Are skin rashes caused by allergies?

Skin Rashes and Allergies == Allergies can show themselves through various skin reactions. The main reactions are rashes (small bumps or larger red patches), hives (also called urticaria; itchy, red raised patches on the skin), or eczema (also called atopic dermatitis; an itchy, weeping rash). These symptoms can have various causes.

Most often it is allergies, but some people get hives from heat, cold or sun exposure. Contact allergies/dermatitis is defined as a skin rash caused by direct contact with a substance to which the skin is sensitive. Symptoms include a red rash, swelling, and itching.In more severe cases, blisters can form.

Many substances can cause allergic contact dermatitis: poison ivy and other plants (such as tomato plants), wool, perfumes and dyes (in soaps, detergents, lotions, etc. ), metals (in jewelry, hair clips, etc.), locally applied medicinal ointments such as antibiotic creams, and latex (often used in latex gloves). These can occur at any age and can appear at any time. It can take years for a sensitivity to a particular substance to develop, so "I've used this for years" isn't a reason to exclude anything from the possible allergen list.

Symptoms may appear as soon as 7 to 10 days from first contact. Once a sensitivity develops, however, the reaction can occur in 24-48 hours. Treatment of contact dermatitis generally consists of avoiding the allergen.To determine whether or not something is the cause, patch tests (a small amount of the substance applied to the skin, then covered and left for 24 hours) can often show whether or not that substance causes the reaction.

Other allergies can cause rashes, too. Some find that citrus fruits cause small raised bumps when ingested. Eczema is often caused by a food allergy, though there may be other causes.

Cow's milk is a particularly common allergen for those with eczema. Avoiding allergens provides long-term relief, while short-term relief can be had by using moisturizers on the skin and taking antihistamines. Some find that using all cotton clothing and bedding makes a difference.

Ves can be caused by a number of factors, not just allergies. Ves occur suddenly and may end suddenly, though there are chronic cases where hives are present for a month or more. Other causes of hives are sun exposure, heat and cold.

Again, avoidance is the primary treatment. Here are more opinions and answers from other FAQ Farmers: * I certainly know of one skin rash that is caused by an allergy. Since childhood, whenever I ate something with citrus (either a fruit or even a drink like Sprite with a lemony flavor), the right side of my face immediately turned beet red.

At dinner tonight, my 3 year old was drinking a Sprite and his right ear turned bright red. I asked him if his ear hurts and it did not. He is not sick nor does he have an ear infection.

Within about an hour, the red ear was gone. Apparently he has inherited my citrus allergy! * It has been my observation through my own reactions and my daughters severe reactions that external contact, ingestion or inhalation can cause a respiratory and/or skin reaction.

We have found utilizing digestive enzymes to be very helpful in assisting proteins to be broken down and absorbed. It is quite common for skin rashes to be the systems way of pushing unused or unwanted substances out of the body. We have also found Bach Flower Rescue Remedy to be an immediate and effective treatment.

My daughter(age 3) has an epi-pen ready to use at all times but we reach for the non-toxic rescue remedy first and have not used the epi-pen since our purchase over 2 years ago. Top practitioners in this field have described my daughters case as one of the most extreme they have witnessed. We tried most of what modern medicine offered and have only had success with natural products and avoidance of toxins.

My e-mail is available to anyone wishing to help themselves or loved ones.

Skin rashes are many times caused by allergies. There are many other causes for the rashes on the skin.

Allergies can show themselves through various skin reactions. The main reactions are rashes (small bumps or larger red patches), hives (also called urticaria; itchy, red raised patches on the skin), or eczema (also called atopic dermatitis; an itchy, weeping rash). These symptoms can have various causes.

Most often it is allergies, but some people get hives from heat, cold or sun exposure. Contact allergies/dermatitis is defined as a skin rash caused by direct contact with a substance to which the skin is sensitive. Symptoms include a red rash, swelling, and itching.

In more severe cases, blisters can form. Many substances can cause allergic contact dermatitis: poison ivy and other plants (such as tomato plants), wool, perfumes and dyes (in soaps, detergents, lotions, etc.), metals (in jewelry, hair clips, etc.), locally applied medicinal ointments such as antibiotic creams, and latex (often used in latex gloves). These can occur at any age and can appear at any time.

It can take years for a sensitivity to a particular substance to develop, so "I've used this for years" isn't a reason to exclude anything from the possible allergen list. Symptoms may appear as soon as 7 to 10 days from first contact. Once a sensitivity develops, however, the reaction can occur in 24-48 hours.

Treatment of contact dermatitis generally consists of avoiding the allergen. To determine whether or not something is the cause, patch tests (a small amount of the substance applied to the skin, then covered and left for 24 hours) can often show whether or not that substance causes the reaction. Other allergies can cause rashes, too.

Some find that citrus fruits cause small raised bumps when ingested. Eczema is often caused by a food allergy, though there may be other causes. Cow's milk is a particularly common allergen for those with eczema.

Avoiding allergens provides long-term relief, while short-term relief can be had by using moisturizers on the skin and taking antihistamines. Some find that using all cotton clothing and bedding makes a difference. Hives can be caused by a number of factors, not just allergies.

Hives occur suddenly and may end suddenly, though there are chronic cases where hives are present for a month or more. Other causes of hives are sun exposure, heat and cold. Again, avoidance is the primary treatment.

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