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Signs and Symptoms of a Bad Allergy
When the air fills with pollen, people start sneezing and wheezing. Even the most common allergies can cause extreme discomfort and put a damper on your lifestyle. But sometimes allergies are so severe they can threaten your health and even your life. It’s important to learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of a bad allergy, so you can get help.
Common Allergy Symptoms
You may be familiar with common symptoms of allergies: runny nose, watery eyes, itchy skin.
Common allergic reactions can also include coughing or sneezing. You may develop a skin rash. Or possibly nausea.
You may think you have a cold or stomach bug, but it might also be allergies. A trip to see our allergist can help alleviate these symptoms. Our allergist can determine if you have an allergy and can diagnose the triggers of your allergy. He can design a course of treatment to help you feel better.
Signs of a Bad Allergy
While a mild allergic reaction is bad enough, sometimes allergies can be severe. A bad allergy can cause severe swelling that can affect breathing. The result may be an attack of asthma or anaphylaxis.
With a bad allergy, swelling can affect the mouth or the extremities. The lungs and airways may also become constricted. Breathing, speech, and swallowing may be limited.
A bad allergy may be caused by a reaction to food, pet dander, an insect bite, or even a medication. Symptoms can come on suddenly.
Symptoms of Asthma
With asthma, the lungs become inflamed. It becomes difficult to take in air. Someone suffering from asthma may experience sudden shortness of breath or wheezing, or even difficulty breathing. An allergist can give you medication to treat your asthma and minimize the chance of an atta
ck.
Signs of Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is an even more extreme allergic reaction in which the airways and throat are severely constricted. The lack of oxygen to the lungs and severe drop in blood pressure can cause the person to pass out. Signs can include shortness of breath, dizziness, abnormal pulse, nausea, or possibly a rash.
Anaphylaxis can occur very quickly and requires immediate medical assistance. Both asthma and anaphylaxis can be life threatening.
These conditions are not something to take lightly. If you experience symptoms of a bad allergy, contact emergency medical care immediately. If you have had a severe allergic episode in the past, even if you recovered quickly, it is important to follow up with an allergist to be properly diagnosed and treated.
Symptoms of a Bad Allergy? Help Is Available
If you are suffering from a bad allergy, or if you have ever experienced signs and symptoms of a severe allergy, it is important to see an allergist as soon as possible. Don’t wait until the situation becomes dire. And don’t take a chance on a repeat incident.
Our allergist can help alleviate your symptoms and diagnose the nature of your allergies. If you have experienced signs of a bad allergy, our allergist will also help you come up with a strategy that will help you quickly in an emergency. This might include carrying an inhaler for asthma or an epinephrine injector for anaphylaxis, as well as teaching your family, friends, and co-workers what to do in case of an emergency. He will also come up with a plan to manage your treatment so you can minimize your bad allergic reactions.
If you have experienced signs or symptoms of a bad allergy, or if you suffer the daily discomfort of mild allergies, Dr. Hadjiev can help. Don’t let allergies ruin your life. Call today for an appointment and get allergy relief.
Sources:
https://www.webmd.com/allergies/understanding-anaphylaxis-basics#1
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/asthma-attack/symptoms-causes/syc-20354268
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/allergies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351497
Nut Allergies: Information and Treatment
Nut allergies are an unpleasant challenge. When you have allergic reactions to nuts, you have to be so careful of what you eat. This can be exhausting.
Nut Allergies Are Stressful
When you have nut allergies, it may feel like you are always reading food labels. Many prepared food items include nuts, so you have to be careful. Even if nuts are not part of the food item, it might have been prepared on machines that also process nuts.
If your nut allergies are severe, you have probably experienced the stress and inconvenience of having to tell people about your allergies when you attend events where meals or snacks are served. You may need separate condiments that have not been exposed to nut products. You may need to tell the event organizers to ask people not to bring snacks with nuts. It’s a lot of work, and then you have the added worry of whether people have taken the necessary precautions you requested.
Living with nut allergies creates a lot of stress. But being unprepared and unaware of your specific allergies is even more stressful. An allergist can help you diagnose your nut allergies for the best possible allergy management and treatment.
What Causes Nut Allergies?
As with other types of allergies, nut allergies occur because your immune system has identified nuts as being “a problem.” When protein particles from nuts enter your system, your body goes into full-scale fight mode, trying to get rid of the “enemy.” It is this complex immune reaction that causes your allergic symptoms.
The protein in nuts is the common trigger. In severe allergies, it doesn’t take much of the protein to set off a chain reaction in the immune system. This is why it is so important to read prepared food labels. If a nut protein is included in a prepared food in even a trace amount, it can still be enough to set off an allergic reaction.
Symptoms of Nut Allergies
With nut allergies, you may start sneezing and develop the nasal and throat irritation common to other types of allergies. You might also experience skin discomfort like rashes and hives. As with other types of food allergies, nut allergies can also upset your digestive tract. Remember, your body is doing everything it can to get rid of the allergen. So you might feel stomach cramps or nausea.
Each of those symptoms can make you feel distressed. But possibly the scariest symptom of nut allergies is the way they might affect your breathing. Severe nut allergies can cause anaphylaxis, and this can be very dangerous. This is the reason it is so important to be careful of what you eat and what you are exposed to. As exhausting as those precautions are, they can save your life.
Different Kinds of Nut Allergies
Two different kinds of allergies are associated with nuts. One is an allergy to tree nuts, and the other is an allergy to peanuts. While peanuts are not actually nuts (they are legumes that grow underground), the allergic symptoms can be similar to the symptoms of tree nut allergies.
Because peanuts are different than tree nuts, being allergic to one doesn’t necessarily mean being allergic to the other. However, sometimes people who are allergic to tree nuts may also be allergic to peanuts, and vice versa. And people who are allergic to one type of tree nut, like walnuts, often have allergies to other types of tree nuts like almonds or pistachio nuts as well.
Which Nut(s) Are You Allergic To?
Obviously, it is important to know which type of nut(s) you are allergic to. This is not only to help you avoid your trigger foods. This knowledge will also allow you to enjoy eating foods you aren’t allergic to.
When you don’t have the right information, it is tempting to restrict all of your eating because of fear. That’s not a fun way to live. Wouldn’t it be great to know your specific nut allergies, so you can enjoy everything else?
Treatment of Nut Allergies
Our allergist, Dr. Hadjiev, located right here in New York City, can diagnose your specific nut allergies through a medical exam and allergy testing. Then he will devise a treatment plan to help you manage your allergies.
There Is a Treatment Plan for You
While there is currently no cure for nut allergies, our allergist can diagnose your specific triggers, so you know exactly what you are reacting to and which foods to avoid. This way, you aren’t guessing. It’s safer for you, and it allows you to enjoy foods you aren’t allergic to.
Our allergist will help you make an eating plan that is right for you. He will show you how to carry out that plan so you can have less stress.
An important part of your treatment plan is knowing how to handle your allergic reactions quickly and effectively. Our allergist will make sure you know what to do and have the medicines on hand that you will need in case of an allergic reaction. There is no reason to live in constant fear.
Many people are able to effectively manage their nut allergies and enjoy life. If you are tired of letting nut allergies control you, Dr. Hadjiev is ready to help you find answers and benefit from effective treatments. Contact us Today!
Sources:
https://www.webmd.com/allergies/nut-allergies-food-labels
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peanut-allergy/symptoms-causes/syc-20376175
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_nut_allergy#Signs_and_symptoms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_nut_allergy
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peanut-allergy/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20376181
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