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Can Urticaria cause food craving?
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SupShin posted:
My daughter had red itching mark on her skin since last 2 years. Especially whenever she takes any food, this mark plus other symptoms like breathing trouble, stomache distension occurred. She couldn't take any food except boiled green beans only. We saw allergist, gateroenterologist etc. We did skin patch test, blood text, ultrasonography etc - No allergy, no IBS - Doctors told Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria. She takes Loretadine everyday - 1 to 3 times daily.
After 2 years she can now eat green beans plus few other things only - tomato, onion, broccolli only - all boiled. No other foods. No rice, no wheat, no dairy, nothing else. If she takes any other foods, say, boiled rice, sometimes there may be red marks and other sysmptoms are not so serious. But most horrifying factor is that, after a day or two, she craves for all types foods and she cannot stop eating. She is so afraid of this craving that she cannot even try any other food. This fear of craving now controls her life.
I need expert help for my daughter please. please. please.
0 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Can Urticaria cause food craving?My daughter had red itching mark on her skin since last 2 years. Especially whenever she takes any food, this mark plus other symptoms like breathing trouble, stomache distension occurred. She couldn't take any food except boiled green beans only. We saw allergist, gateroenterologist etc. We did skin patch test, blood text, ultrasonography etc - No allergy, no IBS - Doctors told Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria. She takes Loretadine everyday - 1 to 3 times daily.<br />After 2 years she can now eat green beans plus few other things only - tomato, onion, broccolli only - all boiled. No other foods. No rice, no wheat, no dairy, nothing else. If she takes any other foods, say, boiled rice, sometimes there may be red marks and other sysmptoms are not so serious. But most horrifying factor is that, after a day or two, she craves for all types foods and she cannot stop eating. She is so afraid of this craving that she cannot even try any other food. This fear of craving now controls her life.<br />I need expert help for my daughter please. please. please.
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