How to deal with urticaria

People who have suffered from urticaria will definitely feel that the more they scratch their skin, the more itchy they will be, and edema will appear as long as they scratch. Of course, you can apply antipruritic ointment to get temporary relief, but it will recur.

Generally, it starts from the limbs and slowly spreads to the whole body, generally not exceeding 24 hours. Even if you do nothing, it will disappear naturally. Many people often wake up from their sleep and find that the skin lump of the previous day has no trace, but it will also erupt intermittently, which often makes people confused.

"Urticaria" is simply a kind of skin allergy, which belongs to allergic disease and is not contagious. The reason is very complicated. It may be related to exposure to chemicals, dust mites in the air, mosquito bites, food, drug temperature, mood, stress, fatigue and even hormones. Everyone's situation will be a little different, not necessarily allergic, not necessarily everyone is allergic to seafood or eggs and milk. Testing can help you find out allergens, but the process is quite complicated. Even if most people do desensitization tests, they still can't find the answer. Therefore, in the end, it is up to them to slowly observe bit by bit from their life experience, find out the timing and frequency of onset, which is similar to a detail in life, and avoid touching it to remove allergens from the law of experience.

Oral antihistamines are the simplest treatment.

When urticaria occurs immediately in dermatology, doctors usually give topical ointment containing steroids to relieve itching, and cooperate with oral antihistamines to control allergic reactions.

Medication skills:

When taking medicine, you must pay special attention to completely follow the doctor's prescription and dosage. You can't stop taking medicine just because it doesn't itch today. Pick it up tomorrow and continue to eat. This will not only cure the disease, but also drag on chronic urticaria. After taking medicine continuously for a period of time, the doctor will slowly reduce the dose according to the patient's condition (it may be changed from taking it every day to taking it every other day) until it is completely improved. It takes at least 1 month to take medicine in acute phase. Don't stop taking the medicine or reduce the dosage by yourself during taking the medicine, so as not to give up all previous efforts. If you stop taking the medicine automatically, the allergic reaction will recur, and this way of taking medicine will have to start again.

P.S. Some antihistamines can have the side effect of drowsiness. If it is not conducive to daytime working hours, you can communicate with your doctor and change to one that is less likely to cause drowsiness.

If it is not cured immediately in the acute phase, it will become chronic urticaria, that is, it will break out intermittently within one month and last for more than half a year. Some people even last for more than a few years. Chronic diseases are not incurable, just need patience. According to the above medication method, it takes a long time.

Cold compress: local ice compress on the itchy part is the best way to fight skin itching, which can not only shrink local blood vessels, but also relieve itching, but only to stop itching.

Antipruritic ointment: Antipruritic ointment containing antibiotics and steroids.

Don't scratch: Most people's intuitive response to skin itching is to scratch with their hands, but you may not know that this action can not only stop itching, but also make the skin itch more and more, mainly because when you scratch locally, it will raise the local temperature and release more histamine (allergen) in the blood, which will aggravate the condition.

Don't apply hot compress: Some people itch enough to apply hot compress. Although heat can temporarily make local itching less sensitive, it is actually another stimulus, because heat will dilate blood vessels and release more allergens, such as soaking in overheated hot springs or bathtubs, or wrapping in thick quilts to keep warm, which can easily cause urticaria.

Avoid eating foods containing artificial additives and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Fried, fried or spicy foods are unlikely to cause thermal reactions in the body.

Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins or take vitamins C and B, or B 6 in group B..

Eat more alkaline foods, such as grapes, green tea, kelp, tomatoes, sesame seeds, cucumbers, carrots, bananas, apples, oranges, radishes, mung beans and nuts.

Rest more, don't be tired, and exercise moderately.

All these contribute to the natural mechanism of allergens in the body.