2011年1月3日星期一

Effective Treatments Which Can Help Prevent Allergy

By Melinda Huang


You may have caught an allergy if your physical symptoms are skin rashes, a running nose or persistent coughs and sneezes. An allergic reaction can make life quite miserable, depending on its intensity. This reaction means your body is trying to fight some external allergen. A lot of people are highly allergic to a range of dairy products like soy, milk etc, while others react to dust and pollution. Other common allergens are pollen or cat or dog hair, and even certain kinds of medication.

Self medication and diagnosis are both highly risky and undesirable for allergic treatment, for which the very first thing that must be done by the sufferer is to consult a specialist without delay. Once the precise allergen, which is the culprit behind all the irritation, is identified, it becomes easy for the physician to recommend the correct medications.

Inexpensive and easily available medicines such as antihistamines or other such anti allergic drugs are prescribed to fight the allergy by most specialist physicians. Once the trigger substance or element is identified, it is always advisable to stay away from it. If you are sensitive to dust and cleaning the house grips you with a strong allergic attack, then it is advisable to wear a protective mask while performing such tasks. Getting an air purifier installed in your home can also help keep allergens at bay.

Keep a list of medicines that cause your allergy when you visit your health adviser and make sure he is aware of your allergies before he writes out new medicines. Allergy from food can be prevented by being careful about what you eat and avoiding any food that has resulted in an unfavourable reaction previously.

If your allergy is severe and the medicines fail to have any significant impact on you or if you do not want to suffer another allergic attack then you can also resort to regular vaccinations to control your allergic symptoms. By doing this, you can continue to move around both outdoors and away from your home without fear of unseen agents triggering an allergic reaction.




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