What are bumps?

Bumps are little hills that appear on your skin when something pushes up against it.

Imagine you're playing with playdough. If you press your finger into it, a small hill forms around your finger, that’s like a bump! Bumps happen when tiny parts of your body called cells get swollen or pushed together because of things like scratches, insect bites, or even just touching something rough.

When you touch a bump, it feels rougher or lumpy than the rest of your skin. It’s like touching a small boulder on a smooth beach, the boulder stands out because it's different from the sand around it.

Sometimes, when something pokes your skin, like a bee stinging you or a pebble in your shoe, your body sends messages to make that area swell up. That swelling is what makes the bump feel big and bumpy.

Bumps are just your body’s way of saying, “Hey, something happened here!”