Histamine Memory

Seeking help…

Jeff: I used AI to generate a list of questions a doctor might ask me.

Dr Sirinat: Hmm. Very helpful. You’ve had hives for three months?
Jeff: I moved to an old house, a dusty one and developed urticaria. 
Dr Sirinat: Possibly dust mites. Still itchy?Jeff: I’ve cleaned the dust, rooms are almost sterile with all the dust gone for two weeks. But I’m still itching.
Dr Sirinat: Maybe you’re suffering histamine memory.
Jeff: Like muscle memory?
Dr Sirinat: Yes. A metaphor. The immune system remains sensitized after the initial trigger.Cells can keep releasing histamine for weeks. Hives and itching continue even without bites or allergens.
Jeff: And for how long?
Dr Sirinat: Can be weeks. Even months.
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Voice-over
Jeff is prescribed low dose prednisone and antihistamine tablets. Also cream. Told to report back in two weeks.