What Information Should I Give My Doctor If I Have Hives
What information should I give my doctor if I have Hives?
If you are going to visit your doctor, he or she will be asking you series of questions regarding your concern. Make sure to give him or her all the needed information so he or she can assess the specific treatment for your hives.
Usually, your doctor will ask you about the history of past illnesses, what particular food or environment caused the hives, the time when the hives existed and the medications and interventions done during the attack.
You also need to consult your doctor if:
- The itchiness of hives lasts for more than 24 hours
- The hives is more than 1 week
- If it worsens
- Difficulty in breathing
- Wheezing
- Swollen tongue
- Severe weakness
- Hoarseness and cough with rapid existence
- Severe itchiness
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What are the other causes of Hives aside from allergies?
Aside from foods, drugs and pollens, hereditary factors also trigger the attack of hives in a person’s body. This is a common case to almost all individuals. Most cases or hives attack are caused by hereditary factors.
If you have undergone blood transfusion and the blood transferred in your system have allergens it is also possible for you to develop hives. This case is rare, but most studies have shown that it is also possible for an individual to develop hives because of it.
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