Allergy reaction or skin disorder?

i have this problem that's been plaguing me for years. Been to many doctors but, each time they give different reasons and medications that don't really work. My problem goes like this:





1st stage: my lips will swell and it'll sting very badly.


2nd stage: the swelling would reduce


3rd stage: after swelling, lips will be very very dry and chapped


4th stage: chapped lips will peel and bleed quite badly





This is sometimes accompanied by rashes on my right hand's fingers.





I'm wondering if others do suffer the same as me (coz, almost all that i know don't). Several diagnoses include ezcema, lack of vitamins and allergy reaction. Does anyone know the real answer?

Allergy reaction or skin disorder?
Boy, if this doesn't hit home. I have the same problem and it has been diagnosed as a skin allergy. I find that if I just drink water and not carbonated beverages it helps. Tomatoes really make my lips swell or tomato sauces. I find that Carmex helps to heal them, I buy it at the local CVS pharmacy here. Take a good multi vitamin in the morning, that helps me and keep hydrocortizone 1% cream on the shelf for your hands. Dish detergent irritates the rash so I use gloves when I do dishes or any household cleaning. Also I keep Benedryl on had, it is over the counter and an allergy medication that at one time was only prescription. Good Luck.
Reply:its vitamin deficiency...
Reply:Have you been putting those lips and fingers somewhere your god may disapprove of?
Reply:sounds like allergy to me... try to remember what kind of foods you had at the breakout, process of eliminiation. Doesn't hurt to do a full allergy test just to rule it out.
Reply:the lips swelling /sting mouth could be cause by a fungi which grows in the mouth.the remedy to this is seeing a dentist for proper washin of the tooth to remove that inside fungi called stepyclococci..the dryness could be lack of vitamins which causea a disease called pellagra.the only remedy is takin enough of fruits..the rashes could be caused by athretis which as a result of comsumption of bad or polluted water. this could be corrected by seen the doctor to flush out the bad water in the system.also u take antibiotics drugs to fight against those reaction.take also what is called fuseen a strong antibiotics to destroy those fungi growing on the body.
Reply:Could be a nutrition deficiency or an allergy, but i advise you get to a dermatologist and take a blood test.
Reply:I have had similar reactions when I have had a fever. Check your temp the next time stage 1 starts.


Also my son went through swollen lips last year. They where red around the whole lip. Took him to an allergist and he said to keep away from cinninmon, mint (toothpast) and chap stick
Reply:my son had the same problem nuts done his in so he mustnt eat nuts or any food cakes etc that have nuts or nut oils in them maybe you are allergic to something else so it would b trial and error
Reply:Hi,





Your symptoms are pretty to similar to that of my sister's.





We are not quite sure what it is as well... but she did get better after she went through a detox programme.





I specialize in helping people solve their problems (overweight, underweight, skin allergies, ezcema, lack of balance in body) through detox programmes and encouraged her to go through one because she was complaining about her lips..





After she did the detox, she no longer has to religiously apply creams to her lips and I no longer see her lips peeling and bleeding.





If you are keen to find out more, please email me at verityy@yahoo.com