Conditions
Allergic Reaction
A food allergy results in the bodies immune system attacking an item of food that it mistakes for an invader. Symptoms vary from person to person, but often result in tingling around the lips and on the tongue, swelling in the mouth and nose, trouble breathing and nausea. In severe cases this can lead to anaphylaxis, where the bodies pulse rate increases, breathing becomes more difficult and nausea and diarrhoea can be accompanied by unconsciousness. The most common allergens are peanuts, shell fish and celery but any food can result in an allergy. These allergies are linked closely with chronic conditions such as asthma, eczema and hay fever. The allergen can often be discovered using a skin prick test at your local GP surgery, introducing a small amount of the allergen to the body. Though food allergies are not curable, eliminating the food from ones diet should prevent symptoms from developing and an adrenaline injector pen can be carried for use in emergencies.
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hi i have been told by my gp that i have hives and im on about four or five tablets aday , i have been for a skin test and nothing showed up but the itching is driving me mad because nothing seems to be working i have had this since feb 09 until now but i dont know how much more i can take please help .
I am 13 I have developed in the past two days a rash its slightly solid and really itchy its like a bite of an insect.
Can anybody help me??
hi on the inside of my lips i have like a really sore patch and some of it has turned white! it really hurts when i move and i dont know what it is! help?
Hi.just recently i have been having an itchy body and the itch is 24 hour where i scrath and want to scrath more.i cant sleep and there is any rash on my body just the feel of a million insects over my body.i check on line and read up about it being pruritus.Iam a happy person but now with all this itchy skin its making me sad and lack of sleep and now affecting my work.please if you know of some help i would be greatfull.thanks
Over the past few days my lips have been getting itchier and sorer and more swollen. What shall I do and what is the likely cause?
Im am 13 years of age and i keep getting these hives all over my body – sometimes round my face , round my neck, on my arms, all over my legs,on my back ,all over my chest ,my lips will swell thats when its at its worst . I have to take cetrizine hydrocline to calm down the swelling
hi i was recently bitten by a mosquito but my leg swelled up really bad the fluid spread about 3-4 inches it was really itchy and it got quite tight and sore when i walked just wondering if it is anything i should see my gp about or just to leave it until it gets better
my sons bottom lip is swollen and part of the inside of his mouth,varying in severity.a consultant that he attends thinks he has a reaction to phenylalanine,skin tests have only tested +ve for grass pollen ,steroid injections helped however my son is reluctant to get them again.please do you have any suggestions or advise? the consultant says he has seen this before but not in a person as young, he is twelve. thanks
is it possible to be allergic to water? i come out with red itchy patches on my skin after being in contact with water…
i am allergic to 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (eusolex 4360, escalol 567, oxybenzone, benzophenone-3)in sun creams, i am going on holiday at the end of this month and cannot find a sun cream without these ingredients in them, what can i use?
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