Comments on: Can Exercise Give You Hives?

By: Dr. Benabio

Dr. Benabio — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:49:10 +0000

I’m glad it was helpful.

By: ken frank

ken frank — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:43:43 +0000

I just had this happen after running a mile on the treadmill. It was the first time and I ate a sub from subway lots of cheese,mayo. The hives came on so fast first my back and then on my privites, balls included. One hive in paticular was as large and covered my hole penis. THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFORMATION……I thought it was a std

By: Brigitte S.

Brigitte S. — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:56:00 +0000

Wow! I’ve always suffered from itchy hives during exercise–usually while running/jogging. Never occurs while doing yoga or riding a bike. If I start out running immediately, without walking for at least a mile, I develop the itchy red bumps all over my stomach and thigh. Trying to run while clawing at one’s skin is never easy.:) Plus, people would always ask why I was itching so much.

Like Kirsten said above, a proper warm-up usually keeps my symptoms at bay.

By: LK

LK — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:01:11 +0000

Thank you for this information! I’ve had problems off and on for years with any kind of cold weather activity making my skin feel hot and itchy. I’ve tried all sorts of soaps and detergents thinking that it must be the source of the problem. Even thick creams did not keep the itch away. Glad there is something else to try.

By: Carla

Carla — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:27:19 +0000

Great article! I use ‘Lacto calamine’ to reduce the itchiness associated with Hives.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:45:56 +0000

Wow…..I figured it was cuz my chunky parts were chaffing from flapping around. I def like eating dairy products, especially before I workout. I read somewhere that consuming dairy will help you lose weight, so I’ll protein up with some cheese before I workout with a glass of milk of course. then I wake up around 2am to drink some milk to supply my body protein while my muscles develop while I sleep. Then breakfast is a yogurt and cottage cheese blend that I invented which is really good once you get over the fact that you’re drinking yogurt and cheese.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:08:00 +0000

I had a crazy experience with hives when i was pregnant with my second child. I was at work one night as an labor and delivery nurse and started to develop hives whenever the ultrasonic gel hit my bare skin. My OB came in early that morning to make rounds on his patients, and I reported it to him. His comment: “that’s impossible. No one reacts to the gel, it’s hypoallergenic.” I took a bottle of gel, squeezed a small amount onto my arm and wiped it off. 2 minutes later: hives. Funny thing is that it was only that ONE night. Never happened again, during the pregnancy or any other time.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:27:03 +0000

I get the itchy hives when I exercise in cold weather. My legs itch like crazy. I have found that Benadryl cream applied before exercising helps some. Great article

By: kirsten

kirsten — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:12:42 +0000

I love this blog! i get hives on my legs when i run in the fall/winter. I have always joked that i’m allergic to exercise… A doctor told me my body starts “reacting allergically” when my hot body temp is battling with cold skin. it itches like crazy but stops almost instantly once i get inside to a warm temp. He said to try and walk for a few blocks and slowly warm up my body temp before an all out run, i am going to try that when the weather cools…

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:35:54 +0000

I have red hair and fair skin, and the mildest of exercise will turn my skin bright pink. With sustained exercise I turn red, and my skin itches, but I’ve never developed hives. When I was pre-teen, and a teenager, I had to reassure my athletic coaches every year that I wasn’t in danger because I turned so red with exercise.