Hives – How to Heal from Them?

My Personal Experience with Chronic Hives

Hives gave me a hard time twice in my life. The first time was when I was 15, while lifting weights in the gym. Red, itchy spots appeared all over my body. After two weeks of observation in the hospital, I received the final diagnosis: chronic hives. For seven long years, I took medication for it. After those seven years, I stopped taking the pills — and within six months, I fully recovered.

The second time it appeared was at the beginning of November 2024, during the launch of the fundraising campaign for my book How to Heal? — which is about my journey of healing from many illnesses (severe depression, anxiety, migraines, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, etc.) without medication.

To be clear — I’m not against medication; sometimes it’s necessary and can literally save lives.

The Path to Healing from Chronic Hives

My healing journey was different. It was a journey to myself, within myself, where behind all the pain I had to find the answers to why it came, what it came to teach me, and where it was trying to lead me.

In both cases of healing from it, the process was completely different. In each period of my life, it came to show me something new — to teach me something new.

Illnesses don’t come to make us suffer or feel miserable, but to finally push us to where we are meant to be. Because when we’re healthy, we tend to get comfortable and resist change. Illness forces us to make those changes — or at least tries to.

Finding the Cause of Hives

When I was around 22 years old, I discovered the root cause of my chronic hives. I realized that as a child, I used to go to football practice for several years with resistance and hatred — I truly didn’t enjoy it. I wasn’t strong enough back then to say at home that I didn’t want to go. I was doing something I didn’t like, and on top of that, I was being bullied there.

Years later, in the gym, my body created a defensive reaction. Whenever I started sweating or getting out of breath — like during football — red spots and itching appeared to stop me from continuing. My body was simply trying to protect me from repeating the same experience. This is what trapped and suppressed emotions do inside us when we don’t deal with them — after a few years, they grow into something much bigger that hits us hard, even years later. My body was just defending me so that I wouldn’t have to “play football” anymore. It simply manifested later, in different situations.

I write more about this in my book How to Heal? — and not only about this. After healing from it, the hives reappeared maybe twice over the next ten years, and only in situations where I was forcing myself into something — situations where I wasn’t meant to be. Our bodies are incredibly wise, and most of the time we don’t even realize it. They communicate with us every single day, telling us what feels good and what doesn’t. We just don’t know that “listening to your body” is a real thing. No one ever taught us that. If we had been taught, there would be no illness. And where there’s no illness, there’s no medicine… and you can probably see where that leads.

A New Experience with Chronic Hives in 2024

The most recent time chronic hives appeared was in early November, and it completely changed my life. Thanks to it, the final chapter of my already finished book came to life. For several days, I kept asking myself, why did you come, what did you come to show me? The answer came through my inner voice: You need to change your diet. You see, the body is like a car — if you pour diesel into a petrol tank, you won’t get far.

I completely changed my diet — and not only that. I started working on myself more, going to therapy, and listening to my inner voice while making all the changes it asked me to. Today, as I write this (July 2, 2025), I can say I am about 95% healthy. I’m gradually cutting out other foods that my body doesn’t respond well to.

I won’t write about them specifically, so that no one fixates on it — because that’s the nutrition that works for me.

Everyone has to find their own. Connect with the wisdom of your body and pay attention to how you feel — for example, after eating certain foods. Do you feel sleepy after lunch? Do you need coffee to wake up? Or do you feel full of energy? I always…po jedle kopec energie. Na rozdávanie. Lebo dávam svojmu telu, čo potrebuje.

Is it possible to heal from chronic hives?

So yes, it’s possible. It’s possible to heal even from chronic hives or other allergies. But you need to listen to yourself and start making changes. Healing doesn’t happen overnight — it’s a gradual process.

Tip for Colon Cleansing

I recommend a gentle, side-effect-free product for colon cleansing: Sanogel, ideally 3–4 times a year. And start gradually changing your eating habits. Begin giving your body what truly nourishes it.

However, the root causes may not be only in the intestines. You also need to learn to quiet yourself so you can hear your inner voice — the one that speaks very softly. And then simply act on it. That’s the path to a better and more peaceful life.