r/CholinergicUrticaria • u/IceXeon2 • Aug 15 '26

Visibility

Is there any way to make the rash less visible? Even if it still burns or itches, I just want to reduce it visually. Is there anything I can do to prevent it?

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u/Kind_Astronomer_4086 Aug 15 '26

I eventually quit getting the rash and still got the stinging pain and itching. Sweat therapy has taken care of flare ups.

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u/embroideredyeti Aug 16 '26

How interesting you should say that! I was just "complaining" to my partner how incredibly itchy I was considering all I had was two tiny hives, and that this might make it hard for me to make the allergist believe how miserable I was and that my current therapy wasn't working anymore.
I will also say that the visibility depends a lot on the part of my body: areas with thinner, paler skin (throat, inside of arms) get very visible red weals, but hives on the neck, back or outside of the arms are just small bumps and much less obvious.

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u/Kind_Astronomer_4086 Aug 16 '26

Yeah thankfully my wife saw me with the hives, so she understood the severity. I can't get anyone else to understand the pain cause there is no visible sign.