Do u have or do u know someone with an allergy to cold water or "cold urticaria"? Help!?My experience: About a year ago I was walking in the rain and started to feel a tightening in my skin and an itching sensation, when I got home I realized I had tons of red welts where the skin was exposed to the rain. I figured it was something toxic in the rain itself since I live in a very polluted city. Then it happened again, and again, anytime I was exposed to cold water. One night I asked a friend who is a doctor and he told me it could be an allergy to cold water, we all laughed, and the rest of my friends just called me a hypochondriac. Over the last year I've had few and far in between reactions, specially swelling and discomfort when holding cold drinks, and one or two welts with the occasional cold shower. Last week I took a cold and was covered in welts (arms, hands, upper back and neck) and since then it's been happening every single time my skin touches anything cold. Even just from grabbing a bottle out of the refrigerator my hand swells up. I've researched this condition and figured out it is "cold urticaria", I even saw that the way doctors test for it is by pressing an ice cube against the forearm. I did this and within a minute or two had a huge red welt, it's been 4 hours and the swelling is barely going down. What really concerns me is the fact that it almost seems seasonal reappearing as it did exactly around when it began, in spring. Does that mean I should be extra careful in warmer seasons? I love swimming, and most pools here are not heated and now I've read an exposure like that can cause anaphylactic shock. Anyway just wanted to see if anyone has had a similar experience with this.
-chweety
ask a doctor
-Lacey 66
First of all, you cannot have a true allergy to water or you would be dead. It is however, possible for you to be allergic to a pollutant in rain water. As far as the cold urticaria goes, I have never dealt with it. Next time you go to the doctor you should ask him about it, it's the only way you will get a definite answer
-sailor
I had hives/urticaria for ten years. It is difficult to find the underlying cause for it even after you find the trigger which in your case seems to be cold. I am adding some references that hopefully will help you.
You may be having the condition in the warmer seasons more because you are more likely to go swimming or expose your self to cold than in the winter. Or there is a pollen or something that affects you then. Hard to say.
See an allergist if possible. They can test for allergies and are also most likely to work with you to find a medicine combination that will work for you to prevent them or keep them from being as severe. What worked for me was claritin-d with serevent. Lots of different things to try and if one doesn't work, try something else. Benadryl after one occurs may help quick relief and you may want to get an epipen in case of anaphalactic shock.
My hives went away when I went on a gluten free diet. This helps about 10 percent of urticaria sufferers is what I have found out.
Good luck
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