Did you self diagnose yourself ?

Have you tried corticosteroids?

That's always a mixed bag, and if you have other conditions, it may be contraindicated. But if you haven't, I'd at least talk to your doctors about it.

What percentage of water does a fluid need to be for you to have a reaction? For example if you bathed in milk would you have a reaction?

Have you tried taking a lot of anti-histamines (like benadryl) before showering? like take 2x the suggested dose 45 minutes before hand. It might help (could be use sparingly when desired).

Have they tried managing the symptoms with an antihistamine? If so, does that give you any relief at all? Any chance that you might outgrow it or that hormonal birth control could change it?

Just plain water, or anything with water in it? Like if you dripped some soup on your arm, does it react? Or if you licked said soup off your arm, does it react to the saliva?

Hey, no question from me. I have a similar issue though. Delayed Pressure Urticaria. I'd get hives from imperceptible pressure from things like a belt or shoelaces that were a little too tight. The hives would show up a few hours later, and usually last 24 hours or so. Longer if I scratched them, and boy were they hot and itchy!

I've had it for +/- 20 years, but the good news is that for the last 12 or so I've had no hives because my doc and I finally found a drug combo that got rid of them.

I take 5mg of Montelukast, and 5mg of Cetirizine every night before bed. I also have a few Prednisone pills on standby in cast there's a sudden breakout, but haven't needed them for +/- 10 years. One is for allergies, the other is an asthma med. And the prednisone is for killing the hives quick so your body resets, and the other drugs will work.

I obviously don't know if that will work for you, but the combo might be worth mentioning to your doc. I just hope you find a solution.

The big bonus for me, is that since I'm on these pills I never have to worry about my hay fever or cat allergies! :)

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That’s good! But it can be school exposure, or hidden, or a really bad exposure in the past that your body didn’t recover completely from. Definitely check out Dr Nathan’s book since so few doctors have experience with this.

> I have rarer medical conditions than this haha

Thats pretty scary, as there are supposedly only 50 to 100 documented cases of aquagenic urticaria (sources vary slightly, but the number is incredibly low).

Is it all water or something in YOUR water?

Does distilled water cause this as an example?

What do the doctors say can be done?

Were you affected at all in utero? I feel like the amniotic fluid would have been an issue. Or was this something that started later on in life?

Tried Zyrtec, Allegra, Pepsid. All a no-go.

Woah.. never knew that! I’ll have to read that. But no, we don’t have mold. My dad is very on top of that stuff.

What about water consumption? Where does the allergy start and stop?

Are there any anti-histamines you can take on the regular that would limit the hives\effects?

My wife is allergic to dust and animal dander as well as a multitude number of pollens. She pretty much takes an aerius pill every day in order to at least minimize the effects. If she forgets for a day or two her reactions come back hard.

Do you have any other allergies?

Have you ever looked at toxic mold as a root cause? Your condition is not common, but for the people that have it, mold/mycotoxin exposure is one of the most common causes. Neil Nathan, MD, discusses your condition in his book Toxic.

Tradesies?

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Probably somewhere.

No, but that’s something to think about!

I’d have to try it lol

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I don’t know about other people’s sweat, lol. Never had a problem with lotions. And I love watermelon.