I am a 17 year old girl and overall healthy. I have always had fairly sensitive skin but lately I cannot be in direct sunlight for even 10 minutes without all of my exposed skin turning dark red and getting extremely itchy. Sometimes I will also get nauseous. The weird part is that once I go indoors the symptoms will usually disappear within a couple hours. I was researching online and I think it may be solar urticaria, and when researching it I am fairly certain I also have cholinergic urticaria which I used to get on my legs during/after sports practices. I was wondering if anyone had any idea what may be causing more specifically the sun problem and what to do about it, I have not changed shampoos or anything and don't take any medication. Also, is there any underlying cause that could cause both that as well as some of or maybe all of the following symptoms, I was thinking possibly hypothyroidism (after reading it often affected the same people as urticaria) because it runs in the family but am not sure:
-geographic tongue/benign migratory glossitis
-blood on toilet paper (not from period)
-constant mild headaches, bad headaches consistently
-eyes sensitive to bright lights and light at all
-hands hurt, arthritis-like symptoms and worse after writing/hand activity
-back and neck aching for months, when I take a deep breath I can hear a squeaky-like sound and my back will often crack when I take a deep breath as well
-tired (I have had trouble finishing my homework because I keep falling asleep too early and my drades have begun to drop because of that)
-pins and needles ALL the time, I wrote my SAT today and there were probably 5 different times when my whole right leg went numb. Arms as well
-I used to get head rushes where I couldn't see after standing up on occasion but they have begun to happen almost every time I stand up and it seems to take longer before I can see again
-chest pain
-ringing ears, not always, but quite often, at least once every other day
-I have gained weight over the last two years as well but I am not sure if it is a symptom of anything
-I think I may have had a slight cold this last week but if no tthere's also stuffy/runny nose, feel like have to swallow a lot, etc.
Thank you to any responses! :) Turtlejazz
PS: I am especially wondering if anyone else has this sunlight problem
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I have suffered from solar urticaria the past 10 years of my life. If you need someone to talk to about it, I have tons of facts!
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I am part of the two Alpha-Gal allergy groups on facebook. Alpha-Gal is an allergy to sugars in meats and animal products induced by tick bites (and maybe some other insect/insects???)- it has only been recently recognized as a medical condition. Some people there report Sun Allergies, too. There seems to be some link to their having had Lymes Disease. Most doctors don't even know about Alpha-Gal yet.
Groups are: Alpha-Gal and Alpha-Gal: Tick-related Illness Awareness Group
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