Some people mistakenly think of water hive as a hive allergy.  However, water hives is not due to histamine releasing which makes it unique. It causes an extremely painful reaction in the body of the patient when coming into contact with water.

In water hive there is no release of histamines, but it causes as much itchiness and pain as any other hive.

In hive allergy, when the patient comes in contact with an allergen, it triggers a release of histamine and other chemicals in the skin. As you know, blog posts have their limitations and you may want to learn more about water hive, hive allergy – click here for the detailed article.