What is the reason for the severe itching in the middle of the night?

Many people must have experienced this situation of extreme itching in the middle of the night.

It could be urticaria. Urticaria is a common allergic skin disease. When exposed to allergens, red patches of varying shapes and sizes will appear in unspecified parts of the body. These patches will become itchy. If contact with allergens is not stopped and treated, the rash and itching will worsen.

Urticaria, commonly known as wheals or ghost wind bumps, is a common skin disease caused by various factors that lead to temporary inflammatory congestion and excessive fluid exudation in the blood vessels of the skin and mucous membranes, resulting in local edema. Antibiotics are often required when there is an infection, and if you are allergic to certain foods, you should temporarily avoid eating them.

Chronic infection is often the cause of chronic urticaria, but the cause of urticaria in some patients is difficult to determine or cannot be found. In daily life, try to avoid external irritants and local irritation, do not scratch, rub hard, or wash with hot water or soap. Do not drink alcohol, strong tea or coffee.

Do not eat sour, spicy dishes or other irritating foods. During the attack period, avoid eating foods that are likely to cause allergies, such as yellow croaker, shrimp, and seafood. If you want to be completely cured, it is recommended to use traditional Chinese medicine. It can be cured through comprehensive internal conditioning using targeted Chinese patent medicines.

[Daily Care]

1. Maintain a clean, quiet living environment with appropriate temperature and humidity and fresh air. 2. Drink more water to promote the excretion of allergens. 3. Avoid scratching vigorously to avoid skin damage and prevent infection; children should wear cotton gloves and be restrained at night. 4. Avoid taking baths with soap or hot water. Avoid scratching or rubbing with your hands. Avoid wearing rough or thin clothes. Choose loose and soft cotton underwear. 5. Avoid stimulation from cold or hot environments, emotional excitement, and strenuous exercise.

[Dietary adjustment]

The diet should be light, nutritious and easily digestible food, with more vegetables and fruits. Patients with clear food allergies should avoid eating such foods. People with abdominal pain should avoid eating rough, shelled and hard foods to avoid aggravating abdominal pain and causing upper gastrointestinal bleeding. People with diarrhea should not eat foods high in fiber or that can moisturize the intestines, such as celery and bananas. Their diet should be warm, and they should avoid greasy, raw, and cold foods. Avoid spicy and fishy foods, such as beef, mutton, chicken, seafood, coriander, leek, ginger, garlic, onion, eggs, fungi, etc. Do not drink strong tea, alcohol, etc.