Allergy to frost

The reactions of the immune system to stimuli often appear in the spring when the plants start to bloom. But there is a special kind of disease - an allergy to frost and cold, which, as a rule, is observed in the winter. This pathology is more characteristic of women, its signs are significantly different from the characteristic manifestations of other varieties of the disease.

Whether there is an allergy on a frost?

In fact, the disease in question is a pseudoallergy or an atypical reaction of the body to the cold. The decrease in temperature is not histamine, it simply contributes to the launch of atypical mechanisms of the immune system.

After a stay in the frosty air, the sensitive proteins in the body begin to form special protein compounds. These cell complexes are alien structures that play the role of an irritant and release histamine. As a result, the immune system reacts immediately, producing protective compounds. The described protein complexes decompose rapidly when the body is warm.

Thus, there is no true cold allergy, but the processes examined cause a number of dangerous clinical manifestations that need treatment.

Causes and symptoms of allergy to frost

Factors that provoke the appearance of this disease, as a rule, are latent chronic diseases:

• disturbance of the immune system;
• intestinal dysbiosis;
• stomach ulcer;
• inflammation of the gallbladder;
• hepatitis, especially in chronic form;
• inflammation of the pancreas;
• chronic diseases of the tonsils, maxillary sinuses;
• diseases of the oral cavity, pharyngitis, sore throats;
• autoimmune pathologies;
• oncological diseases.

The most characteristic symptoms of the described ailment are urticaria, blisters on the skin. Eruptions for allergy to frost are localized on the face and hands, in the area of ​​the hands. Also, redness and acne can be observed in the hips (inner surface), feet, shins. In neglected cases, the so-called cold dermatitis, which has such signs:

• dark maroon spots, located on the hands, neck, ear shells and face;
• pink and whitish rashes that disappear after being in a warm room, but in the frosty air they reappear.

The most rare symptoms are:

• conjunctivitis;
• inflammation of the lips;
• bronchospasm ;
• rhinitis;
• migraine.

What to do with allergy to frost?

First of all, it is necessary to establish the exact cause of such an atypical reaction of the organism to the cold and to closely deal with its therapy. It is important in the treatment of allergy to frost to follow preventive measures:

1. Before going out, drink a glass of hot tea, preferably with the addition of grated ginger root.
2. It is mandatory to wear warm gloves, a scarf and a hat, boots should be purchased high, to the level of the knees.
3. Wear cotton underwear, do not forget about pantyhose and t-shirts. The surface of the skin should not come in contact with synthetic materials, as this can exacerbate allergy manifestations.
4. Breathe only with the nose, so as not to provoke bronchospasm.
5. Take antihistamines.
6. In the presence of blisters lubricate them with drying antiseptic solutions, for example, iodine, brilliant green , manganese.

From the manifestations of the allergy to frost helps a cream with moisturizing, protective and nutritional properties. Do not get carried away with drugs with corticosteroids, it is better to buy a regular baby or organic cream made from natural ingredients. Well soften and moisturize the skin with D-panthenol.