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Chronic appendicitis and urticaria?

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gayle84805
gayle84805

I started experiencing unexplained hives all over my body - never knowing where from hour to hour - 5 1/2 months ago. I've had every test imaginable to rule out systemic or other causes and no triggers seem to make sense. Antihistamines to not work. Xolair provided no relief after 4 rounds. I had a total thyroidectomy 6 weeks ago to remove a benign mass and was hopeful that would end the hives. It did not. Since then, I have started seeing a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner for accupuncture and cupping. The tea did seem to bring some itching relief in the middle of the night. 

And now - one week ago, a lurking mild tug in my right side became acute and within hours my appendix was removed. Not one hive since. I'm so afraid to exhale with relief. Will they return? Does anyone believe their is a connection between a lingering bacterial, appendix infection and/or appendictis and my hives? 

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  • desmond01416
    desmond01416 gayle84805

    Posted

    My hives flare when I have any sort of infection. The common cold is the thing that most usually triggers my hives, that and cold contact.
  • michelle07282
    michelle07282 gayle84805

    Posted

    My belief from my own story. From speaking on here to others who share this condition is that the start of this is either an infection or a sudden trauma that has happened in their life. I have found anything from  a cold to an infection in a tooth, to bowel problems. makes the situation worse. Although I do have triggers such as heat, sun and stress.
  • desmond01416
    desmond01416 gayle84805

    Posted

    Heavy tiredness / fatigue or sheer exhaustion is another trigger for me. I suppose that's not that different to stress and often leads to infections too. And the hives add to stress and exhaustion and worsen infections, especially if they mess with your sleep. It seems to be a very complex set of variable triggers for me. One of the signs that an attack is coming on is that I will suddenly out of the blue feel complete exhaustion, brain fog and overall weakness bordering on depression. Then usually that night or by the next morning my skin will breakout. Often within a day of that I'll have a the first signs of a cold or infection. Or sometimes it happens just as I recover from a cold, just when I start to feel well again. 

  • lea25377
    lea25377 gayle84805

    Posted

    I had hives and angio-edema all over my body for 4 months. Then I had an acute appendicitis, had my appendix removed, and I have not had a single hive since. This was 3 weeks ago and I dare not hope that the urticaria is gone. Since I also switched to a new ant-histamine (desloratadine) just after my appendectomy, it is also possible that I am finally responding to an anti-histamine.

    Have you gotten any urticaria since your appendectomy? Have there been any new events in your story?

    • caroline38462
      caroline38462 lea25377

      Posted

      About a month ago, started to experience allergy like symptoms including hives and face swelling . Three weeks ago ended up in hospital as face swelled up like crazy and intense chest pressure with some abdominal discomfort. They treated me for allergic reaction. was told to stay on zyrtek, take prednisone if needed and was given an epipen. Continued to swell and itch if i didnt take allergy medicine. A week ago i started to experience abdominal pain that was sharper, on right side. Apparently my appendix had ruptured. Being treated with antibiotics in hospital. Its been 3 days ans no more swelling or hives.

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