Sep
18
Address
Filed Under Allergy Attack | Leave a Comment
It is important to address your allergies with appropriate treatment. For years, I have lived with a runny nose, watery eyes and itchy skin. I lived among dust and never realized that I was allergic to cat dander. I had severe food allergies.
However, in the recent years and up to today, I have learnt that the effort I put into investigating and treating my symptoms appropriately is well worth it. The awareness I have now helps to prevent and minimise my reactions.
Some experts say that one of two things can develop with allergies. Either you can develop some form of resistence or if the allergy is allowed to fester over a long period of time, it can become more severe. When symptoms become severe, it gets harder to treat or reverse the allergy.
Allergy sufferers tend to catch colds and flu more easily and are more prone to sinus and ear infections. This happen because the respiratory tissues are already inflammed by the allergy. A greater concern is when respiratory allergies result in asthma. Itchy skin can also worsen to a massive eczema outbreak.
Hence, addressing your allergies quickly is important to obtaining relief. You do not have to live with long episodes of runny noses and itchy eyes. Spending the time to identify and address your allergies is worth your effort!
Sep
14
Having
Filed Under Peanut Allergy | Leave a Comment
Having a peanut allergycan be fatal, especially if early treatment is not sought when the reactions set off.
Hence, it is also reiterated that according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the guideline is that you do not expose your child to peanut until the age of three. It has also been found that if you have been diagnosed with a peanut allergy, you are most likely to have it for the rest of your life. Statistical findings show that only 15 % grow out of it.
So if you have a peanut allergy, you have to be extra vigiliant about ensuring that any foods that you eat do not contain peanuts.
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