According to experts, you can call several hundred thousand stimuli that can provoke a response immune response, which may manifest any symptoms. How to remove allergic swelling from the face, as well as what exactly can cause it, we will tell in this article.

It is easy to eliminate edema, rather timely introduction of several drugs.

It is much more important to prevent its recurrence, and for this it is necessary to determine the exact cause of these symptoms.

The appearance of edema on the face caused by immunological processes at the cellular level, as a rule, is one of the fairly common types allergic disease  - urticaria. But if the symptoms of the latter are itchy rashes, patches of redness of different localization, the edema is usually not accompanied by external skin manifestations. Its occurrence is due to increased permeability of the walls of blood vessels located in the subcutaneous space.

The causes of edema on the face can be:

• seasonal allergens, in other words, plant pollen or fungal spores;
• taking certain foods;
• stay in dusty rooms;
• inhalation of toxic fumes;
• contact with intensely smelling components of household chemicals;
• use of decorative cosmetics, creams, lotions and skin care tonics;
• insect bites;
• the use of drugs.

However, every day thousands of men and women are confronted with similar substances, but allergic edema on the face does not occur at all. The fact is that the main pathophysiological reason for the development of such signs is a genetic predisposition. Only in this case, the cells of the immune system react in a specific way to contact with certain compounds.

Symptoms

In a child, allergic swelling of the face is rare. It can be provoked by hypersensitivity to proteins of dairy and fermented milk products. With breastfeeding  such a reaction is caused by non-observance of the diet by the nursing mother. In some cases, the child's sensitization occurs even in the process of intrauterine development, if the pregnant woman contacts or consumes potential allergens.

Usually, facial swelling begins in the eyes and lips. Then it spreads to the cheeks and cheekbone area, chin. In some cases, the symptoms affect the larynx. This is very serious due to possible airway obstruction. Therefore, in such a situation, emergency medical care is quickly required. At home, it can be provided only if the first-aid kit has the necessary medications.

First aid

To decide how to remove allergic swelling from the face, you must first stop contact with the stimulus. If it is, for example, pollen of plants, you need to go into the room with the windows closed, take off your clothes and take a shower. If symptoms occur in response to contact with animals, wash hands thoroughly, wash, rinse your throat and wash your nose with saline.

In some cases, such measures are sufficient for allergic edema to pass on their own after 20-40 minutes. Sometimes it may take several hours.

Folk healers advise a variety of herbal drinks, teas, fees. But supporters of conservative medicine insist on medication. Any swelling, including those of an allergic nature, is caused by fluid retention. Therefore, it is recommended to take diuretic drugs. The most effective is Furosemide (Lasix). The initial dosage for adults is up to 80 mg per day. Take it should be to eliminate puffiness.

Antihistamines are required.  The question of how to remove allergic swelling from the face is quite acute, since its further spread represents serious danger for good health. Therefore, it is necessary to take quick-acting drugs. This is Ksizal or Telfast. A single dosage is 10 mg for an adult. Reception of the given medicines continue till 2 months.

In case of violation of nasal breathing, you can use vasoconstrictor drugs (Noksprey, Lasolvan Reno). Severe itching of the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx is eliminated with the help of products containing derivatives of cromoglycic acid, for example, Cromogescal. Method of application - 1 spray up to 4 times a day.

When edema of the larynx is necessary as soon as possible to seek medical help. 0.5 ml of 1% adrenaline solution and 1 ml of 5% ephedrine solution are injected subcutaneously to the patient. Solu-medrol (corticosteroid methylprednisolone) from 250 mg to 1 g (depending on the severity of edema) or hydrocortisone hemisuccinate in a volume of 125 ml intravenously or intramuscularly is also required. Also in the hospital do Lasix injection (2 ml mixed with 20 ml of 20% glucose solution intravenously).

Allergic face swelling and folk treatment methods

When unexpressed symptoms of the immune response is quite possible to get rid of the swelling with the help of alternative medicine.

The following charges have a pronounced antiallergic effect:

For people who have a high risk of allergic swelling of the face, insect bites are very dangerous.  To prevent serious complications recommend using this recipe. During the cleaning of hives from the coast, you need to collect dead bees, grind them in a coffee grinder or grind in a mortar. Pour the resulting powder with moonshine in a ratio of 1: 5. With the beginning of the awakening of insects, take an infusion of 20-30 drops per tablespoon of water two hours after eating three times a day. If the bite could not be avoided with a solution, you need to lubricate the affected area, then attach a piece of cloth soaked in tincture to it.

Diuretic effect of bearberry and kidney tea. Prepare them the same way: a spoonful of grass is poured with a glass of boiling water and left in a warm place for several hours. Bearberry is taken in a tablespoon, and ortosiphon - half a cup on an empty stomach up to 3 times a day. Allergic swelling of the face can be removed with the help of flax decoction. For its preparation 4 tbsp. seeds poured liter of boiling water and kept in a water bath for 15 minutes. Drink it with fruit juice up to 6 times a day for a third cup.

Allergic swelling of the face (ICD T78.3 code) is not only an unpleasant cosmetic defect. Severe course of this pathology threatens the life of a person, especially a child, if you do not urgently seek medical help. Therefore, people who are prone to such reactions should avoid allergy-provoking factors, follow an appropriate diet.

Many people nowadays are allergic. The main danger of this disease is that it is not always possible to immediately identify a factor affecting its occurrence in the body. Moreover, the symptoms of allergies are sometimes not very pronounced, and a person may not be aware of its presence until it worsens without proper treatment. Allergies can be caused by a wide variety of factors. Both the symptoms and the methods of its treatment depend on who or what causes the allergic reaction.

Allergy and its causes

Allergy in essence is the over-sensitivity of the human body to any particular substance. Moreover, the substance is not necessarily the phenomenon of the outside world. Allergens can also mature within the body itself.

For the acquisition of allergy medicine identifies some risk factors:

• reduced immunity
• chemical contact
• heredity,
• antibiotics.

Allergy symptoms depend on the type of allergy the person is sick with and where the disease is located:

• respiratory (runny nose, sneezing, wheezing in the throat, cough, shortness of breath, itchy nose),
• dermatosis (dryness, itching, swelling, redness on the skin, peeling, blisters),
• allergic conjunctivitis (burning, tearing, swelling around the eyes),
• enteropathy (swelling of the tongue, pharynx, vomiting, nausea, or diarrhea),
• anaphylactic shock (shortness of breath, vomiting, defecation, convulsions, involuntary urination, loss of consciousness, rash).

Allergy Treatment

The principles of allergy treatment are as follows:

1. Elimination of the allergen from the environment of the patient.
2. Reducing the risk of worsening allergies.
3. Elimination of allergy symptoms.

For treatment, doctors use drug treatment  and immunotherapy in combination.

Primarily assigned antihistamines. They reduce the amount of histamine produced by the body, which the immune system produces.

The next appointment is usually decongestants. They help to neutralize the symptoms of allergy, namely, nasal congestion is treated.

Leukotriene inhibitors can be prescribed by a doctor to relieve edema from the throat and upper respiratory tract.

To reduce inflammation on the mucous membranes of the nose, doctors also prescribe hormonal drugs - steroid sprays.

Immunotherapy is the introduction of allergens into the body to make their own blockade and reduce sensitivity to the pathogen.

For the diagnosis of allergies, be sure to consult with your doctor and get the appropriate recommendations. On the use of folk remedies for the treatment of the disease also need to check with a specialist and together choose the right treatment.

For the treatment of allergies at home, there are many recipes:

1. Bay leaf works very well in the fight against allergies, both as a decoction and as a tincture or oil. They grease the rash, redness, and also use inside. It is also recommended to take baths with laurel decoction.
2. 4 tsp. Korostovik herbs pour 400 ml of hot water and filter. Consume ½ cup per day.
3. Egg shells are washed and cleaned. After drying, it is ground to powder, mixed with lemon juice. This tool can lubricate the diseased skin.
4. In the same proportions take a string, nightshade and violet (herbs) and mixed. 1 tbsp. Mixture pour a glass of hot water, insist and use a tablespoon up to 4 times a day.
5. An effective remedy is a mummy. It is added to milk, honey and consumed twice a day. Mixed with mummy lubricate the mucous throat and nose.
6. 10 g of black currant leaves (fresh) is poured with a glass of boiling water and infused for half an hour. Drink instead of tea three times a day.
7. Mummy is also made into a solution. To do this, one gram of water is diluted with one gram of mummy and taken once a day. The rash can also be lubricated with a solution in a concentration of 100 milliliters of water per 1 gram of mummy.
8. Allergy well helps with a mixture of apple, cauliflower, carrot and parsley juices. Take three times a day for half an hour before meals.
9. In a thermos a couple of hours insist ½ liter of hot water with 3 tablespoons of nettle flowers (pre-dried and chopped). Filter the tincture and drink ½ cup up to 5 times a day.
10. Squeezed dill juice diluted with water 1 to 2. Apply as a compress with itching.
11. 20 g of horsetail is infused for 20 minutes in a glass of boiling water, filtered and used for half a glass three times a day before meals.
12. 4 bulbs need to grind, pour a liter of water and remove overnight. When allergies drink infusion during the day.
13. Buds and leaves of birch (3 to 6 grams) pour ½ liter of boiling water, boil for a quarter of an hour and insist for another couple of hours. Consume half a cup up to 4 times a day.
14. Effectively food baked potatoes.
15. On a piece of sugar, 5 grams of dill oil are dripped and consumed three times a day, half an hour before meals.
16. Celery (rhizome) crushed. A couple of tablespoons insist in a glass of cold water for about 4 hours. Strain and drink 1/3 cup up to 3 times a day half an hour before meals.
17. 1 tsp Dill fruit infused in 300 ml of boiling water for about an hour. Accepted means for ½ cup three times a day.
18. Rose hips are mixed with dandelion root 1 to 1 and ground. 1 tbsp. the mixture is poured 200 ml of boiling water and left overnight in a thermos. Then filter and take a third of the glass three times a day before meals.
19. Fresh squeezed celery juice can be consumed a tablespoon three times a day, half an hour before meals.
20. 1 tbsp. celandine infused about 4 hours in two cups of boiling water. Drink an infusion of ½ cup in the morning and evening before meals.
21. The sequence can be brewed as tea, then defend for 20 minutes and use instead of other drinks.
22. Coals from the fire in the amount of one hundred grams pour ½ liter of milk and boil for 15 minutes. Then the remedy is infused overnight. Use it for half a glass every half hour.
23. Together, ground dandelion and burdock roots. At night, pour 2 tablespoons. mixtures of 600 ml of water. In the morning, the infusion should be boiled for about 10 minutes and infused as much. Use the tool for ½ cup up to 5 times per day.
24. 1 tablespoon of spirea flowers ½ liter of hot water is poured and infused for 10 minutes. Use the remedy for a tablespoon up to 4 times per day.
25. Calendula poured two cups of boiling water and leave for a couple of hours. Consume a tablespoon three times a day.
26. If you are allergic to antibiotics, then itching auricles  can be removed with a mixture of walnut infusion and propolis.
27. Tinctures of Valerian and Hawthorn (1 to 1). The tool is added to 30 drops in a glass of water. Need to use before bedtime.
28. Peppermint (about 10 grams) steamed for half an hour in ½ cup of hot water. Take the tincture of a tablespoon three times a day.
29. One teaspoon of bitter wormwood is infused for a couple of hours in 100 ml of hot water. It is taken three times a day half an hour before meals.
30. 1 tbsp. Chamomile steamed for half an hour in a glass of boiling water. Take a tablespoon up to four times a day.
31. 20 g of ephedra herbs pour 600 ml of boiling water. Cook until evaporation of half the volume, filter and take 1 tbsp. three times a day.
32. 1 tsp wild rosemary poured 400 ml of boiling water and infused for half an hour. Consume a tablespoon three times a day.
33. Baths with violet infusion are effective (1 liter per bath intake 1). Also used infusion of wild rosemary.
34. The infusion of duckweed (1 tbsp per 200 ml of boiling water) is taken in 30 drops three times a day.
35. Powder rhizomes of calamus mixed with honey in a ratio of 1 to 1. Take overnight.
36. Viburnum bark (2 tablespoons) pour 200 ml boiling water, heat on the fire for 20 minutes, then infuse for half an hour and filter. Add boiling water to restore the original volume and drink half a cup twice a day after meals.

Prevention of allergies also depends on its causative agent. Naturally, it is initially necessary to identify the allergen and eliminate contact with it. Only then you can begin to prevent and treat allergies.

The main methods of prevention are the following:

1. Avoid contact with the allergen.
2. Dieting.
3. Hygiene.
4. Maintain cleanliness in the rooms.
5. Waiver of woolen products, replacing them with synthetic ones.
6. Exclusion of contact with animals.
7. Mold removal.
8. Elimination of carpet mites.
9. Testing of cosmetics and other chemicals.
10. Disposal of expired drugs.
11. Treatment of infections causing an allergic reaction.

Whatever type of allergy does not show up in a person, without timely treatment, it can turn into an acute form that can be fatal. It is important to identify the allergen as soon as possible and start treatment. To diagnose a specific form of allergy, it is important to undergo an appropriate examination and immediately eliminate the cause of the allergy. Any treatment should be carried out only after consulting with an allergist or immunologist.

Video - Allergy Treatment at Home

When the activity of the immune function is disturbed according to hereditary reasons or acquired abnormalities, there may be a variety of abnormal reactions to the combination with various agents. They may be such substances as animal hair, dust, pollen. We can encounter them in everyday life almost daily. An allergy is the presence of an acute reaction to a meeting with such agents.

An allergic reaction is considered an inadequate response of immune function to various substances. The immune system can be called a combination of difficult-protecting mechanisms that are forced to fight infections. All this is ensured by identifying "enemies" and mobilizing all lymphocytes to fight such "invaders." It is not uncommon that the human immune system somehow managed to identify erroneous substances that are not dangerous. Then the lymphocytes need to fight with such substances, and then the process of dealing with the "enemy" is already dangerous. This means that the process of the allergic response itself can be a disease.

Substances that provoke an allergic reaction can be called allergens. There is in the presence of this type of allergic reactions that can occur after contact with allergens instantly. These reactions include angioedema, which is characterized by the presence of spasm of the larynx, asphyxiation, everything can even end in death. Can also be from the introduction of drugs anaphylactic shock.

You can also see a slowdown in the allergic reaction, which can be felt in three days, it can be less dangerous. Manifested in the form of urticaria, pruritic dermatosis, diathesis, allergic rhinitis  and other forms of manifestation.

Spring for allergy sufferers can be very painful, because at this time they suffer from mucous eye and nose. This is all accompanied by lacrimation. constant itching, swelling, difficulty breathing. This condition is called spring fever.

In pharmacology, a large number of substances are presented, to which can also be attributed antihistamines, which cannot cure allergies. They can only be a warning of the release of a variety of histamines, which may entail allergic reactions. Histamine is such an active substance that manages to irritate the mucous membranes and skin. Due to it may appear redness, urticaria and swelling. Antihistamines can relieve symptoms in a short time. However, when the habit of the drug occurs, it will cease to act fully.

Usually, after the usual runny nose may experience vasomotor rhinitis. This is due to the reception

halozolin, naphthyzine, as they are able to constrict blood vessels. At the first instillation of the nose, the suffering can be relieved for more than six hours, after the second instillation - for five hours, and after the third - for several hours. And when a few days of treatment pass, the drops simply simply cease to act. Subsequently, the occurrence of edema, which is one of the side effects of drugs from pharmacies, which are considered drugs that can interrupt allergic reactions. Unstable immune system activity is the second side effect.

In order to prevent or cure allergies should use herbal remedies vitamin complexescontaining and trace elements that can strengthen the presence of the immune system. Also, when used, there will be no side effects. It should be noted that the use of such herbal preparations should begin before the first symptoms of manifestation.

For the beginning of the winter period, the following products are suitable:

1. A powerful source of vitamin K and. It may be Liquid.
2. Increases immunity and improves the level of tissue oxygenation. This is a mixture of organic compounds with such amino acids as leucine, glycine and histidine, called Coenzyme Q 10 - chelated form.
3. Take one capsule per day. It contains an extract that can reduce the symptoms of allergies and spring fever. This pollen will not cause additional allergic reactions. However, it doesn't matter if people have hypersensitivity  to bee products, you will need to consult a doctor.

The following products can positively affect the body after several courses of seasonal prevention.

You can take:

1. CC Differs in a combination of healing herbs that can enhance immunity and help the body in the implementation of detoxification processes of the body.
2. The protective formula, which contains a complex of antioxidant vitamins, minerals and medicinal plantsthat are able to restore and strengthen the immune system.
3. , able to regulate all types of metabolism, thanks to lipoic acid.
4.   containing a complete set of all the beneficial substances that are able to support the immune system. Good to take along with.

In February, the following products will be indispensable:

1. Reducing the activity of allergens,. It is worth taking one tablet per day.
2. Greypayn helps to eliminate free radicals from the human body, reduce the manifestation of inflammation and increase activity.

For March, fit:

1.   that have a calming effect on the nervous system.
2.   containing querticin, which helps stabilize cell membranes that produce histamine. And he, in turn, can trigger the symptoms of allergies.

April  terrible for allergy sufferers, since this month the allergic reactions are fully operational. At this time, you can take:

1. Burdock extract, which has antiallergic action.
2. Morinda - normalizes abnormally functioning cells, and supplies the necessary compound of biochemistry - proseronin. And it gives the ability to work effectively normal cells.
3. Buplerum is antiallergic, anti-inflammatory agent that helps to avoid the release of histamine.
4.   (Free breathing) can be connected to the intake when a cough occurs.
5. If allergic reactions become more severe and are accompanied by high temperaturethen you can drink Echinacea. It is a natural antibiotic, which is subject to stimulation of the production of interferon, which can increase the level of immunity. For full impact, you should take about a week. contraindicated in pregnant women and children under 3 years.

It is necessary to maximally strengthen the immune system and avoid interaction with allergens. It is worth thinking about changing lifestyle, resort to a special diet. It is necessary to consume large quantities of fruits, vegetables, raw nuts, cereals, dairy products. It will be great if such fermented milk products are made by homemade efforts.

It should be avoided in the food baking, milk, chocolate, rice, wheat cereal. All these products can lead to disruption of the nervous system. There may be a headache.

Good to take oat bran in the morning. Also suitable aloe juice, which must be taken with (). And Loklo refers to dietary fiber, which will help slow down food absorption.

To combat allergies, it is not necessary to spend big money on advertised products. With painful symptoms will help cope simple recipeswhich is easy to prepare at home. The article will offer the most effective ways  of traditional medicine  for getting rid of allergies.

In each house there are spicy leaves of laurel, which are used to prepare various dishes. But few people know that such seasoning is an excellent anti-allergic agent, which is not inferior in efficiency to expensive pharmaceutical preparations.

Laurel leaves are used to make a decoction, and then using it to make lotions and medicinal baths. Such a composition for local application  suitable even for small children. A decoction of leaves of laurel is useful to drink with allergies, but only for adults. Powerful tool  Immediately enters the fight against allergens, relieving a person from intolerable itching, painful eczema and hyperemia of the skin.

Use of eggshell for allergies

A great eggshell has a great healing effect. From it, prepare the powder, and then use it inside. But before crushing the shells, you need to wash them well, preferably in soda solution. Then they should be rinsed in clean water and wait for them to dry properly. Dry shells need to grind as much as possible to a fine state.

This powder is intended for internal use, and they can be treated for allergies in both adults and children. The daily rate for an adult - 1 teaspoon, for children 3-14 years - 1/2 teaspoon. Calcium composition need to drink a stack of boiled water.

In order for the purest calcium contained in the powder to be well absorbed, it is necessary to drip a little lemon juice on top of it before taking it. The course of treatment for eggshells ranges from 1 month to six months, it all depends on the severity of the pathology.

Medicinal plants fight allergies

Earth gave humanity an amazing and diverse world of flora, thanks to which people got the opportunity to heal many ailments. Medicinal plants  include a number of essential biologically active components that help to cope even with running forms  allergic pathologies. With the primary signs of damage caused by any antigens, such herbs as:

• calendula;
• celandine;
• peppermint;
• st. John's wort;
• field mate;
• deaf nettle (ashberry).

Of these, decoctions and infusions are prepared for local procedures, and also as remedy for ingestion. The best therapeutic effect will be if you make a complex mixture of the above components, and from it to prepare a healing solution. In the case when there are severe forms of pathology, the herbs already stronger in terms of the therapeutic effect will be required. Next, consider what kind of plants will be needed to eliminate a serious allergic focus?

Stinging nettle

Nettle leaves are excellent helpers in the fight even with severe allergic lesions. They should be used in the form of decoctions and infusions. Medicinal drug has a great effect on the stomach and intestines, helps to correct the disturbed metabolic processes, puts in order the immune system. It is very useful to put fresh nettle leaves instead of cabbage in borscht.

A series of three-part

If you ask any person what is good for bathing babies, the right answer will be immediately given - in the decoction of the train. Grass series - best remedy  from any dermatological problems, including allergic dermatitis. From the dry raw material, a decoction is prepared in which a soft flannel is moistened and a damp cloth is applied to the area affected by the allergy. In addition, the broth is good to use inside, so it will have the maximum anti-allergic effect. Both external and internal use is allowed for all people. For young children, it is necessary to dilute the broth with boiled water in the same volume.

Chamomile flowers

From the medicinal chamomile prepare broths, they are used for local procedures and drink inside. Due to the fact that chamomile is the best antiseptic, inflammation of the epidermis is removed, skin rashes  pass, eczema-affected skin is quickly regenerated. That steamed cake from the flowers with the broth does not need to throw out, it contains a lot of medicinal components! It is recommended to apply to the inflamed skin.

Red viburnum

In folk medical books it is noted that viburnum is used for a long time, as the most effective antiallergic agent. But only for cooking therapeutic infusion  not the fruits of the plant are taken, but its fresh young shoots together with new buds. Therefore, it is possible to be treated with this remedy in springtime But the effect of taking the infusion is simply amazing - all the signs of allergy disappear already on the 3rd day.

Glycerin Zinc Ointment

When no pharmaceutical drugs and none of folk ways do not help relieve irritation, relieve intolerable itching, there is a correct effective remedy for allergies - this is glycerin ointment with zinc. Very often, dermatologists write it to people with serious skin diseases. After receiving the prescription, a person goes to the pharmacy, where they prepare an antiallergic agent. By the way, this ointment can be made at home, you only need to purchase 4 important components in the pharmacy:

• distilled water - 100 ml;
• glycerin - 20 ml;
• zinc oxide - 30 g;
• talcum powder - 30 g;
• dimedrol in ampoules - 10 ml.

All the ingredients are simply mixed together. The resulting mass should then be thoroughly grinded so that it acquires a uniform, lump-free consistency. Antiallergic ointment is ready for use. It should be applied to the affected areas with a small layer up to 3 times per day. Treatment with a potent ointment formulation will help in the shortest possible time to get rid of painful itching and painful inflammations, relieve puffiness, heal the dermis damaged by rash, prevent the appearance of new rashes.

Mummy treats allergies

Mumiyo is a mountain resin, which includes in its natural composition healing organic and inorganic compounds. Mumiye is successfully used as effective means  for all types of allergies. It must be taken orally for 1 month, after which you should take a break of 3 weeks and then resume treatment again. To permanently get rid of allergies may require about 4 courses of treatment with mountain resin. Prepare the medicine as follows: dilute 1 g of mummy in 1 l of water.

It is necessary to accept means strictly on an empty stomach and only since morning. Both adults and children can use this solution. The dosage is calculated taking into account the age indicator: adults drink the mummy solution in the amount of 100 ml, for children from 3 to 7 years old, 50-70 ml is prescribed; the dosage for children from 8 years and older corresponds to the portion of an adult.