What to do if you are allergic to hormones? Chinese and Western medicine methods for treating allergies

Hormone allergy refers to the redness, swelling, itching, burning sensation, etc. of the face or other parts of the body that patients experience during the use of hormones. In the case of hormone allergy, the first thing to do is to stop using the allergy medication and cooperate with treatment. Regarding the treatment of hormone allergic dermatitis, both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine have their own views.

1: There is no ideal treatment for hormone allergic dermatitis. The main treatment is to gradually reduce the strength and dosage of hormone drugs, and then combine them with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic drugs until all hormone drugs are withdrawn. The treatment process takes 1-2 years, which is difficult for most patients to accept.

2: It is emphasized that the treatment principle of this disease is local protection and soothing, and more importantly, the self-renewal of the skin. However, due to the long transit time of the epidermis and the fact that hormones can cause nutritional disorders in the epidermis, the recovery of this disease is slow. The treatment process takes 1-2 years, and most patients find it difficult to accept this slow recovery process.

1: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hormones are pungent, dry, sweet and warm. If used improperly for a long time, they will help the yang to turn into heat, generate heat and consume body fluids, and cause hyperactivity of yang to damage yin.

2: Yin deficiency and internal heat type: Erythema on the affected area, sometimes hidden and sometimes appearing, hot flashes on the skin, especially in the afternoon, local skin dryness, small scales, thin epidermis, dilated capillaries or pigmentation, accompanied by irritability and thirst, red tongue with little fluid, and thin pulse. Treatment should be to nourish Yin, clear heat and reduce redness. Traditional Chinese medicine treats dermatitis by eliciting the accumulated heat and toxins in the body and eliminating them, while improving the physical condition and restoring normal functions. The methods used include strengthening the spleen, removing dampness, activating blood circulation, clearing diarrhea, etc., depending on the patient's physical condition, and using fat-gelling creams.

3: According to TCM syndrome differentiation, hormone allergic dermatitis is caused by excessive heart fire, which damages the blood vessels. The basic method should be to clear away heat and cool the blood, and on this basis, flexibly differentiate and treat the disease.

4: Blood-heat type: The affected area has erythema, papules, swelling, and rarely pustules. It is itchy, with mild pain and obvious burning sensation. It is often accompanied by irritability, thirst, red tongue, and rapid pulse. The treatment should be cooling blood to clear heat and detoxify.

5: Damp-heat accumulation type: The affected area has erythema, papules, pustules, which come and go, and recur repeatedly. The local skin is oily, itchy, painful, accompanied by dry and sticky mouth, poor appetite, greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. Treatment should be heat-clearing, dampness-promoting, and detoxification.

Be fully prepared mentally for the effects and side effects, and be calm! Maintain a good attitude! Be confident in defeating the disease.