What should I do if my mouth is itchy and swollen due to allergies? Is it difficult to treat?

Mouth allergies are most likely to cause itching and swelling, but mouth allergies can be divided into simple mouth allergies and systemic allergies. Generally speaking, as long as you can find the allergens and stay away from them, you can alleviate the symptoms of allergies.

1. Allergies limited to the lips are often related to objects that the lips come into contact with, and are most easily confused with conditions such as getting a sore throat. It is possible to mistakenly treat allergies as conditions such as getting a sore throat, or it is possible to mistakenly treat getting a sore throat as an allergy. Therefore, when allergic symptoms limited to the lips appear, you should first check for allergens from food, cosmetics, skin care products and other things that can come into contact with the lips. If the same type of items have come into contact with the lips before without causing allergic symptoms, they can basically be ruled out as non-allergens; those items that are contacted for the first time are the most suspicious, and if symptoms appear after contacting this type of item, it can basically be determined to be an allergen. If the allergen cannot be ruled out, consider treating conditions such as inflammation; if the allergen is ruled out, treat it as an allergy.

2. If in addition to lip symptoms there are also systemic symptoms, then the allergens are very broad. The screening of allergens cannot be limited to food and cosmetics, etc. All items that can come into contact with the human body and all foods consumed must be listed in the screening scope. In addition, systemic symptoms do not necessarily mean allergies, but may also be complications of viral infections or other diseases. Therefore, for systemic symptoms, it is recommended to seek medical attention in a timely manner and not to diagnose and treat yourself at will to avoid delaying the disease.

3. After identifying the allergens, avoid contact with them again. For simple lip contact allergy, just keep the allergenic food or cosmetics away from your lips. For foods that cause allergies, if you are a big foodie and cannot bear to eat them, you can drink liquids directly with a straw, and use chopsticks or other tableware to put solid foods into your mouth. Do not let the food touch your lips in between. The saliva that is stained with food cannot be spit out but can only be swallowed to avoid irritating the lips. As for cosmetics, you should avoid using the same brand and type.

4. For simple lip allergies , the symptoms will generally disappear in one or two days after stopping contact with the allergen. Therefore, as long as the symptoms are not serious and you have the willpower to endure them, you do not need to seek medical attention or take medication. Severe allergies such as ulcers and severe herpes require timely medical attention. If the lip allergy is accompanied by systemic symptoms and the patient feels extremely uncomfortable and the condition is serious and cannot heal on its own in a short time, it is recommended to seek medical attention without delay.