Show Itchy Many Mony Things Con Can Cause Outbreak of Hives Dy By Rembert Benjamin MD 1 Most people at one time or another have had some degree of a sudden onset of itching with the appearance of large whelps over the skin surface This is known as hives or acute SMALL Sl hives ar emore likely likely like like- ly to be due to an allergic reaction re re- action such as a sensitivity to certain foods drugs inhalants insect bites foci of infection or physical agents When the allergy Is s due to food sensitivity an elimination diet must be established in order or or- der to determine the specific offender Some foods which commonly cause this reaction in certain people are grain products egg albumin chocolate nuts berries and citrus citrus citrus' fruits GIANT or large Jarge plaque like whelps are more often associated with some heart heart breaking braking e n c e e. e worry or indecision In other words a psychic disturbance or nervous exhaustion of some kind is usually present When physical agents are suspected pollen dande r s dust and sprays must be avoid ed ONE ION COMMON reaction to drugs seen nowadays Is with antibiotic therapy and particularly partie with injections of at peal penI cilia cillin This type can be ex uncomfortable and re re- to treatment because of the slow release properties penicillin shows once it Is in jetted Into the muscle Allergic can be ad treated today with the use of antihistamines steroids ster- ster olds and adrenalin Sometimes desensitization vaccines may be employed when the specific allergen Is determined HIVES which result from excessive anxiety tension are best bat treated and removed with the use of sedatives and most effective of all a resolution ot of the disturb disturb- disturbing lag ing emotional factors |