Several parts of the skin itching, causing severe pain, herpes or small blisters Eczema ? Beware of whether you suffer from eczema!
Eczema is the most common disease in dermatology and is a skin inflammatory reaction caused by severe itching caused by various internal and external factors. Eczema can be divided into acute, subacute and chronic eczema according to the course of the disease and clinical characteristics. Different eczema have different manifestations.
Whether acute, subacute or chronic eczema, the course of the disease is uncertain and prone to recurrence. It can be converted to each other and cannot be cured for a long time. Itchy sensation. Drinking alcohol, scratching, soap washing, and hot water can all aggravate the symptoms, and in severe cases, it affects sleep.
Eczema is a chronic disease and is difficult to cure completely at present, but it can relieve symptoms and reduce recurrence through active treatment and scientific care.
How to care and prevent?
1. Avoid your own possible inducing factors.
2. Avoid various external stimuli, such as hot water scalding, excessive scratching, cleaning and contacting substances that may be sensitive such as fur preparations. Less contact with chemical ingredients, such as soap, laundry detergent, detergent, etc.
3. Avoid possible sensitivating and irritating foods, such as chili peppers, strong tea, coffee, and alcohol.
4. Use medicine under the guidance of a professional doctor and avoid taking medicine indiscriminately.
5. When the itching in the affected area is unbearable, you can slap the affected area or apply medicine to relieve itching. Do not scratch the affected area vigorously. For infants with poor control, they should be cut short of their nails or put gloves on them when they sleep to prevent the child from unconsciously hindering the affected area and causing infection.
In life management, you should pay attention to: develop healthy eating habits and avoid partial eating. The daily diet of eczema patients should be light, easy to digest, low in salt and less oil. Eat less milk, fish, eggs and other foods that are likely to aggravate the condition and cause allergies, and do not eat spicy foods. For infants and young children with eczema, breastfeeding should be ensured as much as possible.
Take appropriate baths, and you can take a bath 2 to 3 times a week. It is best to take a shower when taking a bath. Do not use hot water to wash or excessively clean the skin lesions to avoid aggravation of the condition. When taking a bath, you should use neutral bath lotion or soap. After washing, you should dry your body in time and apply external emollient to the affected area.
Try to wear soft, loose cotton or other natural fibers as much as possible. Wear less clothes that will cause allergies, and wear less clothes made of artificial fiber and wool materials to avoid aggravating the symptoms of allergies.
Pay attention to controlling the temperature and humidity in the room. An environment that is too stuffy or too dry can cause recurrence of eczema. Therefore, patients with this disease must ensure the circulation of indoor air in summer. When using heating in winter, they can place a humidifier or a basin of clean water indoors to maintain the relative humidity in the room. If necessary, they can apply oily lotion to the skin to moisturize the skin.
When going out, you should protect the affected area well, especially avoid the affected area being exposed to wind or sunlight for a long time, so as not to cause dry skin and aggravate the condition.
Patients with eczema should keep a happy mood in normal times and avoid the emergence of negative emotions such as tension, depression, anxiety, irritability, and anger, which is also conducive to the recovery of the disease.
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