Is urticaria serious in children?

Babies are very susceptible to urticaria because they have poor resistance and are prone to allergies. Especially babies who are just starting to add complementary foods are prone to allergic reactions to some foods. Therefore, when adding complementary foods, you must follow the principle of from simple to complex, from more to less, and add them slowly. This can not only avoid allergies, but also enhance the baby's body resistance.

Urticaria in children is mostly caused by allergic reactions. The most common suspected causes are food first and infection second. The causes of urticaria vary depending on age and diet. For example, if infants are mainly fed with breast milk, milk, and dairy products, the causes of urticaria are mostly related to additives in milk and dairy products. As they grow older, infants and young children begin to eat complementary foods. At this time, eggs, meat floss, fish floss, fruit juice, vegetables and fruits can all become causes of allergies. Preschool and school-age children often like to eat snacks, and there are more types of snacks and regular meals, so the chance of food allergies increases. Foods such as fruits, fish, crabs, shrimps, peanuts, eggs, strawberries, apples, plums, citrus, various cold drinks, beverages, chocolate, etc. may all be causes of allergies.

Is urticaria contagious to others?

Many patients with urticaria are not only afraid that the disease will become more and more serious, but also worried that the urticaria will affect the people around them, and they are deeply afraid that the disease will be transmitted to others. Some people are very concerned about whether urticaria can be transmitted to others? Regarding this issue that everyone is worried about, experts said: Urticaria is usually not contagious. Patients will experience itchy skin in the early stages of the disease, followed by flat wheals that are higher than the skin. Some are red, some are white, and they become more and more numerous, with different sizes and shapes, but clear boundaries, accompanied by itching, and worse at night. The onset time is uncertain. The wheals gradually spread and may merge into patches. They may be confined to a certain part or spread throughout the body.

The common cause of the disease is protein food, because protein is absorbed in the form of peptones or polypeptides before digestion. When infants and young children start to eat complementary foods, eggs, meat floss, fish floss, fruit juice, vegetables and fruits can all become causes of allergies. Preschool and school-age children often like to eat snacks, and there are more types of snacks and regular meals, so the chance of food allergies increases. Foods such as fruits, fish, crabs, shrimps, peanuts, eggs, strawberries, apples, plums, citrus, various cold drinks, beverages, chocolate, etc. may all be causes of allergies. The second most common cause is drugs, with vaccines being the most common. There is also infection: children in childhood and early childhood have low resistance and are prone to various infections. Therefore, diseases such as purulent tonsillitis, pharyngitis, enteritis, upper respiratory tract infection, etc. can become the triggering factors of urticaria all year round.