What to do when a pregnant woman gets acute urticaria

Pregnant women with acute urticaria need to be treated according to the severity of urticaria, and the symptoms can be improved by general treatment and medication.
1. General treatment: if pregnant women with acute urticaria, should first actively look for triggers, and avoid re-exposure, keep the skin dry and clean, avoid scratching, usually need to wear loose and breathable clothes, while observing the pregnant woman’s physical condition, the disease is self-limiting, usually the lesions can subside on their own.
2. Medication: If the acute urticaria is more serious, you can use glycerite lotion and other drugs to astringent itch treatment, but also under the guidance of the doctor, as appropriate, oral antihistamine drugs such as loratadine. If the patient is accompanied by wheezing, dyspnea, laryngeal edema and other acute manifestations, it is necessary to immediately send out of the hospital emergency department for treatment.
It should be noted that oral medications have a certain risk of teratogenicity, and should be avoided in the first trimester of pregnancy; if the condition requires systematic use of medication, the patient needs to consult with the attending physician in detail and weigh the pros and cons of applying the medication.
It is recommended that pregnant women with acute urticaria go to a regular hospital in a timely manner and receive standardized treatment under the guidance of a doctor.