Urticaria is one of the most common diseases in dermatology, and most people are likely to encounter the situation of wind clusters on their bodies. The prevalence of urticaria in the population is 15% to 25%, especially in middle-aged women. Itching is the most common headache of urticaria, and severe itching can easily lead to insomnia, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Therefore, the treatment of urticaria should be carried out in a timely and effective manner to avoid adverse consequences. What does hives look like? Urticaria has three manifestations, one is the wind, the second is edema, and the third is itching. The first is a sudden bulging out of the body, most of which is the same color as the skin, and some of them have a red halo. After the puffiness starts, it will subside in a few hours and will not leave a scar after it subsides. Angioneurotic edema is a common complication of urticaria and is seen as swelling of the mouth and lips, sometimes like a banana mouth. The edema can also recur. Itching is the most serious symptom and is a serious symptom that affects the patient’s quality of life. How many types of urticaria are there? Urticaria is often clinically classified into two types: acute and chronic urticaria. Acute urticaria is a transient, quickly healed hives caused by exposure to allergic substances and by taking some allergy medications. If acute urticaria is not treated properly or does not heal for more than six months, it becomes chronic urticaria. Chronic urticaria can be treated and cured, but some patients continue to have it for years. For doctors, there is also a more specialized classification of urticaria into cutaneous urticaria, cholinergic urticaria, cold urticaria, contact urticaria, stress urticaria, water urticaria, sun urticaria, autoimmune urticaria, hereditary angioedema, drug urticaria, and other causes of edema. How is urticaria treated? There are many ways to treat urticaria. For acute urticaria, taking some of the most common anti-allergy drugs such as Xylazine and Paracetamol can cure it, and if necessary, some hormonal drugs can be infused with good results. Chronic urticaria needs to be treated with Chinese medicine. This is because western medicine usually does not get rid of the root of the problem and requires a long time to take the medicine, and the medicine taken can have side effects such as affecting work. Chinese medicine treatment is usually used to calm the heart and mind, activate the blood to stop itching and other drugs. In the process of taking Chinese medicine to take calcium tablets. According to clinical experience, general urticaria will gradually heal after three weeks of taking Chinese medicine, plus taking calcium tablets for three months to six months will achieve very satisfactory results. How to take care of hives? If you have hives, first of all, do not take it lightly, but actively go to the hospital for treatment. Take the medication according to the doctor’s will, if it is acute urticaria it is easier to treat, chronic urticaria needs to take medication for a period of time and the patient needs to stick to it. At the same time, if you can insist, it is best not to use hormones to treat hives. This is because the hives work well in the process of using hormones, but once the hormones are stopped, there will be great recurrence.