Tips! Urticaria is more common in autumn, here are the correct ways to avoid it

"My body is covered with rashes, which are ugly and itchy. What should I do?" Xiaoying complained in the office. It turned out that when she woke up this morning, she found that her legs were covered with coin-sized red rashes. They were itchy and would get bigger after scratching. The more she scratched, the more rashes appeared.

The fierce urticaria is itchy and makes the body full of scratches. The more you scratch, the more itchy it gets. This is the famous urticaria. The hot summer has gone and the cool autumn is gradually coming. People's outdoor activities have increased compared with the past. The temperature in autumn is sometimes cold and sometimes warm, and the temperature difference between day and night varies greatly. People with low resistance are prone to illness. Recently, the number of patients like Xiaoying who come to the hospital for treatment due to urticaria has increased significantly.

Unlike common skin diseases, urticaria comes and goes quickly. Sometimes it disappears before you have time to take medicine, but it may suddenly attack again at any time, which not only affects your appearance, but also affects your work and rest, making you very upset. Severe urticaria can also be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, chest tightness, laryngeal edema, and even life-threatening. This menacing urticaria must of course be taken seriously.

So what causes the high incidence of urticaria in autumn?

1. Insect bites

During the period of continuous autumn rain, if the environment of clothing and bedding is damp, it may breed insects, fleas and mites. If they are not dried in time, people with highly sensitive constitutions can easily induce urticaria in this environment.

2. Sunlight exposure

In the cool and refreshing autumn, many people like to go outings with friends. When they are outdoors, the sun shines on their bodies, which makes them feel warm and comfortable. However, for patients with solar urticaria, itching, erythema and wheals may quickly occur on the skin after exposure to sunlight and ultraviolet rays.

3. Improper diet

Autumn is the season of harvest and a season full of gourmet temptations. There is a constant supply of rich and diverse seafood. Although seafood is delicious, it is also a cause of disease. Patients with allergies must be careful when eating it.

4. Temperature changes

In autumn, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and there is alternation of cold and hot stimuli. People with low resistance cannot keep up with the self-regulation and adaptation ability, and their skin cannot adapt, which will also lead to urticaria.

Having said that, there is no need to worry too much if you have urticaria. As long as you take correct and active prevention and treatment, most people will recover.

Here are some tips on how to avoid urticaria in autumn:

Tips1: Aim at the right target and don’t fight an unprepared battle

Urticaria is a recurring skin disease that can be divided into many types, such as hot and cold contact, sunlight, delayed pressure, cholinergic, and artificial urticaria. We need to know which type we are roughly. To do this, keeping an urticaria diary is a good way to understand in which situation the urticaria is prone to occur, which is not only conducive to diagnosis, but also targeted prevention.

Tips2: Different approaches to deal with different priorities

Generally speaking, urticaria only presents as erythema, wheals and itching, and most cases can be relieved after removing allergens and taking antihistamines. However, we should be alert to urticaria that is accompanied by abdominal pain, diarrhea, chest tightness and throat obstruction. This type of urticaria is severe and requires prompt medical attention!

Tips3: Prepare for a rainy day and win the battle thousands of miles away

The factors that trigger urticaria in autumn have been listed for you. With the warning map in hand, are you sure you don’t want to take precautions in advance?

Clean regularly, hang clothes and bedding to dry to prevent mites and insects; adapt your daily routine to changes in the external environment, add or remove clothes as appropriate according to the weather, and avoid adverse stimulation such as excessive cold or excessive heat; pay attention to personal protection when engaging in long-term outdoor activities, wear a wide-brimmed hat, wear loose, dark-colored long-sleeved clothing, and avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight; pay attention to your diet during dinner parties, and be extra careful when eating seafood, beef, mutton, and spicy foods to avoid accidental "infection".

References

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[2] Zheng Zhaoguang. Tips! Diarrhea is common in autumn. Here are the correct ways to prevent it for your baby!

[3] Healthy China. When autumn wind blows, urticaria also follows suit