ankesh

Chronic urticaria/ hives are life quality degrading problem irritating and frustrating. Generally medicines like antihistamines (cetirizine) and Allegra are prescribed by doctors which provide temporary relief and specifically useful in case of acute urticaria whereas in chronic case patient is just put on a lifetime use of these medicines. Pop a pill and you are okay for few hours depending upon the severity of your disease.  I have a personal experience with the problem from last 5 years and have found that medicines are of little use, though a better relief and management can be sought from ayurvedic medicines with least side effects. You can use the medicines to give a better control once but the cause of the problem will not be eradicated by them also and again you may feel that urticaria flares are again rising.  Best solution to the problem of chronic urticaria is its management rather than eradication. You have to look for causes that flare up the problem. But as per surveys 50