Allergic Reactions

Choose a remedy: No one has all the allergic reaction symptoms so choose based on the most prominent ones. If symptoms change, take a remedy that matches your new symptoms.

Dosage:   For acute skin rashes, take 30C twice a day or 12X or 6C four times a day for up to 2-3 days.*  Or, see the Dosage Chart

• When symptoms improve, stop taking the remedy. 
• Repeat if symptoms return
• If no improvement after 2 doses, try a different remedy

Notes: 

• Any allergic reaction that results in constriction in the throat or difficulty breathing requires immediate medical care.  You may treat enroute to the emergency room with 30C of Apis mellifica every 15 minutes.  Stop when improving.
• If a self-selected remedy – however well indicated – doesn’t help, you need to seek medical expertise.  A doctor will provide a diagnosis and/or a professional homeopath can evaluate your symptoms in the context of your whole person. 

Symptoms	Remedy
Allergy to shellfish/fish Allergy to water (bathing causes rash) Red raised itchy blotches  Hives/blotches burn and itch May feel like bugs on skin Better: rubbing Worse: cool bathing View Remedy	Urtica Urens
Allergy to bee stings, insect bites Hives with stinging pain Sudden swelling, redness, heat, itching Swollen or bloodshot eyes Better: cold compresses Worse: heat, touch View Remedy	Apis mellifica
Poison ivy type rashes Small, fluid filled blisters Burning with itching Restless Lymph glands may swell near rash Better: hot applications pressure Worse: cold scratching View Remedy	Rhus toxicodendrun
Pustules or small blisters, moist, smell bad Itchy Spreads from site of initial eruption Slow to heal View Remedy	Mercurius vivus
Hives, poison ivy, other allergic reactions Redness Burning Swelling Itching – scratching makes it worse Hot to touch Worse: heat warmth of bed View Remedy	Sulphur
Moist rash oozing a honey-like substance Rash crusts over Skin cracked and dry in places View Remedy	Graphites
Hives View Remedy	**The Boiron company recommends: Histaminum 30C  plus Apis Mellifica 30C  plus Urtica Urens 6C Take together 4-5 times a day Decrease dosage with improvement

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