Does stress/anxiety cause hives?
Stress, anxiety, excitement, and emotional situations can all cause changes in the body’s nervous system, making them capable of producing hives in certain individuals. These outbreaks are generally short-term and resolve on their own. When can hives be a sign of underlying disease? Patients with chronic hives may have an underlying disease that has gone undiagnosed. Certain health conditions such as a thyroid disorder, hepatitis, viral infection, or even cancer can produce hives. Children with viral infections are especially susceptible to hive outbreaks. Hives have also been associated with parasitic, fungal, and bacterial infections. Interestingly enough, there’s evidence that women are more likely to suffer hives in the premenstrual period, or around the time that they’re going through menopause. If no allergies or obvious physical triggers are uncovered in the initial clinical exam, your doctor can perform a basic laboratory evaluation to see whether there is an underlying disease
