I'm a 49 year old male with the same symptoms. except my private parts. I got back in to fla from working in the PNW. No symptoms up there. Got back to florida in april, in may my hands and fingers started itching and burning. It almost looked like I set them on a burner on a stove. The next day one knee would be inflamed along with hives on the same leg. Then back to my hands, now my lips. I've been to several Doctors, they can't figure it out either. I'm diabetic, they said it was diabetic neuropathy but my blood sugar has been normal. I've had all of the allergy tests done--NOTHING showed! could be nerves, but I don't know what I'm stressed about, all is good! Best wishes to all who are afflicted by this disorder and let us know if someone finds something out?
My son is experiencing the same thing. Have you been given a diagnosis?
My swelling began in 2000 after a trip to Hot Springs, Ark. My doctor thought it might be limes disease, but after testing, it was ruled out. To this day, I get periodic swelling. It starts as a slight tingle and if I scratch, it will actually swell up quicker and larger than if I leave it alone, even then it will still swell up. I have trained myself to recognize the symptom. It has swollen my feet, first one - it would go down, then the other, it has hit my hands, arms, back, thigh. Each time it begins with the tickle, swells to rock hard, burns like someone poured hot water on me but still tickles which I try very hard not to scratch. Within 24 hours, it is gone. I do not know what it is and trying to see a doctor before the swelling goes down is impossible. So I live with it in fear that one day it will be on my chest or neck or somewhere where it wall be an extreme health risk. Day before yesterday, my hand all the way to my elbow was swollen and hard, last night my left toe began the ritual till later it became swollen and hard, then my right foot started later in the evening like a marble on the bottom. This is the first time it has been so many places at one time and I am so tired of dealing with the pain.
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Candida Yeast Infection?...check it out.
10 years ago approx. (35-36yrs old) I used to get swelling in my feet....when I used to go to the beach and it was cold or if I ate tomatoes. It was like I had pads under my feet, extremely itchy and painful. This would pop up from time to time...then this year it moved to my genitals and inner thighs, then butt and hand. Then about 3 weeks ago and the 'perfect storm' hit. I has swelling in my right foot, left hand, biceps and elbows, genitals and thighs and finally my biceps and elbows.
I consulted Doctor Google and came accross this website...which basically told me that the candida overgrowth could be the cause. So I looked up the Candida Diet and with my family have undergone a dramatic change in our diet. Gone is all processed food with sugar and even natural sugar for the fiirst 2-3 weeks. The itching has gone and their are no issues with swelling...also the other health benefits, including weight loss, have been terrific. It has been a little arduous at times trying to reconfigure our menu, but we are determined to move in this direction for the sake of our health. We are essentially detoxing, and all the challenges that go with that we have been and are enduring.
Thnaks to everyone for their posts...it has redirected me back to a healthier diet and allowed me to take back my well being.
i completely understand your frustration . However i might have a solution that is quite simple . i too have been experiencing the random swelling of one or more finger , red blotches that appear out of nowhere . my lip will swell only on one side and creep slowly over the course of a day to the opposite side . this may also include facial deformity due to prolong swelling ,Here is what I found .
. I found a link between NSAIDS and the types of foods i am accustomed to eating . I am allergic to NSAIDS such as aspirin , alleve , naproxin to name a few . I researched the inhibitors that are associated with my allergic reaction to NSAIDS and crossed referenced these inhibitors to the foods I eat. To my surprise, there is a solution to my problem . It deals with my Omega6 to Omega3 ratios . The average american diet consists of a 10 to 1 omega6 to omega3 ratio. When in fact the ratio I should have been utilizing is a 1 to 4 Omega6 to omega3 ratio. im not going into great detail about the diet because we have the internet for that research . however i can tell you that almost immediately after implementing the 1 to 4 ratio my occurrences have over a period of six months disappeared entirely . only once i increased my omega6 intake and the result was that the angioedema and rash came back . I like to call it the hunter /gatherer diet. Eliminate all processed foods . Fast Foods , Deli meats especially,sausge links , pork and beef that is not farm raised for a quick example. instead i bought grass fed and farm raised chicken beef and pork . Eggs fresh from the chicken coop . egglands best is fortified with omega3's. but i recommend going easy on both. i do admitt that the food is slightly more expensive . However it has been such a great relief I do not mind . i hope this helps a lot of people out there . Good Luck to you all