Chronic urticarial hives can affect other parts of your body such as the lungs, muscles, and gastrointestinal tract. Hives can be brought on by stress, change in temperature (both hot and cold) and a number of environmental factors.
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Hives are more common in women than men. If you are allergic towards certain foods, medications, food additives or preservatives, insect stings or sunlight exposure, you are prone to experience hives. Hives can also be triggered by a reaction to medicines like penicillin, antibiotics and painkillers.
These bumps are due to 'leaky' blood vessels in which plasma is released due to the release of histamine from cells around the blood vessels. In any particular instant it can be hard to pinpoint the root cause of your hives.
Some popular home remedies for urticaria are unfiltered apple cider vinegar (diluted with water) and applied to the affected area, or rubbing garlic and vaseline on the hives to alleviate itching. Compared to acute hives, the cause is sometimes difficult to determine. Lasts more than six weeks to several months.
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