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Recenty got diagnosed with urticarial vasculitisPosted By Bethanyalane (Georgia, US) on 09/03/2014
I am also having the systemic issues of hypocomplimentic Urticaria Vasculitis.
I have been suffering for a year and a half with this painful and itchy disease and my mental health is starting to deteriorate. I am constantly covered in painful hives or, my face, hands and feet are swelling up with angiodemas.
I have noticed there is minimal research on this rare disease and I am very unhappy with the medications doctors want to put me on. The side affects range anywhere from headaches to lymphoma, kidney failure, blindness, adrenal failure etc.
If someone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated.
I'm only 25 and I feel like I'm losing my life not to mention my first year of marriage to this disease.
I can not accept these poisonous drugs doctors want to pump me up with.
Bethany
Replied by Kathy (Ontario, CA) on 09/03/2014
Replied by Mama to Many (Tennessee) on 09/03/2014
This sounds miserable..so sorry you have been suffering so much. I can tell you what things I would try for this.
We have found nettles to be very effective for urticaria. You could either drink a quart of strong nettle leaf tea daily, or take 4 capsules of nettle leaf, three times a day.
Turmeric is an excellent anti-inflammatory and helps very much with itchy skin and inflammatory skin conditions. You could try 1 teaspoon of turmeric three times a day, or 4 capsules three times a day. Taking it at the same time as a teaspoon of coconut oil and sprinkle of black pepper will increase its effectiveness.
Also, I would consider taking 1, 000 mg of Vitamin C every couple of hours. More would be fine, too, unless you begin to get diarrhea, in which case, cut back a bit.
2 teaspoons of raw apple cider vinegar in a tall glass of water or juice once or twice a day will help to improve the ph of your system, which is helpful to many health problems.
Plenty of water or herbal tea and fruits and vegetables would also be great.
Please let us know how it goes for you. I hope you are feeling much better soon.
~Mama to Many~
Replied by Alexandra (Cheshire, UK) on 09/03/2014
