Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Is There a Best Allergy Relief?

By Diana Jackson

Chronic diseases like allergy are an evil we have to learn to live with and try to minimize its effects on our lifestyle. This is why scientists develop symptomatic medication, in order to alleviate symptoms of such ailments. These are not cures, but alleviations.

Since each human body may have a different reaction to various stimulents, there is no such thing as an universal allergy relief. Each sufferer will know what works best fopr him and he will take care to take the medication every time he might be in danger to get exposed to the allergens he is sensitive to.

Allergy is very tricky. It is possible that you don't know you have it until it's too late to live a normal life. Symptoms increase in intensity with each exposure to the allergen substance which triggers your immune system's erroneous reaction.

Amongst the most common allergens there are mold spores, dust mites, foods like eggs, peanuts, apples or crayfish, latex, or even drugs. There are cases of allergy to cold, people who get serious skin rashes when exposed to low temperatures.

In this age when people tend to return to a more natural way of living, there's no wonder they are seeking herbal remedies for anything, including allergy or asthma. Some sufferers have seen improvements, while others didn't. Disease is not an objective experience, but rather a personal one.

How do allergy attacks manifest themselves? It's very easy to believe that you have something else, because some of the main symptoms are cold and flu like, you just sneeze a lot, your nose is running, your eyes get teary and red, and you feel like your head is going to explode because of the internal pressure.

Epinephrine is the fastest remedy against allergic shocks. There are devices called epinephrine pens, which extremely allergic people should carry with them permanently. In case of getting in contact with the allergen, they need to be given the epinephrine shot within the first 3-4 minutes, so paramedics may simply not be fast enough to save the patient's life. - 16650

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