Allergy Symptoms and Food Intolerence

Alcoholism in many cases is an alcohol allergy issue. The addict craves for their allergy food, not alcohol; alcohol provides an additional desire and gives the dose more kick. The real 'fix' is with the ingredients, such as corn, wheat, sugar and yeast. This is the reason you don't hear ...

Food allergies affect vegetarians like anyone else. The rule about allergies is that the more you eat a food, the more likely you are to develop a reaction to it, so avoiding meat may lead you from one type of unhealthy eating into another. If you felt well when you ...

ADHD & Hyperactivity in children is a fairly recent condition that was not diagnosed until recent decades. The reason may have been that no one knew it existed and therefore didn't look for it:- but that would only account for a few overlooked cases. The fact is that it is ...

Oral allergy syndrome, also known as pollen-food syndrome, is a cross-reaction food allergy that causes an itching, allergic reaction to the lips, mouth, tongue, and throat when eating raw fruits, vegetables, and nuts. A cross-reaction is when the body gets confused and reacts to something it shouldn't. In the case ...

Survey of household chemical hazards Check your home and environment against the following list of possible chemical contaminants.  Any of those mentioned can cause severe permanent or temporary chemical allergies symptoms in susceptible people It is important that you realize that the table is not exhaustive — possibly several hundred ...

Tracking Allergy Triggers People commonly blame allergies for a whole range of imprecise symptoms, from fatigue, weakness and headache to depression and anxiety or behavior problems such as hyperactivity. The popular saying "I'm allergic to this or that" - to the furniture, broccoli or a certain plant - ire n ...

The four main types of Hypersensitivity are labeled I, II, III and IV, but also have Descriptive names. Type I, or IgE-mediated, Allergic Hypersensitivity Type I hypersensitivity, or "immediate onset" allergy, develops in stages on repeated exposure to a specific allergen such as dust-mite feces, animal dander, foods, pollens, drugs ...

The Link Between Parasites and Allergy Parasites appear to play two roles in allergy. First, they are highly allergenic; that is, they frequently trigger allergic reactions. In fact, parasitic reactions can be mistaken for food allergy, as is often the case with stro allergic anisakiasis, a condition in which ingesting ...

It has Been Displayed That Exercise Can Provoke Anaphylaxis Strenuous exercise occasionally produces a type of exercise-induced anaphylaxis, sometimes in combination with certain foods. Recognized since the 1970s, the problem is most often triggered by arduous exertion in joggers, runners, cyclists, soccer players, skiers and those engaging in vigorous aerobics ...

Candida, Vaginitis & Food Allergy The maddening itch of vaginal inflammation may be caused by three different microscopic organisms. One is the yeastlike fungus Candida. Candida is biologically related to moulds in cheese; yeasts in beer, wine, vinegar and bread; yeast-based B vitamins; and mushrooms. Most of the time, Candida ...

Allergic disorders are thought to have become more common in North America and Europe during the last 15 to 20 years, and researchers are trying to determine the reasons. In particular, the incidence of the "allergic triad" — rhinitis, asthma and nasal polyps — has almost doubled in many countries ...

Who Is  At Risk? Roughly 1 percent of the North American population is at risk of anaphylaxis. Near-fatal or fatal anaphylactic episodes are most common among adults, although children may be at as great, or greater, risk because of their inability to recognize and act on the emergency. In children, ...

How to Identify the Causes of Anaphylaxis Investigating an attack of anaphylaxis can take lots of detec-tive work, because the cause may be far from obvious. Anaphylaxis can be mistaken for fainting ("vasovagal syncope"), a more familiar but usually harmless event. Fainting is managed by simply helping the person lie ...

What are the "Late Phase After-Effects" of  Anaphylaxis? Even though the immediate signs of anaphylaxis may fade quickly on treatment with epinephrine, there is always a risk of a second, equally life-endangering "late phase" anaphylactictic event occurring within 3 to 12 hours of the first, requiring more epinephrine. If the ...

The allergens most liable to trigger anaphylaxis are drugs such as penicillin and some other antibiotics, insect venoms and foods. While anaphylaxis can swiftly kill, not all anaphylactic reactions are fatal. Nonetheless, anyone who has ever experienced a severe, body-wide allergic reaction must be on guard and take precautions. The ...