Treatment of Cold Allergic

Definition

Cold allergy or in medical terms is called cold urticaria is a skin reaction to the cold that causes the appearance of lesions that itch and the skin becomes reddish.

The severity of cold allergy symptoms that appear on each person is different. Most people can lose consciousness, blood pressure is very low, and even the worst can lead to death.

Adolescence is the age most often affected by cold allergies, but usually disappears completely within a few years.

Symptom

Cold allergy symptoms usually appear when the skin is exposed to cold water or cold weather. Cold allergy are also more at risk appears in windy and damp conditions. Here are some cold allergy symptoms that can occur.

When holding a cold object, the hand was swollen.
Emerging lesions that itch.
When you eat food or cold drinks, lips and throat felt swollen.
Skin reddish.
As the skin becomes warmer, the symptoms got worse.

In more severe cases, symptoms can occur potentially endanger lives such as swelling of the throat and tongue making it hard to breathe, and anaphylactic reactions that can cause blood pressure dropped dramatically, palpitations, fainting, swelling of arms and legs or torso.

Anaphylaxis is the body's reaction arising from the condition of hypersensitivity to a allergy triggers substance.

Cold allergy sufferers who swim in cold water, causing the entire skin is exposed to cold water, can have a severe reaction to loss of consciousness and drowned.

Generally, cold allergy will disappear by itself after a few weeks or months, but there are also last longer. If the throat or tongue feels swollen, felt dizziness, and difficulty breathing, see your doctor.

Cause

Cold allergic reactions caused by the release of histamine and other chemicals into the bloodstream that is triggered by cold weather. However, the exact cause of why the body reacts to the cold thus unknown.

There are several factors that can increase the risk of cold allergy, as following:

Children and adolescents. They are the most commonly affected age of cold allergy and usually improves by itself within a few years.
Disease specific basis. There are several health disorders or diseases, such as cancer or hepatitis which increase the risk of cold allergy.
Infection. They were recently exposed to infections such as pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs more at risk of cold allergy.
Genetics. There are children who inherit the disease from their parents, but this is very rare.

Diagnosis
To diagnose a cold allergy is easy, simply by putting ice cubes in the skin for five minutes. If after a while after moving the ice appears red bumps, then you suffer from cold allergy.

Treatment
There is no cure for cold allergies, but treatment to prevent or reduce the symptoms of this disease can be done by taking an antihistamine.
Additionally, you can consult to your doctor for a prescription drug that suits to you. Some prescription drugs that can be used to treat cold allergy is cyproheptadine, omalizumab, and doxepin.

Prevention
Prevention of cold allergy can be done with some thing like below.

To prevent swelling of the throat, avoid eating cold food and drinks.
Taking medication as the doctor.
Tell your doctor or medical personnel if you are going to undergo surgery to prevent the onset of allergic symptoms of cold in the operating room.
Before exposure to cold weather, it is advisable to take an antihistamine.
Protect your skin from the temperature dropped dramatically or cold weather.
Bring a shot of adrenaline to anywhere you go in order to prevent an anaphylactic reaction occurs.