Urticaria can be caused by allergic reactions to foods, drugs, cosmetics, or soaps; infections; insect bites, stings, or exposure; environmental factors; latex; undue skin pressure, cold, or heat; emotional stress; and exercise, among other factors.
I was diagnosed with that when I was in middle school. Of course they didn't use the technical term, they told my mom and I that they were hives. I had it for two years during middle school (7th and 8th grade). When ever I would run around in GYM class, I would get the hives. My teachers would send me to the nurses office because they thought I had chicken pox. I had chicken pox when I was a kid. But, by the time I got to the nurses office, the hives had disappeared. I was never given any treatment, of course back then (1991/1992) they probably didn't have any treatment, or the doctor didn't think it was severe to have one.
By the time, I entered high school, the hives have pretty much gone away and now whenever I get hot, I don't get anymore rashes. The doctor told me that I will grow out of it. Just like I did with asthma, I grew out of it. The same goes with my bronchitis. After leaving high school, I haven't had bronchitis and it's going on...23 years since I graduated high school. Maybe I'm one of the lucky ones that can never have a sickness for a long period of time, or it just could be something that I would grow out of it.
I'm sorry that you have to deal with it. It's not fun at all. I hated itching myself to death...luckily I didn't break anything open, but it hurt when I was scratching them. They look like chicken pox and I can understand why teachers who've never seen them before, would think that a child had it.
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