sun allergy?

Question

in the summer i get these awful bumps on my face, this only happens at summer any other time my face is fine. Does anyone else suffer this and know of a good cream. No matter how high the factor is on my sun block they still manage to show up every year, and take monthe to go away.

Answer 1

There is such a thing as Sun allergy (photo-sensitivity)

What Is It?

A sun allergy is an immune system reaction to sunlight, most often, an itchy red rash. The most common locations include the "V" of the neck, the back of the hands, the outside surface of the arms and the lower legs. In rare cases, the skin reaction may be more severe, producing hives or small blisters that may even spread to skin in clothed areas.

Sun allergies are triggered by changes that occur in sun-exposed skin. It is not clear why the body develops this reaction. However, the immune system recognizes some components of the sun-altered skin as "foreign," and the body activates its immune defenses against them. This produces an allergic reaction that takes the form of a rash, tiny blisters or, rarely, some other type of skin eruption.

Sun allergies occur only in certain sensitive people, and in some cases, they can be triggered by only a few brief moments of sun exposure. Scientists do not know exactly why some people develop a sun allergy and others do not. There is evidence, however, that some forms of sun allergy are inherited.

A few of the most common types of sun allergy are:

Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) — PMLE, which usually appears as an itchy rash on sun-exposed skin, is the second most common sun-related skin problem seen by doctors, after common sunburn. It occurs in an estimated 10% to 15% of the U.S. population, affecting people of all races and ethnic backgrounds. Women are affected by PMLE more often than men, and symptoms typically begin during young adult life. In temperate climates, PMLE is usually rare in the winter, but common during the spring and summer months. In many cases, the PMLE rash returns every spring, immediately after the person begins spending more time outside. As spring turns into summer, repeated sun exposure may cause the person to become less sensitive to sunlight, and the PMLE rash either may disappear totally or gradually become less severe. Although the effects of this desensitisation process, called "hardening," usually last through the end of the summer, the PMLE rash often returns at full intensity the following spring.


Actinic prurigo (hereditary PMLE) — This inherited form of PMLE occurs in people of American Indian background, including the American Indian populations of North, South and Central America. Its symptoms are usually more intense than those of classic PMLE, and they often begin earlier, during childhood or adolescence. Several generations of the same family may have a history of the problem.


Photo allergic eruption — In this form of sun allergy, a skin reaction is triggered by the effect of sunlight on a chemical that has been applied to the skin (often an ingredient in sunscreen, fragrances, cosmetics or antibiotic ointments) or ingested in a drug (often a prescription medicine). Common prescription medicines that can cause a photo allergic eruption include antibiotics (especially tetracyclines and sulfonamides), phenothiazines used to treat psychiatric illness, diuretics for high blood pressure and heart failure, and certain oral contraceptives. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also has linked some cases of photo allergic reaction to the nonprescription pain relievers ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin and others) and naproxen sodium (Aleve, Naprosyn and others).


Solar urticaria — This form of sun allergy produces hives (large, itchy, red bumps) on sun-exposed skin. It is a rare condition that most often affects young women.
Symptoms

Symptoms vary, depending on the specific type of sun allergy:

PMLE — PMLE typically produces an itchy or burning rash within the first two hours after sun exposure. The rash usually appears on sun-exposed portions of the neck, upper chest, arms and lower legs. In addition, there may be one to two hours of chills, headache, nausea and malaise (a general sick feeling). In rare cases, PMLE may erupt as red plaques (flat, raised areas), small fluid-filled blisters or tiny areas of bleeding under the skin.


Actinic prurigo (hereditary PMLE) — Symptoms are similar to those of PMLE, but they usually are concentrated on the face, especially around the lips.


Photo allergic eruption — This usually causes either an itchy red rash or tiny blisters. In some cases, the skin eruption also spreads to skin that was covered by clothing. Because photo allergic eruption is a form of delayed hypersensitivity reaction, skin symptoms may not begin until one to two days after sun exposure.


Solar urticaria — Hives usually appear on uncovered skin within minutes of exposure to sunlight.

But as Linda R said if you have headaches and fatigue as well, you should check out the link she suggested. I for one will most certainly be checking out lupus web site. Might finally have answer for strange symptoms.

Good luck!

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Answer 3

Hi there

The sun may be the cause of the bumps coming to your skin surface, but the issue is an internal one. The sun has been around since the beginning of time and people need the sun to survive.

The sun brings the issue to the skin surface, so it is exposed and gives you the signal of an internal issue. The skin is the human bodys indicator we can see externally that an issue has arisen inside. It can be several issues, but the main thing to do is a Cleanse of the body.

Colon and liver cleanse are the first 2 I would start with. Learn about juice fasting and using herbs to clean out the toxins in the body. Also, drink at least a gallon of distilled water a day (daily).

Here are a few websites I recommend their cleansing program.

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herbdoc.com

best of health to you

Answer 4

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Answer 6

My Brother suffers from this he advoids the sun as much as possible & he uses Equate Hand Lotion 4 Dry Skin it really works

Answer 7

Be glad it is only on your face and not all over. My dad gets them all over from the waist up because of sunshine. It shines through his shirt enough to bother him. Try wearing a hat with a wide brim in addition to sunblock.

Answer 8

my mother developed this when I was 9 on holidays in Spain. It unfortunately got worse as the years went on. Eventually it turned out she is allergic to all sunlight and artificial light-even in the house. She has to wear ROC products for protection and for showering etc she uses emulave and also E45 to moisturise. It has improved greatly. try the roc products.

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Answer 11

Please go to www.lupus.org and read about lupus and skin disorders.

Then get a referral to a rheumatologist.

I bet you get headaches and fatigue from too much sun as well. People probably called it sun poisoning when you were young.

I would like to hear back from you.