Water Allergy... Please help!

It sort of sounds like you have cholinergic urticaria which is basically chronic hives brought on by heat or temperature change. Do they itch or burn? If they bother you, usually a antihistamine can help block the body's reaction to the heat. Take a look at this website - you will need to copy and paste to your webbrowser and see if this is what you are experiencing. Either way, any sort of hive type rash should be brought to the attention of your doctor.

http://allergies.about.com/od/urticariahives/a/cholinergic.htm

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hi. my name is rachel cho and im 14 years old. i suffer with the same condition. but if your red spots do not itch or sting you dunt have it as severe as other people with the same allergy can. mine isnt so severe. i only get it on my face. this condition is called aquagenes urteciera (not sure of the spelling). it is a condition when you are actually allergic to water. Unfortunatly there is no cure. coldness helps it to relieve the spots but doesn't actually make it go away. you just have to live with it.

All,

I was away from home for a week or so and now that I'm back, every morning when I shower I get tiny bumps on my stomach and buttocks. They don't itch, they're *not* red, they're not blotchy, and I can't really see them very well, but I can feel them all over within about 5 minutes of stepping in the shower. My soap and shampoo haven't changed, and today I tried turning the temperature down but they didn't go away. They're always gone within about 20 minutes of ending my shower.

Any thoughts? Also, can this rash hurt me? Nothing else happens - no wheezing or coughing or sneezing or anything but the tiny goosebumpy rash. I'm getting in to see my PCP tomorrow and am in the market for a dermatologist as well (I have terrible health anxiety and so always check things out thoroughly). One of the doctor's web pages indicates that he specializes in dermatologic immunology. Is that what I should be looking for?

percycat

Chartreux,

Thanks for the advice. I did see my ENT, who also specializes in allergies and asthma, today. She said this rash-type thing is definitely not in her line of expertise and suggested I look for a dermatologist. Silly me, I should have asked her for someone specific that she could recommend.

percycat