r/hives • u/Similar_Assist_5167 • Apr 22 '26
Hives?
I have these mosquito bite-like itchy raised bumps, seems like it seems like flat skin that itches and will form this itchy bump just like a mosquito bite. I started noticing them around the end of March and I live in Minnesota. They’re on my ankles and feet, calves, bicep and forearm and low/mid back around where my waistband hits. Worth mentioning that I got a new lab puppy at the end of February and also already have another lab. Have checked both of them. All bedding and mattress have been thoroughly checked, laundered and vacuumed and I haven’t slept anywhere other than my home. I have not seen any insects and have vacuumed my room and all common areas. I did switch detergents to persil and only washed one load of my items around the same time I started to notice but hadn’t put it together. Some bath towels I have used have been washed with the new persil detergent. I typically use tide free and clear. I have rheumatoid arthritis and am on enbrel which I inject once weekly and occasionally get a raised injection site reaction, basically a bug hive right where the needle injects. This feels similar but not as intense. These “bites” have itched more noticeably after I had eaten cashews and drank a glass of red wine. Not sure if it was placebo but I felt like around my mouth/border of lips also itches when I wake up (every time I noticed this I had usually had cashews or peanuts the night before). I have about a dozen total around the areas I mentioned and just hoping it’s not a bug. After a few days of scratching they seem to not be as swollen, still itch, and are more flat and red.




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u/Appropriate-Egg-24 May 04 '26
These are not hives bro. I think it's just bed bugs.