I've wracked my brain and created a hive journal, tracking their development, in an effort to figure things out. He's gotten them at home, at school, and out-on-the-town; during the day and at night; around pets and without pets at hand; in times of stress and relaxation. There is no obvious trigger. The doctor shrugged and called them "idiopathic" which I gather is Latin for "I have no f*&%ing clue."
For now, he'll take a low-level antihistamine that should help to keep the hives at bay. If the hives turn up uninvited we'll send them packing with Mama's little helper (and a nap). And I'll continue to rack my brain for clues to this little mystery.
Friday morning hives update: Thanks for the tips and support; we're still searching for the trigger. But JT has been on the Zyrtec for 48 hours......and no hives since Wednesday morning. And now that I've put that in print, the hives they will return.
4 comments:
Maybe try all-natural laundry soap?? Colby's grandfather gets hives if you look at him sideways, so they use all natural, fragrance free everything from toothpaste to toilet paper. He also can't eat some food dyes or something. Good luck. Poor guy.
Poor guy. Hope you figure out the trigger soon. If not I suggest buying stock in the makers of Benedryl.
Hives suck! You may not remember but I used to get them around midterm/finals time and the UCLA med student doc said mine were due to stress :(
Sorry to hear about this latest mysterious development in your parenting odyssey... hope the hives cease and desist SOON.
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