When allergy strikes, in more than half of the cases it doesn't come alone, but together with allergic asthma. Being incurable diseases, the only hope for the sufferers is the symptomatic medication, like antihistamines, which helps them live a normal life and keep the ailment under control.
When you are diagnosed with allergic asthma, it is very important that you keep yourself away from getting in touch with the substances which trigger your respiratory allergic reaction. These substances, called allergens, can be anything from dust to feathers, latex gloves or even foods.
An efficient prevention requires that you know precisely what are the allergens your body's immune system reacts to. There are standard tests such as the Rast and the Eliza, which indicate accurately enough the most active allergens for your situation. Tests are not painful and they are rather cheap. Check with your doctor and maybe he'll tell you more about that.
Airborne allergies, like the allergy to birch pollen are dangerous especially during spring time, when all trees and flowers blossom and their pollen spreads in the air. You can prevent your respiratory symptoms by staying indoors and by taking antihistamines for at least a few weeks. ASk your doctor for advice in this respect.
Allergy to food is easy to keep under control: read the labels carefully and do not buy any product which contains the foods that cause you allergy symptoms. There are cases of people who got almost killed by peanut traces in chocolate.
Many people claim they are allergic to pet's fur. Actually they are allergic to pet dander, not to the fur itself. A very well groomed animal can be kept in the same house with an allergic person, with no harm for the latter. However, the household must be kept extremely clean, if you don't want to get asthma attacks or other kind of allergy manifestations. - 15683
When you are diagnosed with allergic asthma, it is very important that you keep yourself away from getting in touch with the substances which trigger your respiratory allergic reaction. These substances, called allergens, can be anything from dust to feathers, latex gloves or even foods.
An efficient prevention requires that you know precisely what are the allergens your body's immune system reacts to. There are standard tests such as the Rast and the Eliza, which indicate accurately enough the most active allergens for your situation. Tests are not painful and they are rather cheap. Check with your doctor and maybe he'll tell you more about that.
Airborne allergies, like the allergy to birch pollen are dangerous especially during spring time, when all trees and flowers blossom and their pollen spreads in the air. You can prevent your respiratory symptoms by staying indoors and by taking antihistamines for at least a few weeks. ASk your doctor for advice in this respect.
Allergy to food is easy to keep under control: read the labels carefully and do not buy any product which contains the foods that cause you allergy symptoms. There are cases of people who got almost killed by peanut traces in chocolate.
Many people claim they are allergic to pet's fur. Actually they are allergic to pet dander, not to the fur itself. A very well groomed animal can be kept in the same house with an allergic person, with no harm for the latter. However, the household must be kept extremely clean, if you don't want to get asthma attacks or other kind of allergy manifestations. - 15683
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