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Antihistamines will suppress hives temporarily but in the long run these medications are not helpful , they come with lots of side effects and rebound of hives will be strong once medication is stopped.so it will be worth look for the underlying cause and treat it accordingly.
Hives may cause by following reasons.
1. Cold or flu .
2. Silent infection ( mostly viral)
3. Accumulation of toxins in the body.
4. Dehydration
5. Thyroid issues
6. Continuous exposure to food or non - food allergens.
Some of these food or non-food things may start a reaction after 48-72 hrs of exposure , so making a diary and keeping record will be helpful.
I suggest you increase the water intake of your son, stop all kinds of sodas and sweet beverages.
I have treated lots of cases of hives just by water as water is natural antihistamine and it helps flush the toxins out of system thus reducing and curing hives.
I strongly recommend a CBC of blood to check for the infections and thyroid issues,
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Cheers to your new hives free life and remember me in your prayers.
Sam
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Unintentional Chronic Hydration (UCD) is the major cause of various chronic diseases. UCD manifest itself in the ways that you wouldn't imagine and the disease your MD would have difficulty understanding. How incomprehensible this UCD theory sounds at first is fully understandable and I do not blame those who are skeptical.
Matter of the fact is that we all are brain washed ( since our childhood) into believing that all of the human disease caused by some complicated and mysterious reasons which are only understood by the doctors and can only be cured through expensive medicines, such mentality keep us from getting a very basic knowledge and understanding of our own body and how it works and due to this our own knowledge remains very limited on what causes chronic diseases if it is anything other than bacteria or virus.
Remember It is all about the immune system which is gone haywired and reacting to everything in different ways such as big hives, small hives, itching, inflammation, chronic pains, asthma, stomachaches, backpains, so on and so on. I have explained the consequences of UCD in my previous posts.
Remember the problem lies in your body and not wheat or anything. Once your system is corrected it will stop causing allergies.
Regarding your question about 8 ounces, One ounce equals 30ml so one 8 ounce glass will be 240ml.
You should be drinking 7-8 glasses (roughly around 2000ml) of water per day
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