Hives is an immediate allergic skin reaction that is caused by various internal and external factors. The disease is widespread in children and adults. After bronchial asthma, urticaria ranks second in frequency and can occur at any age.
Let's talk about the causes, symptoms and treatment of urticaria in a child and an adult, how to treat hives with folk and medical products at home.
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Photo urticaria
Symptoms, signs, causes
Eruptionsrapivnitse caused increased capillary permeability and edema around acute vascular space. This is due to the release of the biologically active substances( histamine, serotonin, etc.) by the body( in response to the injection of the allergen).
There are two types of urticaria: allergic and idiopathic. The allergic form has an immunological mechanism of formation, the causes of the idiopathic form have not been established.
In practice, urticaria is most often classified according to the etiological principle: food, medicinal, thermal, etc. Often the development of urticaria is associated with impaired function of internal organs, especially the liver( helminthic invasion, inflammation).
The main sign of urticaria is the appearance on any part of the skin of numerous rashes of bright pink color, strongly itching, having a dense consistency and blurred contours. On a bright pink background there are blisters, the rash which lasts a short time( 1-2 hours), then they completely disappear. Usually hives last for several days, but sometimes the disease lasts up to several months. In an acute period, patients complain of headaches, malaise, chills.
Giant urticaria: edema Quincke
With this form of urticaria, subcutaneous fat is involved in the process. It accumulates edematous exudate and there is a local swelling. Quincke's edema develops in places with loose fiber - on the mucous membranes of the mouth, on the lips, in the scrotal area.
When viewed, you can see that the affected area abruptly protrudes above the skin, has a dense consistency and a porcelain-white or slightly pink color. Edema lasts from several hours to several days, and then completely disappears. Especially dangerous is the edema of Quincke in the larynx, since in this case death can come from asphyxia( suffocation).With swelling of the larynx, a barking cough first appears, breathing becomes noisy and difficult, the patient is restless, rushes. Shortness of breath increases, the face becomes cyanotic. Such patients require urgent specialized care. At home, we recommend distracting hot foot and hand baths, mustard plasters on the back of the head.
Pediatric urticaria: pruritus
The disease develops against the background of exudative diathesis, more often in artificial persons and in overfed children. The disease can be attributed to the group of food allergies. Children's urticaria can also occur with insect bites, chronic foci of infection( tonsillitis, sinusitis, etc.).
On examination, there is a rash of a large number of blisters, which are quickly organized into nodules of pink-brown color, conical or hemispherical. At the top of each nodule is a small vial( gray papule).
Favorite localization of the elements of the rash - on the buttocks, trunk, in the area of large folds, on the upper limbs. Patients are constantly worried about severe itching, their skin is usually brushed, erosions and bloody crusts appear. Children are restless, capricious, lose sleep and appetite, lose weight. Sometimes diarrhea and vomiting are noted.
In rare cases, the rash spreads to the entire body and the condition of the patients worsens even more.
The disease usually goes to 6-7 years, but cases when it passes into a chronic neurodermite are not uncommon.
Children's urticaria must be able to distinguish from scabies, since the symptoms they have are very similar.
Treatment of urticaria
How to treat urticaria with medicines: drugs and products
When treating urticaria, first tries to eliminate the allergen that caused the disease.
In acute urticaria caused by ingestion of food or drug allergens, it is necessary to prescribe laxative ( castor oil, sodium sulfate) and disinfectant intestines( Benzonaphthal).
Also recommended are diuretics preparations, activated charcoal in high doses.
Symptomatically prescribed desensitizing therapy : Calcium Chloride 10% intravenous, Calcium Gluconate, antihistamines - Diphenhydramine or Diazolin. In severe cases, corticosteroids.
Thiosulphate sodium is effective in cases of intoxication. In especially severe cases, the attack is stopped by injection of 1.0 Adrenaline solution( 1: 1000).
, , which remove itching ( solutions of Salicylic acid, Dimedrol, alcohol menthol solution, Oxycort, Fluorocort, Flucinar, Prednisolone ointment, etc.) are applied externally. Also effective for urticaria Suprastin, Claritin.
Patients with Quinck's swelling should be urgently hospitalized.
Diet for hives, milk and vegetable.
How to treat hives with folk remedies
At home, you can use such traditional medicine.
Dead nettle .Take in the form of salads from young leaves or broth and infusion from blasted flowers( 1 teaspoon per glass of boiling water).
Peppermint in the form of infusion( 1 tablespoon per 300 ml of boiling water) is indicated for all patients suffering from urticaria.
Marjoram .Prepare the infusion( 200 g of plant per 3 liters of boiling water).Infusion is added to the bath water.
Stinging nettle ( hence the name - "urticaria") is given in the form of infusion( 1 tablespoon per 200 ml of boiling water).Brew and drink like tea.
Horseradish juice and bee honey drink 2 teaspoons 3-4 times a day for 2 weeks. Thyme creeping .Prepare the infusion at the rate of 2 teaspoons per glass of boiling water. Insist 1 hour, strain. Drink half the glass 3 times a day.
The mistletoe is white .Brew and drink as tea( 1 teaspoon per glass of boiling water).Take three times a day.
Prepare collection 1 :
- valerian( rhizome),
- lemon balm( grass),
- hops.
Take all the ingredients to 20 grams, grind them.1 tablespoon of the mixture pour a glass of boiling water, insist 1 hour, strain. Take one third of the glass 3 times a day.
A good effect gives celery juice , which takes 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day. Celery juice can be successfully used for compresses.
As a skin toning agent, is used as a decoction of beans( 20 g per liter).Cook the beans, drain the water in which it was cooked, into a separate container. Apply for compresses or bathtubs.
The mug is big. An infusion of burdock root is used( 1 tablespoon of crushed root per cup of boiling water).
Prepare collection 2 :
- leaves of mint - 5 g,
- leaves of trifolium - 10 g,
- herb of St. John's wort - 15 g,
- flowers of immortelle - 20 g,
- tansy flowers - 10 g.
Mix everything, grind. Two tablespoons of the mixture, pour 300 ml of boiling water and insist for an hour. Strain. Take half a glass 3 times a day before meals.
Passion flower extract take 30 drops 3 times a day.
Duckweed .Dried duckweed take in the form of a powder for 1 tablespoon 4 times a day( can be with jam or honey).
Decoction of from duckweed: 1 tablespoon of ground algae per 100 ml of boiling water, soak for 30 minutes and drink immediately.
Prepare the collection 3 :
- walnut leaves - 5 g,
- jaglanda grass - 20 g,
- linden flowers 25 g.
Mix, grind.1 tablespoon of the mixture pour a glass of boiling water, insist 1 hour, strain. Drink 1 glass 3 times a day before meals.
Prepare collection 4 :
- lilac leaves - 10 g,
- fig tree leaves - 10 g,
- dandelion root - 10 g,
- chicory root - 10 g,
- herb rye - 20 g.
Preparation and use - as in the previousrecipe.
Prepare collection 5 :
- burdock root,
- walnut leaves,
- three-color violet grass.
Take everything in total, chop, mix.1 tablespoon mixture pour 300 ml of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day before meals.
Urticaria in adults and children: treatment, symptoms and causes
Urticaria: how to cure
Methods for treatment of urticaria: drugs, antibiotics, injections, prevention
Source: Allegov GN Official and traditional medicine. The most detailed encyclopedia.- Moscow: Izd-vo Eksmo, 2012.
