Urticaria is also known as Hives. Swollen, red bumps on skin or wheals that appear on skin suddenly as a result of body reaction to certain allergens or unknown reasons. It usually causes itching. sometimes burn or sting.
Food allergy particularly noticed after eating specific food immediately. Many times in spite of many food restrictions, Urticaria still present. Mental stress also can cause chronic urticaria.
Acute urticaria may be due to specific food allergy or chemicals in food or allergy to any drug or insect bites.
Chronic urticaria cause is impossible to find. In some cases, the cause may be Infection, Thyroid disorder, Cancer, Hepatitis.
Antihistamine suppresses Urticaria. It works temporarily in such cases.
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ANTIHISTAMINES :
- Antihistamines are the drugs that block the action of histamine. Histamine is the substance which produces rash and itching. When antihistamine is ingested it inhibits the action of histamine, in turn relieving skin rash and itching.
- However, it is important to understand that histamine is released as a result of the allergic process, which is immunologically mediated. The immunological reaction to an allergen is the cause of the urticarial rash and itching.
- Histamine release is not the ultimate cause of urticaria. Histamine release is just the result of the allergic process. That means, by nullifying the effects of histamine by using the antihistamine, you are treating the effects of the disease and not the cause of the disease.
- Some of the commonly used antihistamines are Allegra (Fexofenadine), Cetirizine, Levocetirizine, etc.
- Use of antihistamine for an occasional urticarial rash may be useful. However, if one keeps using antihistamine for months and years together, such a method of prescribing should be considered as very superficial, and symptomatic and not in correct manner also.
- When a patient approach me for homeopathic treatment after taking an antihistamine for several years, the sad state is that even after taking antihistamine for five years, the patients are unable to stop it for even five days.
As Soon as stopping the antihistamine, the rash and itching resurface in no time, suggesting superficiality of the treatment. Prolonged use of antihistaminic is habit-forming. The biggest problem with antihistamines is the drug dependency to patients.
- Chronic urticaria calls for a much deeper approach while eliminating the URTICARIA from its roots. Such treatment is available with homeopathy. The homeopathic treatment is able to reduce the allergic process at the immunological level. It treats the hypersensitive allergic state of the patient.
- Homeopathy offers deeper acting and non-habit forming solution for chronic urticaria.
Mindwell Homeopathy offers individualized treatment to each patient according to his /her individualistic characteristic.
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