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- Fri Feb 09, 2018 5:01 pm
- Forum: environmental allergies
- Topic: using cleaning products
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2118
Re: using cleaning products
Patient with uderlying chronic sinusitis/rhinitis can be sensitive to strong chemical smells. it is not an alergic reaction but an irritant reaction.. Sometimes a nasal steroid spray might improve your symptoms (as it is anti-inflammatory)
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:59 pm
- Forum: environmental allergies
- Topic: Winter allergies
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2381
Re: Winter allergies
in addition to my colleague's recommendations: Are you better indoors or outdoors?
Do you react to moulds? Have you tried regular non drowsy anithistamine tablets and nasal steroid sprays? This might help control your symptoms and improve your quality of life
Do you react to moulds? Have you tried regular non drowsy anithistamine tablets and nasal steroid sprays? This might help control your symptoms and improve your quality of life
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:57 pm
- Forum: environmental allergies
- Topic: Hay fever Injections?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2509
Re: Hay fever Injections?
If you are allergic to pollen/dust and standard treatment taken regularly does not work you might benefit from immunotherapy. it can be administered as injections or sublingual tablets/drops. Both are safe and efficacious. NHS offers this treatment only if standard treatment (anithistamines, nasal s...
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:54 pm
- Forum: drug & venom allergies
- Topic: Wasp and mozzies etc
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2322
Re: Wasp and mozzies etc
local reaction to bites/stings can be very bit, red, itchy, swollen and persist for a few days. As long as there are no difficulties breathing or dizzines they are not dengerous. Sometimes using 2 cetirizine/loratadine tablets for a few days in addition to hydrocortisone cream might help; some patie...
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:51 pm
- Forum: adults & allergy
- Topic: Pet Allergies at work
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1600
Re: Pet Allergies at work
if you are a vet or a lab technician you could be desensitised to animal allergens on the NHS; if you are not then you might need to consider private desensitisation ('anti-allergy injections') but only once it is clear what animals you are allergic to and only if you cannot really avoid them. Long ...
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:49 pm
- Forum: adults & allergy
- Topic: Multiple Allergies
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1665
Re: Multiple Allergies
Drug, venom, latex and food allergy should be investigated by an allergist; reactions to metal and skincare products can be managed by a dermatologist. Depending on your reactions one could recommend regular preventative treatment for example with antihistamines - but it all depends on what you are ...
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:46 pm
- Forum: adults & allergy
- Topic: Acute urticaria
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2211
Re: Acute urticaria
Do you meant frequent short eposodes of urticaria many weeks apart or daily bouts of hives? Chronic spontanous urticaria (CSU) can be debilitating but it can be treated/controlled. However not all patients respond to high doses of anithistamines. 30 % of patients with CSU require other types of tabl...
Re: AP
aquagenic urticaria presents with hives (weals) and itching (pruritus) on exposure to water; it is NOT an allergy to water; water is thought to stimulate cells in the skin (mast cells) to release different substances (including histamine) which can cause itching, swelling and redness; high dose anti...
- Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:11 am
- Forum: children & allergy
- Topic: Hives
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2393
Re: Hives
As my colleagues suggest an allergy review would be beneficial. If you witnessed 'out of nowhere' hives before it might be possible that your daughter experiences spontaneous hives/urticaria. It is important to rule out allergy though as her reactions appeared not long after food.
- Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:58 am
- Forum: adults & allergy
- Topic: Severe reaction to walnut
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3013
Re: Severe reaction to walnut
The speed of onset of anaphylaxis often depends on the quantity of the allergen consumed, other foods eaten at the same time, underlying infection/stress/alcohol/menstruation (co-factors). Because of your atypical presentation it might be best to be seen by an allergist to have skin and blood tests ...