Swollen Lip With Itchy Feeling Due To Allergic Reaction

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Dear Doctor,

My name is Sri. I am from India, working in Computer Sciences Corporation as a Manager.

I have been suffering with an issue for a quiet long time now, for which I was not able to find a possible solution.

I have been trying to contact many doctors in India but none proved to be helpful. So I have been searching online and came across the below link

hoping this is the last go, I am trying to find out what is the problem with me.

dermatology.ca/find_derm/profiles/index.html

When ever I have fever, loose motions ( Diarrhea ) or any health issues, I usually go for medication to abort the process , but some times
some medication results in itchy sensation on my lower lip initially and with in an hour, the lower lip starts swelling. And it remains for a few days
until it gets dried up. Later it forms a dark patch and comes off as a dead skin. But in the end, my lip and the surroundings remain dark for ever.

This happened a few times with me. And when ever I had this problem, I immediately consulted doctor and they tried medicating me with a tablet or a shot called " evil " which
works as a allergy neutralizer it seems. But that never worked for me.

A kind man once told me that this happens when there is sulpher in the medication I take. From then I started avoiding medicines with sulpher content.

But recently a couple of days back this issue repeated and this time the medication did not have sulpher content. But still my lower lip swelled and I rushed to doctor and its the same
result, the doctor was not able to help.

I researched online and came to know , that this could possibly be : Anaphylaxis for which the only solution is to avoid the drugs which cause allergy.

But I dont know what causes me allergy exactly.

I request you to kindly give me an advise , which could be a temporary or a permanent solution, but kindly advise.. as this problem is causing me some serious paranoids.

Your experience and research in the past would help this patient. Thank you very much in advance..

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Clear Case of Herpis.

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Its 'Avil' not 'Evil' and try keeping urself clean first. Its not 'Diarrhea ' its called 'Dysentery'.

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Sorry for the rudeness of some people.. They obviously are not mature enough to answer any health questions. I'm sure if it was about illegal use of drugs.. They would be the ones to go to. The response about it being herpes is a possibility, ignore the statement after that part of that crazy post. It's a virus that will always be there but the symptoms will come and go. Basically, anytime your immune system is compromised or that area is bothered, it will swell and blister. Keep sunblock on it and as soon as it starts to itch or anything, put L-lysine on it right away. Good luck.

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Allergic to Sulpher is one of the rarest allergies i have come across.
Better be sure about this first as 90% of drugs made from Sulpher.
Get Blood,Urine and HIV Tests so that you can be Sure that it didnt affect your organs in the body.
Regarding your lip, cover it from Sunlight and as suggested by Hope put put L-lysine.
Good Luck!

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Dear Andrew,

Thank you a lot for your advise. Ill surely get my self checked.

Its kind of you to help me out. :)

Regards,
Sri

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Dear Hope,

As you said it was absolutely right. Its the immune system which drove me into this.

Really very kind of you for the advise and the prescribed lip balm. Ill buy one and keep it ready for the next time.

My email ID is : xxxxx@xxxx [1] , I request you to let me subscribe to your news letters or updates on your opinions about anything. And also I request you to let me stay in touch with you if its ok? As I believe you are the first one to diagnose my problem right. Thanks again for your kindness.

Kind Regards,
Sri.

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I am not a doctor, but has already been stated, it does sound more like a cold sore, that's caused by the herpes virus and, if that is the case, there is no cure.

You would need a doctor to prescribe antiviral medications, which can help prevent the outbreaks.

Learn more about herpes labialis here.

It can be detected with a simple blood test.

However, it doesn't necessarily mean that you weren't keeping yourself clean, as some people have inferred. It can be picked up and caught as easily as a common cold, as a matter of fact a very large percentage of the population is actually born with it.

Are there any other questions or comments?

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No not really! I got all the kind responses I was looking for ! Thanks so so much!

Regs,
Sri

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There are many treatments for itchy lips but I have tried this:

Never lick it with your saliva and think that it'll add on moisture to your lips. It will result in evaporation of the saliva from your lips and further worsen the dry condition.

Apply Vaseline or apply chapstick.

Most importantly, drink plently of water =3

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True. Its been year since I faced it. Did not get that problem till now.

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I also have same problem when i take pennicillin based or tetracycline try cephalexin instead when you have to take antibiotic

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sure, id give it a shot. Now its been more than 3 years and I haven't had that issue again. I just kept my self away from pills and if I had to visit a doc, I informed him in advance about my allergy to certain meds.

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