Autumn/winter allergy
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I have been suffering from some kind of allergy now for 13 years, it starts around September and lasts until around March time, it drives me crazy with itching. I am under the dermatologist, he thought it may be polymorphic light eruption, but is now ruling that out I think. I have been prescribed various creams and ointments, they heal the sores from scratching but doesn't help stop the itching. Antihistimines help, but they don't stop the allergy.
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mrsmop sue56593
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I wrote to every company under the sun to ask whether they had changed their ingredients in their products. One of them sent me to a Dermatologist, who did patch testing.
Some years further on, I again developed unbearable itching, my GPs wouldn't refer me to a Dermatologist until I developed huge blisters on my feet. A Pharmacist recognised these as Bullous Pemphigoid and I was finally referred again. My current Consultant told me that in fact, I had Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid/Cicatricial Pemphigoid and he is treating it.
Things improved tremendously, as soon as I was put on oral steroids. The itching finally went and I now seldom itch. [I still have the Pemphigoid but that's another story!]
What country are you in?
sue56593 mrsmop
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mrsmop sue56593
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Do you have any autoimmune diseases? I wonder whether your Dermatologist ought to be looking down a different track. Has s/he done comprehensive blood tests?
sue56593 mrsmop
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mrsmop sue56593
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My formaldehyde allergy manifested itself on my arms and legs and rarely anywhere else. Have they done any patch testing?
joy47826 sue56593
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I since found Grape Seed Extract and take it daily and often times still take Pycnogenol....these antioxidants are from France originally and Pycnogenol hit the U.S. in 1994.....it found me in 1995.
I never had the itching issue, but you might want to check these out as what is going on in the inside. affects the outside....
These reduce histimines greatly and address so much in the body.
I have a separate post here on these antioxidants. j
sue56593 joy47826
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