Urticaria

I've had Urticaria attacks a couple of times before but they were many many years ago.

Recalling, the 1st symptoms seemed to have already occurred yesterday morning after I've sent Renee to school but there were only 2 mozzie sting-like lumps, so I've dismissed them to be simply mozzie bites.

However, as the day wore on, I got more itchy patches and again, I've thought them to be due to 'heat', especially when they seemed to be better after I've applied some prickly heat powder.

Then, the rashes started to itch more after dinner and worsened by double-fold after my shower - spreaded to the T-zone of my face! Quickly, I changed and rushed to the clinic myself but whilst waiting for my turn, the rashes on my face subsided.

The doctor confirmed the rashes to be an outbreak of 'Fong Mok' - Urticaria and told me to avoid applying powder... huh? Anyway, there are already many different forms/causes of this outbreak and in the TCM concept, it's yet another different thought - we get such outbreaks when we're weak and 'cool'/too 'liang' within and we have to avoid exposing ourself to 'wind', avoid touching water(both have been proven many times by own experiences), etc...

The medication I've been prescribed really helped me to sleep 'cos it's extremely goggy and luckily, I've got hubby to standby to send Renee to school this morning(although I still got up and got her ready in the midst of my gogginess). There are still chores that I can't do but yet I just can't not do them, haiz...(touching the water will cause more outbreak of the rashes) - this is yet another time when one'd feel the need of a maid, to provide the help one needed...