Thanks all!

I am taking Zantac now, as an antihistamine to help with the flare-up of chronic hives that I've been dealing with since last winter. Previously when I was taking Zantac and then stopped taking it, I had some reflux problems so I went back on a lower dose for a while and then stopped completely with no problems. The hives are not nearly as bad now as they had been over the summer, so I was going to step down to the lower dose again, but figured I should stay on the higher dose due to the reflux problems. The prominent symptom right now is that feeling of something stuck in my throat. I've also found that walnuts, almonds and honey make me feel sick to my stomach.

Looking at the webmd site, I haven't used it in a while and they have made it extremely user-unfriendly, from my point of view. But it seems to say the same thing that the Mayo Clinic site says. Most of the foods to avoid are things I rarely eat. I don't drink coffee but do drink lots of soda -- it is my big bad habit and it will be hard to give that up. I really don't want the hives to flare up again, either. Oh well.

Now I just have to remember who the primary care doctor I went to last year was...