Can I breastfeed if I have urticaria?

The occurrence of urticaria is not determined. It may occur suddenly and in various groups. Some patients with allergic constitutions are also prone to the disease. Some women will get the disease while breastfeeding. Women at this stage must use medications with caution, because some medications contain some hormone ingredients, which will affect breastfeeding after use. If you get urticaria during breastfeeding, you should pay attention to the following content.

1. Prevent scratching

After suffering from urticaria, do not scratch the injured area, because the scratching process will cause the local temperature to rise, and even cause the skin to secrete a large amount of allergens, which will aggravate the patient's condition and cause the urticaria to spread outside the area. During the illness, the patient should cut his or her fingernails. When the itching symptoms are severe, ice compresses can be used to relieve them.

2. Avoid taking a bath with boiling water

Some patients with urticaria will take a hot bath after they find themselves suffering from urticaria, thinking that this will relieve their condition. However, this has little effect on the improvement of urticaria, and it will also excrete too many allergens due to hot water. Therefore, patients should avoid taking a hot bath when they are ill.

3. Use traditional Chinese medicine methods to improve

It is best to avoid using growth hormone drugs for treatment during breastfeeding. You can use traditional Chinese medicine methods to improve it. Traditional Chinese medicine massage, moxibustion and Chinese medicine fumigation all have good effects and will not affect breastfeeding.

4. Able to breastfeed normally

Many women are afraid to touch their babies or breastfeed their babies because they suffer from urticaria. In fact, there is no need to worry about this. Urticaria is not contagious, and patients can breastfeed normally. However, if the patient chooses hormone drugs for treatment, they should wait for a period of time before breastfeeding to avoid affecting the growth and development of the baby.

If you suffer from urticaria during breastfeeding, you can breastfeed, of course, only if the patient does not use hormone drugs for treatment. If hormone drugs are used for treatment, the moisturizing lotion will enter the baby's body and affect the baby's physical growth and development. At this stage, women can use ice compresses to relieve the symptoms, and can also use traditional Chinese medicine methods to help improve the condition.