Allergic skin reactions in children under one year of age are a common occurrence, but not everyone knows that diathesis in adults also occurs and is no less severe. Symptoms and signs of a chronic disease depend on the form of the pathology.
Poor nutrition, infectious diseases, hormonal problems, and frequent stress weaken the immune system and increase the risk of allergies. How to recognize the early stage of chronic pathology? What treatments are most effective? What is the danger of allergic diathesis? The answers are in the article.
What is adult diathesis
When people hear the word “diathesis,” a picture of a baby is immediately drawn in their heads, but this disease does not only occur in young children. Diathesis - it’s difficult to call it a disease, rather a predisposition to allergic manifestations; most often, symptoms appear after eating certain foods. The difference in this predisposition is that a child has a predisposition due to weak immunity and lack of strength in the body, while an adult has an innate predisposition, but it manifests itself from external factors, as a result of which:
- immunity decreases;
- a regular state of stress manifests itself;
- poor appetite.
What is adult diathesis - a disease that makes a person predisposed to certain allergens, like childhood diathesis, only the reasons for its manifestation are different.
Who is at risk of developing the disease?
This disease cannot arise out of nowhere; it either exists from the first days and manifests itself at this stage of life, or a person does not have it and will never have it. Since this is a congenital anomaly in the human body, it cannot be completely eradicated, but knowing the reasons why this disease can manifest itself, you can get rid of the unwanted appearance of signs of diathesis in an adult. The cause of the appearance of symptoms of the disease may be due to a decrease in immunity, since this is directly related to the human immune system, namely:
- unstable psycho-emotional state;
- chronic diseases;
- infectious diseases;
- dysfunction of the thyroid gland;
- disruption of the adrenal glands;
- diabetes;
There are also reasons that a person can create himself; due to such reasons, not only the tendency to allergies can progress, but also the appearance of other serious diseases:
- unhealthy diet;
- lack of sleep patterns;
- alcohol abuse;
- abuse of tobacco products;
- excessive consumption of unhealthy food.
The signs of the disease are also not very different, but the causes can be combined - problems of the human immune system.
Signs and symptoms
The first manifestations of scrofula in adult patients are scrofulous crusts on the skin. The area of such areas increases, the skin becomes blue-violet. Then there are other symptoms of scrofula in adults:
- The photo clearly demonstrates flaky areas of skin.
- Developing inflammation provokes the appearance of purulent discharge, which leads to pain.
- The skin becomes wet behind the ears.
- General weakness.
- The temperature may rise, which is difficult to bring down even with antipyretic drugs.
- Lymph nodes become inflamed.
- Joint pain appears.
- Crusts on the ears that itch.
- Ulcers may appear on the body.
If the disease develops against the background of tuberculosis infection, then the following symptoms are added:
- Chills and fever.
- Loss of body weight.
- Formation of open wounds on the skin.
Scrofula may develop on the head, the pathological areas are very itchy, and the pressure of the comb causes the crusts to be torn off, under which weeping red skin is visible. Quite often, in adults, the mucous membranes become inflamed, which leads to the appearance of rhinitis with purulent discharge; it is not uncommon for infection to penetrate into the middle ear cavity.
What forms of the disease exist
There are three forms of the disease:
- exudative-catarrhal;
- lymphatic-hypoplastic;
- neuro-arthritic.
Depending on the form of the disease, symptoms also appear; if a person suffers from the exudative-catarrhal form, he will be predisposed to allergic reactions; when an irritant appears in the body, the patient will exhibit allergy symptoms - redness of the skin and itching. In the lymphatic-hypoplastic form, the patient will be prone to infectious diseases and the main symptom is allergies. In the neuro-arthritic form, the patient suffers from a violation of the psycho-emotional state and metabolic disorders.
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- A visual examination that will allow the specialist to get a general understanding of the condition of your skin and the pathology itself.
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Causes of the disease in adults
Since this disease manifests itself in the form of an allergy, its symptoms are similar to allergies. In adults, symptoms of diathesis appear as a response to an allergen entering the body; it can be in the form of:
- consumed food products;
- cleaning chemicals;
- low-quality cosmetics;
- air fresheners.
Among food products, this could be peanuts or sweets; sweets are the most common allergen for the patient. Among external allergens - chemical cleaning agents - in contact with soap or detergent, which contains an extract that is an allergen. Cosmetics made from cheap materials may contain many allergens, which can be very dangerous for a person prone to allergic reactions.
Diet
People suffering from diathesis usually know their allergen, which causes manifestations of diathesis. If the allergen has not been identified, you must adhere to general rules when eating. Considering that a large number of allergens are contained in food products, it is necessary to regulate nutrition through diet. Low-allergenic products: a) boiled rabbit meat, turkey meat, lean beef tenderloin; b) various cereals, primarily corn and pearl barley porridge; c) kefir, fermented baked milk, yogurt; d) cucumbers, cabbage, dill, zucchini; e) white pears, apples, currants. Highly allergenic products: a) chocolate, cocoa, coffee; b) citrus fruits; c) smoked meats, red fruits and vegetables.
What symptoms appear when an allergen enters the body?
Externally, the manifestation may look different and it all depends on the specific symptoms and causes of occurrence. With such an illness, a person exhibits symptoms similar to allergies, that is, the person’s condition will change with the appearance of:
- runny nose;
- cough;
- itching;
- redness of the skin;
- swelling of the eyes;
- tearfulness;
- rashes, acne.
If any of the signs appear, you must contact a clinic or city hospital so that the doctor can clarify the diagnosis and prescribe treatment.
The manifestation of symptoms on the skin can be of different types:
urticaria (nettle rash);- blisters with exudate;
- papules;
- red spots;
- other types of rashes.
Peeling of the skin, dryness and itching are accompanying manifestations of the allergen in the body. The itching can be very mild and not noticeable at all, or it can be so strong that it is difficult to tolerate. Symptoms may also include headache, slight increase in body temperature.
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Photos of diathesis
Diathesis on the face of a child, photo
Diathesis on the butt of a child Diathesis on the cheeks of a child, photo Diathesis on the face of an infant
Diathesis on the cheeks of a newborn
Diathesis on the cheeks of a child, photo Diathesis on the cheeks and face of a child
Diathesis on the leg
Diathesis on the face of an infant, photograph Diathesis on the cheeks Diathesis on the face of a child
Photo album on the disease
Treatment of diathesis in adults
Treatment for this ailment is prescribed by a doctor, but if a person does not have the opportunity to go to a clinic, he can be treated with folk remedies to visit a qualified doctor to undergo an examination. It is possible to be treated with folk remedies only if a person is sure that this is diathesis, and not other reactions of the body.
Modern medicine
If treatment is carried out using medication, then the patient comes to the clinic and undergoes an examination - takes tests, is examined by a doctor, and sometimes the doctor palpates the affected area. For treatment, ointments and creams with a cooling effect are used to soothe itching of the skin. In addition to ointments, tablets or capsules are prescribed that help cope with the reaction to the allergen. The doctor should inform the patient that they should maintain a diet and adhere to preventive measures, which will help in the fight against the manifestation of symptoms.
ethnoscience
The first thing to do is to figure out whether the allergen is from food or external factors. If treatment is carried out in a traditional way, then you should be careful so as not to cause even more harm. After all, when prescribing treatment, the doctor already knows what the allergen is, but when treatment is carried out using traditional methods, a person often cannot know this for sure. Classic treatment with traditional methods involves the following:
- proper nutrition;
- healthy lifestyle;
- strengthening the immune system;
- satisfactory psycho-emotional state.
Lotions and compresses are applied to the affected parts of the skin, which help to cope with itching in the initial stages, and with pain when the symptoms become more pronounced. This disease must be treated not only with medications and herbs, but also with vitamins to make it easier for the body to cope with the disease. Prevention is also prescribed with herbs and special diets.
Preventive actions
If a person knows that he is predisposed to allergies, then he should follow a diet and take herbal decoctions for prevention. Preventive measures are:
- healthy eating;
- taking herbal decoctions;
- avoidance of stressful conditions;
- moderate intake of possible food allergens.
For prevention and treatment, decoctions of herbs such as:
- gentian;
- elecampane;
- millennium.
There are still a lot of herbs that can be used for treatment, but the above herbs are more common and their price is reasonable for the pocket of any person. If preventive measures do not help, then you should consult a doctor and do not wait for obvious manifestations of the disease, because such a disease should be treated by a qualified doctor. This disease may not look like what a person expects to see.
