swollen adn tichy. when i rummage through the freezer, or even the fridge for even just a minute or so, i get red and itchy hands, somewimtes swollen. my sister and mom also. my brother reacts to heat. when he gets hot he gets very itchy.

a more accurate term would be "cholinergic urticaria".

hmmm now that i think of it, when i am walking around outside, i often get very itchy on my inner thighs and right abover my knee towards the inside. from my pants rubbing against my leg. i wasnt made for this life!!!!!

[SilverSpoon]

You guys are like The UnFantastic Four or something.

[Wolf]

dang darko. I feel sorry for you. Now you can't enjoy ice-cream.

[darko.]

haha no i can. i just dont enjoy holding it, the cold bowl, the cold container, or rubbing it on my lips. but why would you rub ice cream on your lips? its sticky. it doesnt affect my tongue, thankfully. i always melt ice cream in the microwave a bit before i eat it anyway. i dont like it when its all frozen.

[SilverSpoon]

Soft ice cream is the best.

McDonald's gives soft ice cream.

[Dark Dude]

hellz yeah, nothing like a cold drink on a hot summer day.

[darko.]

yeah soft ice cream rules. thats why carvel > baskin robbins

i cant hold a milkshake either.

Move somewhere around the equator. Try Africa.

[darko.]

Originally Posted by ://.Phoenix.

Move somewhere around the equator. Try Africa.

yeah that might work...if i wasnt white as paper! is there no place for me?!

[JenniferNoble]

Do you want a hug?

[Riz]

Jesus, I've been suffering from this for about 3 years with no idea what it's called. I've been looking on the net for ages, but obviously "hot. red. itchy." doesn't bring up much... and then I stumble upon this thread and get my answer.

I've got what your brothers got, the heat one. I've been taking antihistimanes for it, and they work pretty well. Now that I know the technical name I've actually been able to look it up and it seems that's about all I can do for it. What does your brother do?

Darko, I share your pain. We've both been on an epic journey facing the harshest conditions. This makes us almost brothers, man.

[Jocasta]

Poor darko, he's such a victim. Imagine the agonies of not being able to eat ice-cream straight away. Quit moaning for 5 seconds you ungrateful, spoilt, American brat.

[SilverSpoon]

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[Riz]

Uppin for darko. I hope his house wasn't hit by a blizzard :(

[jamesfitzgibbon1812]

Originally Posted by SilverSpoon

Soft ice cream is the best.

McDonald's gives soft ice cream.

See, I disagree - you got 2 types of people in this world - Dairy Queeners and Baskin Robiners.

I am a Basking Robiner (hard ice cream). Silverspoon is a Dairy Queener (soft).

[Wolf]

Soft ice cream is good. What happen to darko?

[SilverSpoon]

He's dead.

[Cat]

Spoon totally tricked him into going to Alaska to steal their snow.