I have hives!!! Help!!!

I was going to suggest Benadryl also...I'm glad it worked.

I'm glad it all worked for you, next time I'll make him hop in the tub with that stuff, I think it will also help heal poison ivy, and poison oak and stuff like, anything with oatmeal in it works.

I'm so sorry for your husband! I know that the itching was driving me nuts last night! I took Benadryl, then soaked in a tub with baking soda and Aveeno, then put Gold Bond anti-itch cream on them. Within a minute or two after that, the itching was totally gone! The swelling had subsided quite a bit, too. Today, you can hardly tell I had them at all. Thank you for your suggestion. Have your husband do what I did on top of the Benadryl. It really worked!

Thank you wachit. I used Benadryl. It really helped! I also soaked in a tub with Aveeno and baking soda. I hadn't thought of the cornstarch! I'm going to use that along with the other things if this ever happens again. I also used Gold Bond anti-itch cream. Within minutes, the itching was completely gone! Ahh, relief!!! Thanks for your suggestions!

I just looked up the chigger bits and they don't look at all like what I remember. What I remember was long lines of welts any where that my clothes were tight.

That's what I had, too. I took some Benadryl and soaked in the tub with baking soda and Aveeno last night. Then I put Gold Bond cream on it. Within a minute or two, the itching was gone and the swelling was going down. Today, you can hardly tell that I had them at all! Guess that would be hives. I imagine chiggers would leave a mark of some kind that takes a little time to heal.

Thank you for your information on stopping the itch! I just looked up chigger bites to see if that is what I have and they don't look like it at all. There is no evidence of a bite mark anywhere. Just smooth, raised spots of differing sizes and shapes (mostly roundish, though), and not very red... they're just a tad darker than my healthy skin. I'm going to take a bath with both baking soda AND Aveeno! Give it the ol' "double-whammy". I also have Gold Bond Anti-itch cream. I do appreciate you mentioning chiggers, though. I learned something tonight! I will definitely be on the lookout for them, but I don't know if they're even in our area. I live in the mountains of northern Virginia. Thank you so much!

I'm definitely going to check that out as soon as I finish responding to everyone who responded to this discussion! I had forgotten about the spray! I'm going to buy some to keep on hand. Since this happened once, it will probably happen again and I want to be prepared! Thanks so much for your help.

I checked out the Breezies. They look wonderful! I was reading the comments from women who've already bought some and there wasn't a negative word from any of them. I'm impressed. I'll definitely order some of these today! Thank you SO much for this info!

Thanks, Donna! I'm going to always have a supply of Benadryl (the store brand) on hand! I have an aloe vera plant, but always forget to use it! I'll try to keep it in mind the next time I have any kind of skin irritation! Thank you for your suggestions!

I'm glad you are feeling better. Yes, my poor boy - one day we were eating pasta with tomato sauce and he started getting the hives all over his face, neck, arms, chest, etc. Poor thing. I immediately got out the Benadryl - I always have it on hand just in case. His hives were bad, really splotchy. Anyways I did the same thing for him as I suggested for you and he was over it in about 10 hours. You couldn't see them after that amount of time. Thanks for the green pencil!

Wow! It's like you read my mind! The first thing I did was take Benadryl. (I'll invest in the liquid form as soon as I get to the store!!!) Then, I soaked in the tub with Aveeno and baking soda. After that, I put Gold Bond cream on it. It worked! You sure do know what you're talking about! I thank you so much for validating what worked! It did help, I feel much better, and thank you so much for your suggestions!

Thank you for your suggestion! I was thinking of buying pure cotton underwear, and make sure it is not tight. I will use the talcum powder before I go outside again. Maybe that will help to prevent a new bout of hives. The post after yours suggested that I take Benadryl before going out into the heat to prevent more hives. I'm going to do that as well. Gold Bond anti-itch cream works like magic on hives as well. I used that last night and stopped itching completely within a minute or two.

Thank you! I have successfully gotten rid of the hives from yesterday, but I was wondering about how to prevent them in the future. You've answered that question for me. Take Benadryl BEFORE I go outside in the heat to do my gardening! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I'm going to go pop one of those bad boys in my mouth right now!

I wish those were the kind of hives I had! I had the itchy kind! But thanks to the good people here at myLot, I was able to get rid of them. It's cool about raising bees, though! You have a non-stop supply of honey! Yummmm!!!

Thanks, onetrack! I used several of the ideas posted here and the next day they were completely gone! Well, except for a spot or two, but they didn't itch. I took a Benadryl, then got in a tempid bath with Aveeno and baking soda. After that, I applied Gold Bond anti-itch cream. Within minutes the itching was gone completely. I'm gonna take Benadryl BEFORE going outside to work in the garden if it's that hot and humid again. I never want to go through that again!

Chiggers? I don't see anything crawling! Ewwwwww! Just the thought is making me get more bumps... the "goose" variety. LOL What are chiggers and what do they do? I'm almost positive these are hives... the raised splotches are different sizes and shapes, and everywhere my clothing was tight against my skin.

Chiggers are a small insect that is almost always invisible to the eye. They live in grass or hay, and they itch like crazy. Sometimes you can see them and they are very tiny and brown. They are not harmful, just bothersome! Try the baking soda...it should ease the itch and soothe your skin!!

I used Benadryl and it worked very well. I also soaked in a tub with tempid water, baking soda and Aveeno. Then, I applied Gold Bond anti-itch cream. Within minutes of that, the itching was completely gone and the swelling was already coming down. I think the combination of everything was what worked so fast. Thanks so much for your suggestions.

I have an aloe plant AND Aveeno Oatmeal Bath!!! Awesome! I didn't even think to try either of these remedies. Thank you so much! I'm going to soak in the tub right now and then smear aloe on them. Thanks again!