What is the allergy on the skin?
Why allergic diseases occur? What are the types of allergic lesions? How not to miss the first symptoms of allergies and is it necessary to seek help from experts?
Allergies are diseases without age, they may be sick both newborns and elderly people. Everyone has repeatedly allocated, as a monthly crumb can be poured if his mother will eat chocolate or citrus – it is also allergic, only in a light form, and in order for it, not enough to use a more similar product.
Someone belongs to allergies on the skin too superficially, someone on the contrary too seriously.
Initially, it should be known that allergies are a disease, which means and the treatment should also do the doctor, from self-medication there may be more harm than good. Wine everything is the fact that allergies are a very mysterious disease, which has different symptoms and etiology of the occurrence. So, we will understand in more detail what an allergic disease is.
Main types of allergies
Allergy is the answer of your body, to the stimulus who got into it, and was not positively perceived. There are several types of allergies that divide depending on how Allergen got into your body.
When Allergen enters your body through air, we are talking about respiratory allergies. Many often heard of the reaction to pollen or flowering, allergic to dust is also very common, especially construction.
Another very common view – Contact Allergy.
It arises as a result of contact allergen with leather, the most common contact allergy is a reaction to household or special chemistry. And of course familiar to many of us food allergies – reaction to certain products or their connections.
The presence of an allergic disease speaks of violations in the work of the immune system. That is why the presence of this pathology must be considered very seriously, to exaggerate, of course, no need, but also do nothing too.
The most common types of allergies on the skin are:
- hives;
- Contact dermatitis.
Urticaria is a pathology that appears immediately upon contact with an allergen, it may be a reaction to insect bites, drugs, burns of plants and contact with jellyfish.
It may appear on different parts of the body and is separate blisters or reddish swelling. Blisters can be both scattered and merge, representing a red plaque with uneven edges and a rough surface.
The urticaria may appear from sudden temperature drops – strong cold or vice versa, too heavy exposure to sunlight. Mostly, the wretchedness appears on the body, much less often on the face and hands.
Contact dermatitis arises precisely on those areas of the skin, which directly related to the allergen. It does not occur immediately, but as a result of long-term contact with an allergen. Manifests itself in the form of watery blisters, which, when combing, bursting and in their place are formed painful cracks.
Both manifestations of allergies are accompanied by a very strong itch.
Allergy treatment
Treatment of allergies on the skin depends on the type and nature of allergies, sometimes it is enough to simply eliminate allergen. If there are no other symptoms in addition to external symptoms, and the reason for allergies is understandable, then sufficiently local treatment.
The most common type of local treatment is the use of various kinds
ointments of allergy on the skin. Not so long ago, ointments contained hormonal substances, now there are many ointments that do not contain hormonal components in their composition, and, in addition to the treatment of allergies, also have a positive effect on the skin itself, that is, they create an additional protective barrier.
Of course, the most complex treatment of an allergic disease, which includes not only the use of ointments or cream, but also the admission of light pills from allergies.
Treatment should be done immediately as soon as you noticed the first symptoms of allergies on the skin – the faster you will begin treatment, the less harm to your skin. After all, the remaining cracks and traces also require very careful care and protection, as the skin on these sites is particularly thin and easy to damage.
Light manifestations of an allergic reaction can be treated without the use of medicines, and in addition to ointments to use herbal fees and teas. They will not only harm, but on the contrary – will benefit.
The most spilled herbs that are used to create antiallergic fees, it is a chamomile, sage, St. John’s wort, Valerian, a series. In addition to teas, some herbs or their combination can be used to create a lotion and compresses.
However, you should not use them in such a way that the focus of allergies for a long time was wet, rashes need to be dried. Immediately before applying ointments, herbal compresses are very useful, but it is recommended to keep them no more than 15 minutes.
Allergy to hand
Skin of hand – one of the most common places of allergies. And it’s not surprising that allergic on the skin of the hands is so frequent, because it is your hands most of the time are open, and this makes them defenseless in front of the cold or sunny rays, it is through the hands most often there is a touch with various potential allergens.
As you know, very rarely when washing dishes or cleaning apartments Dress Rubber gloves. However, it is the dehydrated, often susceptible to the interaction with chemicals of the skin of the hands, most susceptible to both stress and allergens.
In addition to allergens, the cause of allergies on hand can also be:
- Stress;
- Infections;
- Heavy Diseases.
Manifestations are the same: rash, itching, cracks, blisters, sometimes swelling of fingers.
In any case, in the event of allergies, it is worth not only to consult a doctor, but also to pass the deployed Blood test for possible allergens. It is made from 3 days before the week, but at the same time you will get a complete list of your allergens.
This will definitely help the doctor not only to find the necessary treatment for both drugs, and with the help of ointments or herbal fees, but also to register your individual diet, which is particularly relevant in food allergies. It is a diet that will help balanced and fully eaten, while having restrictions in the use of some products.
Allergies are dangerous in that its heavy forms can lead to death, sometimes for an externally conventional light form of allergies is hidden much more severe.
Treatment of heavy forms of allergies is carried out in the hospital, under strict observation and control of doctors.
You must remember that if you did not have allergies before, it does not mean that it will not appear or what you are not subject to it. Therefore, it is necessary to treat yourself very carefully and not ignore the presence of the first symptoms of allergies.
