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Allergies and their causes

Allergies and their causes....

What is allergy?
Allergy is defined as a condition in which the immune system reacts abnormally to a foreign substance. These substance are also known as allergen There are different types of allergies are there such as food allergies ,drug allergy,pollen dust allergies etc. When these substance enter in our body our immune system produce antibody to find out whether theses substance are harmful or beneficial.

What are the symptoms of the allergy?
Symptoms of the allergies depend on the exposure of the substance . It can affect your sinuses,airways ,skin etc .In some severe cases, allergies can trigger a life-threatening reaction known as anaphylaxis. The symptoms of the allergies are as follows
Hay fever
Runny nose
Conjunctivitis
Swelling of the lips
Sneezing
Itching of the nose
Shortness of the breath
Cough
Chest pain
Eczema

You can concern to docter if you suffering from allergen symptoms and it is not healing after resting as well .so in that case consult with the docter  and take antihistamine medicine . These medicine are available at online pharmacy shops .With the help of medicine and docter concern patient can easily recover.

What is analphylaxis and symptoms?
allergies can trigger a life-threatening reaction known as anaphylaxis. The Symptoms of anaphylaxis are
Loss of consciousness
Decreased in blood pressure
shortness of breath
Skin rashes
Lightheadedness

Causes of allergies
When certain substance enter in our body after that our immune system make antibody against for that . When there is again counter of the same substance immune system produce antibodies results in to certain chemicals called histamine that causes allergy symptoms.

Common allergies triggers include .
Airborne allergies  include dust mites ,pollen,mold etc.
Food allergies include especially peanuts ,shellfish and egg etc.
Medication allergies include who is having allergy to antibiotics such as penicillin antibiotic etc

Risk factor
If in your family some one is having allergy issue then you are more likely to have chances of allergy symptoms or your prone to allergy. Risk factor includes the following condition
Are a child
Having asthama and other allergy Condition
Have family history of hay fever ,eczema etc

Prevention
Prevention is basically depends on the type and severity of the allergies . But it can be prevented by doing following actions,

Avoid known triggers .
 By doing this you can control your allergies symptoms. For example you know that you are allergic to pollen grains . So in that time you can stay in your home .when the pollen grain is high in number in the environment you can close your window and stay in the house . Same preventive action can be taken if you are allergic to dust and other allergic infection,

Keep a diary
Prevention is always better than treatment we all have heared   many times this pharase. This apply hear as well. If you are allergic to something so keep a note in the diary that on this day this time time you had suffered from this kind of allergen . You should track to the activities what you eat and what you do . This activity will help as a triggers to identify the allergy.

Wear a medical alert bracelet
If you've had a severe allergic reaction, a medical alert bracelet. This will help others to know about your allergies symptoms. This is effective against when a person unable to communicate or unable to tell properly.

Diagnosis
Diagnosis will be easier if the patient is clearly  describe all the symptoms to the docter.
Diagnosis can be done by doing certain tests such as blood test ,patch test and skin prick test etc.
Blood test
In blood there are different types of antibodies are present .ig E antibodies is for allergy and it is present in low amount in our body .increase in igE can be Symptoms of that person is having some kind of allergy
Skin prick test
Docter will prick on the skin to know the redness and swelling of the skin . This is a preliminary test docters are doing for the detection of the allergen
Patch test
To check the contact of eczema docters are doing this test. doctor may tape a metal disc with a small amount of a suspected allergen to the person’s back. They will check for a skin reaction 48 hours later, and then again after 2 days.

Treatment
The best way for treating the allergy is to reduce the allergen .but it is not possible to avoid allergen without the treatment . Drug will not fully cure the allergy .but it can help to reduce the symptoms of the allergy. Medicines such as antihistamine , corticosteroids can be used after docter consultant. We can buy  medicine online cash on delivery .3 meds is an online pharmacy website .it is a best online pharmacy app in India with  the availability of all types of medicines at 24/7.

Conclusion
Allergy is defined as a condition in which the immune system reacts abnormally to a foreign substance. These substance are also known as allergen . These can be treated by prevention and certain drugs . Commonly used antiallergen drugs are antihistamine , corticosteroids and in the severe cases immunotherapy is needed.


Stay safe and stay healthy!!!
Waheedunnisa chaudri
Msc microbiology
chaudharywaheeda@gmail.com



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