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$I can\'t give up$

I have this condition for about two years and each day is getting worse.... before never felt itch but now is every days an the itch is moderate to severe. To tell the truth I do not know what to do, I used to take loratadine and sometimes when the...

I have been living with UIC since 2011 when I first started college. I have tried many medications. I started Xolar in 2015. In August 2016 I stopped getting Xolar injections and my UIC went away and just came back last week (July 2017). For 11...

took a lot of prednisone, zyrtek, albuterol to manage adeima.

$A very effective medicine is called \"evastine\" which instantly for about 3 quarters of the day$

The only help or relief is taking steroids.

$Current medication \nloratadine 10mg \nsteroids 5mg x 2 for 28 days\nmontelukast 10 mg daily \n\ncan anyone help me how to cope with this my only appointment with any dermatologist is February 2017$

$I just forced myself to get up and face the day because it won\'t get any better if i just lie in bed. In fact when i get busy, the urticaria goes to the back of my mind. \nSo just be positive!$

Have had CIU for over 3 years, it went away after just under 2 years, but came back 4 months ago !!!

$I\'ve always had eczema, but six months ago I was put on an antibiotic and had an allergic reaction, and then started getting hives that were out of control. No matter what foods we took out of my diet, we couldn\'t figure out what caused them. Dyes...$

I have only just found this site and I finally have HOPE that I can get control of it. It affects my whole life because I struggle to get dood quality sleep and I have lived with this for 40 years!!

Hi there, I have this irritating condition since January this year. Been to dermatologists,, was given high dose of antihistamine and lots of lotion and creams. But unfortunately nothing has been working, I still do get the rashes and it has been...

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Take the Urticaria Activity Score (UAS)!

Find out how active is your urticaria at the moment. Keep a diary for 7 days and enter the data into the questionnaire. If you remember the symptom severity of the last seven days, please enter the data directly to the form. You will get the result immediatel. Share the test with other sufferers from urticaria so they can find out more about their condition, too. You can publish your results with your photo and a comment right here on the website and show that you support urticaria day. Write down how you managed to not give up, despite all challenges and share your experience with all patients at urticaria day. Inform others, how and where you found help so that other patients have the chance to receive early support and to avoid that they give up to soon.

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What else can you do to celebrate Urticaria Day 2016?

How can you make urticaria day a special day again this year? How can you help raise awareness? How can you participate?
Dont't just take the test. You can celebrate urticaria day in one of the following ways:

Tweet about #UrticariaDay2016!

140 characters to talk about urticaria is not much, but it's enough to get the important points across. Even if it's something simple along the lines of "Celebrating #UrticariaDay2016 to raise awareness for urticaria" - your tweet will make difference.

Blog about urticaria!

Tell us your personal story about your life with urticaria. How do you avoid triggers? What are you best tips and life hacks for dealing with the symptoms? What advice can you give fellow patients? And how do you deal with urticaria in general? Share your urticaria experience with the online community and blog about it on October 1st.

Do whatever you want!

There are countless more ways to participate. Just do whatever you want to celebrate urticaria day. Talk about it, online and offline. Throw a party. Start a local self-help group. And most importantly: have fun!

Spread the word, and don't forget to use the hashtag #UrticariaDay2016, so your voice can be heard on this website and all over the internet.