Your first check-in pointed clearly at hives on top of a longer-running sensitive-skin rash. This round digs for the root cause and builds your plan.
About five flare episodes in six months, each lasting a week or two, on a background rash that has hung around for months
Welts that come and go, itch, burning, and dry tight skin, currently worsening and widespread
Antihistamines have helped; Novasone calms it, but it tends to come back after stopping
Eczema, asthma, hay fever, and previous hives in your history, and flares linked to heat, sweat, shaving, and friction
You marked the rash as spreading quickly and getting worse. Book a GP this week regardless of anything here; this tool will build you a summary to bring along.
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Not a diagnosis. This organises the evidence so a GP or dermatologist can act on it faster.
When to stop and get help
Call 000 immediately for any trouble breathing, wheezing, throat tightness, or swelling of the lips, tongue, or throat. With a history of hives, this matters.
Go to urgent care or an emergency department, or get a same-day GP appointment, for:
Swelling around the eyes or face with a flare
Fever or feeling generally unwell with the rash
Welts that are severely painful, blistering, or bruising
A flare spreading rapidly over hours
Deep dive results
What's driving it
Your pattern looks like two things happening at once. Each lane below has its own cause and its own fix, which is why single treatments haven't stuck.
These are evidence-weighted hypotheses from your answers, not a diagnosis. The roadmap turns them into concrete steps and the right questions for your GP.
Your recovery roadmap
The road back to calm skin
Built from your answers. Work it in order; each stage sets up the next.
Never stop or change a prescribed medicine, including Novasone, without talking to the GP or a pharmacist first. The dossier includes everything a doctor needs from both check-ins plus your diary.
Daily flare diary
Today's 60 seconds
Date
Welts today
Itch today
The background rash
Taken today
Today involved
Note
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UAS7 activity score No entries yet
Last 28 days
Bars show each day's score (welts plus itch, 0 to 6). The dark line is the 7-day average. Tap a bar for details.
What tracks with bad days
Entries
Fortnightly re-check
Compared with last time
Past re-checks
The baseline is the first check-in on 29 July 2026. If two re-checks in a row are worse, that's a GP conversation, not more waiting.