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About 20 years ago (yeah, Im old) I started getting hives. They started out like yours did, neck, belly, back and face. They were totally miserable. As the days went by, they would come and go for no real identifiable reason...then they got worse.

I got "Internal hives" in my throat which started shutting off my airway, and around my heart. I had to be taken to the Emergency Room and they immediately gave me a couple of shots, one being adreniline. I went to a Alergyist for a scratch test and found that I was allergic to FD&C Yellow #5 food coloring! Which is basically in everything! This allergy lasted for a couple of years (getting two shots a week during this time period) then went away as quickly as it came.

Don't fool around and wait to get the cause identified. They nearly killed me (I ended up in the emergency room a total of three times over a month period, each time with my airway nearly swelling shut due to the internal hives).

Allergies while normally just a pain in the ass, can also be much more...a serious threat to your life. I learned from experience not to screw around with hives... they can due alot more then just make you itch and be uncomfortable.

Make a request to your Doctor that he send you to an Alergyist for a scratch test as soon as possible.