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Urticaria - Management
What self-care advice should I give for urticaria?
- Identify and avoid trigger factors.
- Reduce complications of excessive scratching by keeping nails short and clean, and by rubbing the skin with the palms of the hands if necessary.
- Choose clothing that does not irritate the skin (e.g. cotton).
- Consider whether certain skin creams, soaps, or detergents are making symptoms worse, and use lubricating, alcohol free, hypoallergenic lotions if possible.
- Consider the use of calamine lotion to soothe itch.
Basis for recommendation
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