Hives - help🤍

[Kenny_]

Hi All,

Has anyone with cirrhosis had hives? I can’t work out what caused it & it’s accompanied with nausea, upper stomach cramps & reflux. I’m worried about varices. Please help

[LineyLou]

Yes! They got really bad until I just stopped eating refined sugar and unhealthy carbs. Improved my skin and digestion almost overnight. Having cirrhosis means I have to have carbs but just healthy stuff now. Don't know if that is the root cause for you or if there is a potential connection with varices but thought I would share what helped me.

[Kenny_ in reply to LineyLou]

Thanks LineyLou, I’m at the hospital now so will share any info I can after I’ve been seen by doctor. I’ve been eating a lot of sugar lately so that may be the culprit. Thanks again for your reply x

[SirRobert in reply to Kenny_]

Hope you were able to get some advice. Hives can be very unpleasant

[Kenny_ in reply to SirRobert]

Thank you

[NicharrisonMarch2022]

hope you get some answers, and a solution.

Let us know how you got on please.

I had hives last year and couldn’t get to the bottom of the cause.

I had a transplant in March 2022. Doctors were unsure what could’ve caused them.

[Kenny_ in reply to NicharrisonMarch2022]

After 6hrs waiting at the hospital, I was given antihistamine, anti—nausea & antacids. They checked my bloods & said everything looked ok so I was sent home - no cause found. They weren’t interested in finding out why, said I’d have to follow up with specialist. Bit disappointed but am at least feeling better.

[NicharrisonMarch2022 in reply to Kenny_]

Glad you’re feeling better.

I had a similar situation to you. The so say strongest antihistamines didn’t help my itching.

Never got to the bottom of the cause either.

Hope you continue to feel better 👍

[HappyLiver]

Hi Kenny, I hope you feel better. I had Cirrhosis and the most horrendous itching specially at night, also nausea and reflux at times. I mentioned it to my consultant and was told its because of the liver malfunction. I was given some sachets 2 or 3 a day depending on the state of my itching and it was like a miracle. The itching stopped and I could sleep a bit better.

I had my transplant 5 months ago and my itching stopped from one day to the next so none more sachets.

It may be worth asking your doctor, certainly worked for me.

I hope you carry on to feel better.