Causes of recurrent purpura attacks

Purpura is a disease with a very high mortality rate and a very high incidence rate, which often occurs in children aged 2-5 years old. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that purpura is a blood disease. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that purpura can be divided into deficiency and excess. After the onset of the disease, the color of the skin will change significantly, which is what we usually call bleeding spots. Since purpura has the characteristic of recurring attacks, once you have purpura, in addition to symptomatic treatment, you should also pay special attention to scientific care.

1. Failure to pay attention in the early stage will lead to missing the best time for treatment

In the early stages of the disease, many patients do not pay much attention to the few red spots on the skin surface, thinking that it is caused by skin allergies. They use some external ointments, and think that it is cured when the red spots disappear. In fact, this is not the case. Professor Hu Guisheng, a famous Chinese medicine purpura and blood disease expert in my country, said that the occurrence of allergic purpura is mostly caused by the imbalance of autoimmune function. Its treatment cannot be achieved by simple drug treatment, but must undergo comprehensive and systematic treatment. Active treatment is required, both physical and psychological. In terms of physical health, we should strengthen psychological guidance. Only when patients maintain a happy mood, face the disease squarely and care about their health, can it be more effective.

Why is it that other people's purpura has been cured, but your purpura keeps recurring?

2. Unknown cause, blind treatment

Because the causes of allergic purpura are diverse, the treatment plan varies from person to person. Before you figure out the cause of your illness, you jump to conclusions blindly. Taking some simple oral medications or topical medications for treatment may show good therapeutic effects in the short term. However, this only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, which will eventually lead to the recurrence of allergic purpura.

Why is it that other people's purpura has been cured, but your purpura keeps recurring?

3. Improper diet and irregular work and rest

Failure to pay attention to the importance of daily diet and eating some foods that are not conducive to disease recovery is also one of the reasons for the recurrence of allergic purpura. Professor Hu Guisheng reminds that early patients should avoid eating rough, hard and irritating foods to the gastrointestinal tract, such as fish with bones, crabs with shells, chicken and meat with bones, etc., so as not to injure the oral mucosa and gums and cause or aggravate bleeding. In addition, you should avoid spicy food, smoking and drinking.

Why is it that other people's purpura has been cured, but your purpura keeps recurring?

You can’t eat this, you can’t eat that, so what can patients with Henoch-Schonlein purpura eat?

Eat more foods rich in vitamins C and K. Vitamin C is an essential substance for protecting blood vessels and reducing vascular permeability. Vitamin K can increase the level of coagulation factors, which is beneficial for coagulation and hemostasis. Therefore, foods rich in vitamins C and K should be given.

Foods rich in vitamin C include: fresh vegetables and fruits, especially tomatoes, oranges, apples, fresh dates, etc.;

Foods rich in vitamin K include spinach, pork liver, etc. Vitamin C and vitamin K are not resistant to high temperatures, so they should not be cooked at high temperatures or for too long.