The Most Common Forms of Urticairia And Their Home Remedies?
Urticaria is not a very common disease. There are many different suggestions about how many people actually suffer from urticaria, but the most realistic one seems to be nearly 5%.
Urticaria has many subtypes, some of them are very common like heat induced urticaria, autoimmune urticaria and then there are some very rarely found types e.g. exercise induced urticaria or solar urticaria.
Treating the rare forms usually need the expertise of a professional, while the more common forms are less hazardous and can be helped with the following home remedies.
The most common form, is heat induced urticaria and the best home remedy is applying cool compression or an ice pack.
Stress urticaria can be recurrent and the only home remedy is to stay happy.
Then comes the autoimmune urticaria, taking over the counter anti histamines can help. To reduce itching of the urticaria wheals, apply calamine lotion, vitamin E oil or Aloe Vera gel twice a day, andexpose the affected area to fresh air.
Next week I will post five extremely important tips when you are managing any type of urticaria, do not forget to read them.
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How to avoid getting affected by heat induced Urticaria?
A few days back I blogged about cold induced Urticaria . Some people think they are safe when it comes to higher temperatures. Unfortunately, you are not safe from urticaria when it comes to heat. There is a type called heat induced urticaria that can be caused when skin is exposed to heat above 43 degrees Celsius.
In most cases with heat urticaria, the exposed area of the skin becomes burned, stinging, turning red and swollen. It can cause immense itching and a burning sensation. Cooling down the affected area and exposing it to fresh air can help a great deal.
To learn the symptoms, causes and cures of heat induced urticaria, read here to read my complete article.
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Heat induced urticaria presents within five minutes after the skin has been exposed to heat above 109 degrees Fahrenheit. Typically, the exposed area burns, stings, turns red, and swells. Just as cold induced urticaria is caused by exposure to cold, heat induced urticaria is triggered by heat. It is a subcategory of cholinergic urticaria and occurs in both men and women; however, it seems to be more common in men than in women.
Individuals prone to this type of urticaria must avoid extreme temperatures. If the individual has developed the symptoms, try to cool down the affected area with an ice pack or cool compresses. However, if the symptoms do not go away, a doctor should be consulted.
Heat Urticaria
Heat urticaria is one of the most uncommon forms of urticaria. It is an extremely rare condition in which hives develop 2 to 5 minutes after contact with a warm stimulus or environments with very high temperatures. These hives do not last very long and mostly resolve within 1 hour after the outbreak. This specific condition is also known as localized heat urticaria, which completely distinguishes it from generalized heat urticaria or cholinergic urticaria.
The method with which doctors diagnose heat urticaria may seem strange. Warm water from a test tube is applied to the patient’s forearm. If the patient is prone to heat urticaria, hives should develop within a few minutes.
The condition occurs when mast cells release histamines into the skin in response to extreme heat. Therefore, antihistamines may be helpful to treat this problem. In some cases, patients have been treated with desensitization methods, utilizing hot baths; however, this kind of therapy must be initiated under medical supervision.
