My son turned two in July and has had hives almost every single day for the past month, maybe a bit longer. He had hives for the first time in May, due to a viral infection and since then end of July / beginning of August, he has had hives almost every single day. They typically appear after he has been up for a few minutes in the morning or right out of bed. They tend to disappear during the mid-morning and reappear in the early evening. Sometimes they last all day, but fade to a very pale pink. They never seem to itch, and they have the classic, white and pink, raised hive look. His doctors thinks it is normal and I am a bit worried due to my own history with severe seasonal allergies and food sensitivities.There seems to be zero evidence or information on what causes chronic hives in children. We use Seventh Generation laundry, free and clear detergent, and have always used it when washing his and our clothing. Has anyone else had this experience?
Nothing has happened yet. We have an appointment with an allergist on the 11th of this month. Took a long time to get into the office. Hives have been decreasing though!
Get referred to a Pediatric Dermatologist.
ALSO though, TAKE PHOTOS of it.
Hives/skin rashes are often hard to describe.
So take photos of it, to show the Specialist.
And take notes of it, like you described here.
Also there is something called "Urticaria."
But, this type usually itches intensely.
Your child does not seem to itch.
Hives, can be due to MANY MANY MANY things.
It is sometimes hard, to pinpoint.
Yes I work with a lot of people including children with food sensitivities. You are wise to look at some internal cause rather than an external cause (detergents, etc.). That's not to say that the mild detergents are a bad thing, they aren't. But you may need more.
Most likely, ADDING nutrients to enable the processing of the "offending" foods (for you and your child) is the best and most successful way. Much easier and much more satisfying than problematic elimination diets. I no longer have any symptoms of seasonable allergies and am a trained nutritional consultant, having trained with many others who had success - so it works! The problems are the result of changes in our food supply - processing, depleted soils, added pollutants and toxins, etc. It's an easy fix if you are willing to be consistent. And the solution is safe for kids - it's all food, and it's given even to compromised preemies through feeding tubes and severely malnourished kids in feeding stations in the 3rd world, etc. Let me know if you want some help.
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Yes I work with a lot of people including children with food sensitivities. You are wise to look at some internal cause rather than an external cause (detergents, etc.). That's not to say that the mild detergents are a bad thing, they aren't. But you may need more.
Most likely, ADDING nutrients to enable the processing of the "offending" foods (for you and your child) is the best and most successful way. Much easier and much more satisfying than problematic elimination diets. I no longer have any symptoms of seasonable allergies and am a trained nutritional consultant, having trained with many others who had success - so it works! The problems are the result of changes in our food supply - processing, depleted soils, added pollutants and toxins, etc. It's an easy fix if you are willing to be consistent. And the solution is safe for kids - it's all food, and it's given even to compromised preemies through feeding tubes and severely malnourished kids in feeding stations in the 3rd world, etc. Let me know if you want some help.
My son had the same thing about the time he turned 2 also --he's now 11. Pediatrician "dismissed" it as just being a viral thing...and it went on and on and on....Well, I had pedi "humor" me and referred us to an allergist.....and lo and behold they were not viral hives but food allergies like oats(so much for cheerios abnd oatmeal) andd shellfish and treenuts and casein(milk protein).......so my suggestion is yes, go to an allergist even if it's to rule out the allergies...Good luck I hope he feels better .....
My daughter had random hives for the better part of a month around her 2nd birthday. Like your sons, the would appear and fade and reappear in new places throughout the day. Her pediatrician said sometimes kids get these random hives and, if nothing in our product usage had recently changes, just treat them as needed with Benedryl and follow up in a few weeks. So we did just that. We gave her Benedryl when they appeared and after a few weeks, they stopped showing up as much and as often until they just stopped. I too have lots of minor food allergies, minor environmental allergies and a deadly food allergy, but she hadn't exhibited any allergies prior to this and we just treated and watched until the episode was done. Haven't had a repeat either. Hang in there and hopefully it will be over soon.
I'd start to look for patterns in his food or his clothing (my sister is allergic to wool and DD is allergic to apples). Does he get sweaty? Does he use a different shampoo than he used to? Etc. My SD can't use Herbal Essences straight hair products. Took us a while to figure that out. I'd start to look at the things he's exposed to right before bed and at bedtime. Toys, bath, snack...
