Is There An Allergy To Cold Weather Causing Edema Or Swelling?
November 8, 2009 by admin
Filed under Allergy Questions
Hello. I’m just wondering about cold urticaria. I’ve read it shows symptoms of skin irritation and breathing difficulty. What about edema induced by cold temperatures? Is there such an allergy? What’s it called?
I am putting in a reference to different type of hives. Cold urticaria is one of them. I had hives for 10 years and finally got rid of them by going on a gluten free diet following a diagnosis of celiac disease which is an intolerance to the gluten found in wheat, rye and barley. You can get tested with blood work and possibly an endoscopy. If those tests are negative, you might try one or two months on a gluten free diet to see if it helps.
Good luck, Hives are a pain.
yes there is. my childhood friend have that. but it is very rare though.
I think there is. I’ve got cold utricaria, and I have edema as well as skin irritation. My doctor has never specified whether it’s just the skin irritation or the edema also, but I guess it’s both since she hasn’t said anything else. If you get swelling/edema, you should go to your doctor.