Allergy and Allergic Reactions

More than 50 million Americans are affected with an allergy related condition every year. An allergy in some types of allergic reactions may only cause mild discomfort, such as mild seasonal hay fever that can be controlled with over-the counter medicines or with no treatment at all. A more severe allergy can interfere with your life, reduce your enjoyment in life, and become life threatening. If this is the case, you should see a doctor for a comprehensive review and allergy testing.

When our immune system identifies a substance that is normally harmless as damaging to the body, it triggers the immune system to defend our body, resulting in an array of allergic reactions.

From time to time, the body aggressively attacks normally harmless substances such as dust, mold, or pollen. This is common for allergy sufferers.

The body reacts to the release of the antibodies in various ways. Allergic reactions can attack any part of our body. It can attack the stomach, the nose, throat, sinuses, and lungs. Some of the allergic reactions your body might experience is nasal stuffiness, discharge, sneezing and nasal itching. Sometimes the allergy is associated with itching in ears or roof of the mouth accompanies the other symptoms.

During an outbreak of common allergic reactions, eyes can be affected with conjunctivitis or red, itchy, and watery eyes. An allergy can make the skin appear to be red, itchy, and dry, hives or itchy welts as well. Asthma is among the common forms of allergic reactions. Asthma causes shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing. Asthma can become severe depending on the allergy reactions to a particular allergy.

Several substances can cause allergic reactions. In fact, there are hundreds, but the most common allergy or triggers include things we meet often.

Pollen, we can hardly avoid pollen if we spend any time outdoors at all.
Molds can be anywhere, and in your home without you realizing it.
Household dust and dust mites, common in most homes.
Animal dander, urine, or oil from their skin can even be diagnosed as an allergy with varying allergic reactions. Many of us have pets and don’t realize what they can do to someone with severe allergies.
Industrial chemicals, these are common in household cleaners.
Foods, such as peanut allergy are often life threatening.
Feathers can cause allergic reactions if you are in a home with a bird.
Insect stings can sometimes be fatal; a bee sting can kill if that person has had allergic reactions to bee stings.
Cockroaches and the waste they produce.

Anyone can be affected by an allergy, any race, age, gender, or social status. An allergy seems to be more common in children but an adult can suffer any of these allergic reactions even after years of remission. Allergic reactions run in families even though it isn’t yet understood why that happens. An allergy can develop gradually over a period of time and can be caused by hormonal changes, stress, perfume, smoking, and other substances in the environment.

You can discover what allergy you have in a reaction in one of two ways. The first is to have a blood test that measures the antibodies to specific allergy sample; the other is the skin patch test method. Several well-known allergens are diluted and either injected into the skin or a small amount place under the skin by a puncture or scratch. If a welt appears or a red area on the skin it might mean the patient is allergic to that allergen.

Treatments for allergy prone people will vary and are determined on your age, overall health, and medical history. Consideration will be given when deciding therapy on how bad the allergic reactions are, your tolerance of medications, and your preferences. Occasionally a person may only need to change their lifestyle and take extra precautions that their home is dust and mold free.

For some it may mean a change of diet, especially if their allergy is food related. Several different types of food allergy are commonplace. Allergic reactions can be avoided by staying away from the ones they are sensitive to. For those who are lactose intolerant, many over-the-counter cures will allow you to cope with lactose products. You can enjoy an occasional ice-cream cone without worry.

A peanut allergy can be especially harmful and all items with peanut or peanut oil should be avoided.

Most candy makers now print on their packaging if the candy has been made in the same factory where peanut products have been used. This is a potentially life threatening allergy. Always check packaging of all candies to be sure there won’t be a trace of peanut or peanut oil in the product.

Suffering from an allergy is annoying but controllable if you discover what you are allergic to, and avoid those allergic reactions.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. This website was prepared by an independent distributor and is neither approved nor adopted by Life Force International.

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