Where to massage for food allergy

At present, there is no authoritative research that proves that massage can directly treat food allergies. If you have emergency symptoms such as laryngeal edema, difficulty breathing, or large wheals after eating allergenic foods, forget about massage. Take antihistamines as soon as possible or call 120 and send to the emergency department. Massage can only be used as an auxiliary means during the allergy relief period to relieve minor discomforts such as itchy skin, abdominal distension, and nausea. The two places that people commonly use are Quchi and Zusanli. Some people will gently rub the area around Shenque point to relieve gastrointestinal discomfort.

I met a little girl who was allergic to peach hairs a while ago. She accidentally bit into an unwashed peach that day. The corner of her mouth was red and hot, and there were sporadic small rashes on her arms. She had already taken loratadine and waited for it to take effect. She was so itchy that she couldn't sit still, so I asked her to gently press the Quchi point on the outermost side of the horizontal crease of the elbow, just like pressing a ripe peach. Don't press too hard. After seven or eight minutes, she said that the itching was no longer so painful. Later, she still felt a little nauseous, so she rubbed Zusanli on the outside of her calf for five minutes, and the nausea went away a lot.

However, many people think that massage is completely useless for food allergies. This is not unreasonable. I once met a young man who was allergic to eating crayfish and had wheals all over his body. He refused to take medicine and insisted on rubbing the acupuncture points himself. As a result, the rashes grew more and more in the areas where he was rubbed. In the end, he was out of breath and was sent to the emergency room by a friend. After all, if there are ulcers or large-area wheals on the skin surface, don’t rub indiscriminately near the skin lesions. When selecting acupuncture points, try to choose locations where the skin is intact. The intensity should be light. If you feel more uncomfortable after rubbing, stop immediately.

To put it bluntly, massage is like a "soft buffer" when an allergy attacks. It cannot replace medicine and first aid. If you really want to avoid suffering from allergies, the best way is to remember your allergenic foods and avoid touching them. Take anti-allergic medicine with you when you go out. If there is a problem, don't take it hard. No matter how many massage positions you find, it will be more effective.