How to treat a cold allergy: helpful tips

Allergies to cold water and freezing temperatures can occur at any age. The disease is rarely inherited. More often, the cause of rashes from frost is a decrease in immunity against the background of chronic inflammation or stress. If, upon contact with cold air or ice water, the skin becomes whitish-pink, swollen and itchy, you should make an appointment with an allergist and be examined, and then choose the right treatment.

Symptoms and first steps

How to understand that strange rashes are signs of urticaria, and not herpes or atopic dermatitis? Spots appear only on exposed skin that comes in contact with frosty air or snow. Swelling and itching on the face and hands cause washing with ice water. Rashes are accompanied by other symptoms:

1. Patients cannot stay outdoors for a long time in winter, because their head begins to hurt or throb in the back of the head. Discomfort disappears if a person enters a warm room.
2. The nose lays, as with a runny nose, a cough persists in the throat or appears. Eyes watery and blush, it becomes difficult to breathe.
3. Pale pink vesicles pass after a few hours. If you do not comb the rashes, after them there is no trace left.
4. Hands, especially in winter, become coarse, cover with cracks and small pimples, similar to hives.
5. In patients with a weakened body, the heart rate increases from cold, fatigue and pain in the joints or muscles appear.

If a person who is allergic to cold freezes, he may develop Quincke's edema, which will lead to death.

The first doctor who is visited with suspected urticaria is an allergist. Do not refuse to examine the thyroid gland, digestive organs and nasopharynx. Women are recommended to undergo examination by a gynecologist.

A cold allergy may disappear if:

• cure all carious teeth;
• get rid of tonsillitis, sinusitis or sinusitis;
• restore intestinal microflora, disrupted by the use of antibiotics;
• cleanse the body of helminths;
• normalize hormonal levels.

Patients with urticaria caused by oncology or digestive diseases are advised to avoid long walks in the cold, wear warm tights, protect their hands with gloves, and face and neck with a wool scarf, hat and a deep hood.

Important: How to diagnose an allergy to low temperatures before going to a specialist? Attach a piece of ice to the inside of the elbow and wait 10-20 minutes. Have pimples or spots? In 90–95% of cases, this indicates hives.

Preparations and natural remedies

An allergy to the cold is considered not a separate disease, but only a symptom of a weakened immunity, therefore, the patient is primarily prescribed vitamin complexes:

• Complit;
• Aevit;
• Duovit.

Supplemented with immunomodulators, like Likopid or Immunal, as well as preparations containing calcium to strengthen the walls of blood vessels. An allergist can advise adding foods rich in zinc, iodine, vitamin A, volatile and ascorbic acid to the diet:

• beef, chicken or pork liver;
• fish oil and seafood like shrimp or oysters;
• rye bread with brewer's yeast;
• any nuts and linseed oil;
• seaweed with garlic and onions;
• tomatoes, asparagus or string beans;
• mushrooms and lettuce;
• black and red currants, apples and sauerkraut;
• cereals and butter;
• fatty fish, avocados and diet meats.

The body needs vitamins to fight inflammation and support the immune system. But sometimes proper nutrition is not enough to get rid of rashes and itching. With immunomodulators, antihistamines of external and internal action are prescribed.

The first include:

• Celestoderm;
• Solcoseryl;
• Skin cap;
• Gistan H;
• La Cree;
• Triderm.

Patients who have not consulted with a dermatologist or allergist are advised to buy Panthenol. Spray or foam will soothe irritation, disinfect small cracks in the face and hands, and accelerate skin regeneration.

Are there any sores or wounds in the place of the rashes? So that they do not get infections, it is recommended to apply Levomekol to the combed areas. Thanks to the antibacterial properties of the ointment, the skin heals faster, and the risk of catching an infection is minimized.

Antihistamines for internal use include:

• Suprastin;
• Zirtek;
• Tavegil;
• Lomilan;
• Fenkarol.

Prescribe any pill can only a certified doctor. Self-medication is fraught with side effects and complications.

An allergy causes intoxication of the body, so it should be cleaned with activated charcoal, green tea, Polysorb or Enterosgel. Patients with severe urticaria are prescribed drugs containing corticosteroids. Hormonal drugs like Dexamethasone are taken only on the recommendation of an allergist after passing the appropriate tests.

Folk recommendations for urticaria

Homeopathic methods have side effects, so any herbal ointments or decoctions should be discussed with your doctor. In order for herbal medicines to start working, it will take at least 2-3 months.

Allergy infusions and teas

1. 50 g of powder from raspberry roots pour 2 cups boiling water. To simmer the product in a water bath or low heat for 30 minutes, then insist another 4-5 hours. Drink after waking up and before each exit to the street 60 ml of drink. It is recommended to start taking the decoction in October, so that the body has time to prepare for the arrival of winter.
2. Brew a tablespoon of dried yarrow with a cup of boiling water. Set aside the beverage container for 40 minutes. Strained tea divided into 3 doses. Drink a serving of medicine 30 minutes before a meal.
3. Powder from dried celery root to combine with 250 ml of cold water. It will take 1-2 tablespoons of raw materials. The infusion will be ready in 4 hours. Divide the cup of the drink into 3 parts. Drink a day.
4. Dissolve 1 g of mummy in a liter of boiling water. Store the blank in the refrigerator, drink on an empty stomach 100 ml of medicine. Children should not be given more than 50 ml.

Effective teas for allergy prevention are derived from herbs. There are several options for healthy drinks:

1. From nettle with burdock roots, dried string and yarrow, as well as blackcurrant leaves.
2. From hop cones with lemon balm, chopped valerian and thyme.

Plant components are mixed in equal proportions. Grind in a mortar or coffee grinder, and the resulting powder is steamed for 40-50 minutes. Herbal tea is drunk before going outside and after to warm the body from the inside and stop the production of substances that cause redness and itching.

Allergy Emulsions
Stains and peeling on the face are lubricated with a product that is prepared from unrefined vegetable oil and medicinal plants:

• sprigs of mint;
• burdock root;
• dried celandine;
• calendula

Pour a tablespoon of herbs into a bowl, chop. Take 30 g of the vegetable harvest and pour 50-60 ml of olive or sunflower oil. After a day, put the container with the emulsion in a water bath. Stir for 40-50 minutes to sterilize the herbal medicine. It remains to strain and rub into the skin when spots or dryness appear.

Itching, redness and cracks are treated with tincture of pine cones. 300 ml of raw materials to combine with the same amount of vegetable oil. Remove to a dark place for 5 months.Periodically remove and shake so that the cones give the oil a maximum of useful substances.

Allergic rashes are wiped with freshly squeezed lemongrass juice, a compress of crushed blueberries is applied to them.

Red watery eyes are washed with a warm decoction of cornflowers: 30 g of dried flowers in a glass of boiling water. Coniferous baths are useful: brew concentrated tea from pine or spruce branches. Add to bathing and washing water. There are no strict proportions.

Tincture for oral administration
For shortness of breath and allergic rhinitis, they recommend:

1. Put in a jar 100 g of chopped leaves and green walnuts.
2. Pour 200 ml of alcohol. Suitable vodka, moonshine or ethyl alcohol diluted with water.
3. Shaking daily, insist 1-1.5 weeks.
4. Drink 25 drops of the drug three times a day for 20-30 minutes before eating.

Alcohol tincture is bred in water so as not to burn the stomach. The drug is also given to children, but not more than 12 drops at a time, and for children under 6–8 years old, 5–7 is enough.

In spring, it is useful to drink birch sap, in which raisins, dried apricots, lemon wedges, honey and nuts are added. Products are mixed, insisted for an hour, and then consumed. An adult should drink at least a liter of juice per day, and a child - 300-500 ml.

In winter, beets and unsalted sunflower seeds, linseed oil and badger fat are included in the diet of a patient with allergies.

Preventative measures

People suffering from cold intolerance should be tempered. Prepare the body for winter begin in the summer. First they sleep with the windows open and wiped with wet towels, after which they bathe in water at room temperature. Gradually make the liquid cooler, but without fanaticism.

In winter, to prevent the appearance of a rash, it is recommended to adhere to several rules:

1. Always wear a hat with a scarf and mittens.
2. Do not go out in nylon tights or light clothing.
3. Lubricate exposed skin with baby cream or badger fat.
4. Drink a cup of tea before going out or eat a bowl of hot soup.
5. Carry a thermos with a warm drink to keep you warm at any time.

An allergy to cold is an unpleasant and dangerous disease. You can not deal with hives on their own without consulting a doctor. The specialist will not only establish the cause of the rashes, but also prescribe a medication that will remove the symptoms and make the patient's life comfortable.

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