Anyone with a Child Allergic to Cold?

My son experience chronic hives. They are stress induced, so anything that upset teh normaly ranges for his body set him off. We have had to use antihistamins year round to try and reverse how quickly he reacts.

Clariten and Zyrtec have worked well. Mountain ceder is very high right now to.

Remember each time she breaks out the next time, maybe cover more an area, come quikcer, stay longer, etc. I would keep her on antishistamine for at least three weeks.

Could it be irritated dry skin? In the winter time, my family's skin gets very dry and red (sometimes even cracks and bloody if it gets really bad) on our faces and hands. Maybe try a good intensive moisturizer as soon as she washes her hands/face. It's good to apply the moisturizer before he skin dries completely to hold the moisture in.

Hi S.,
Sounds like Cold Urticaria. My oldest daughter has had this allergy for about four years, and seems to be outgrowing it now (she is 13). My dad also had it as a teen and outgrew it by his twenties. Our pedi prescribed Periactin and then Zyrtec, both of which helped, but made my daughter groggy all day even when she took them at night. So we opted to just try and keep her out of extreme cold temps and see if she'll outgrow it like her grandad, which it seems she is. Hopefully that will be the case with your little one, too. I hear there are no sure cures, just usually kids outgrow it.

Best wishes,
K.

I would try giving her quercitin (a natural anti-histamine) during the cold weather. Also, sometimes folks with this problem are low in vitamin B12. You might ask the doctor to check that. There are sublingual B12 tablets or liquids that are quite effective. The same goes for you mom!

Not my child but my mom. She really began noticing it when she was in their pool in the summer and the water was below 75. They aren't bothersome to the point that she can't function but more annoying and remain until she warms up. They live in Chicago so she's really got to watch it in the winter and bundles up and makes sure her face is covered if she's out for long. In addition to the pediatrician you might want to get her double checked by an allergist. Texas Regional Asthma and Allergy in Southlake sees children but they may not see her until she hits 3.