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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What can i do to regain my sence of smell i've been suffering from this problem for the past three years,been to local GP and was prescribed with Flixonase Nasule Nasal drops and Nasonex Nasal spray unfortunately it's doing no good,Kind regaurds,
I have been suffering with a sore hand for the last 3 months, its very very dry and cracked especially between the thumb and forefinger, the skin on my knuckles are almost grey in colour and extremely dry, i have small lumps on my fingers the size of small warts which look inverted, some of which are painful, also on the top of my hand (but not the fingers) i have recently developed a red raised itchy rash,its extremely irritating!! i also have pain on the side of my hand (the side opposite my thumb) especially when i put pressure on it, whatever it is its getting worse! i frequently wash up and not always with gloves on...but its only one hand thats affected?? im baffled!
Im 23 years old with a very aged and wrinkley neck and now and again it flares up red and blotchey, it also goes onto my left sholder, myself and my gp are not sure what the cause is yet i just have to use creams in the mean time.
i have very red sore eyes, they can get so bad its hard to keep them open, i work nights so have put it down to that but just need to know if it could be anything else
After a shower well when I come into contact with hot water I come out in red blotches and it is really sore and itchy
My lower legs are very itchy, they are now all scared and cut. I have tryed everything from creams to tablets. It tends to get worse after shaving, but then will improve as the time lengthens since the last time I shaved, I tend to swim on a weekly basis so shave once a week. At the dentist ect I have to have nitrile gloves otherwise I get bad mouth ulsers. Could this be related to my itching?
I've had spots on my chin since i was 16.I'm now 43 and the spots are worse then ever! They used to come a week before my period, but now i seem to have them all the time.I've tried lots of treatments,(from doctors ,inc Chinese doctors) but they all seem to work for 3-6 months only. Could i have an intolerance to something ? They seem to get worse when i eat certain breads & biscuits. I've also been told by a health shop assistant that they are caused by liver toxins ? ( I don't drink)please help !
I am 17 and when i eat milk or dark chocolate i get blisters all over the tip of my tongue and it scars my tongue. i can eat white chocolate but i think its because of the cocoa powder in the dark and milk chocolate. Will i ever grow out of it? I have had it for 10 years now and i really want to eat chocolate again
help please me and my son have Chronic Rhinitis we have both had a op and all meds from gp but no help.
hi my son is just 16 he has terrible swelling to his top lip and now starting on the bottom i see a doctor at a clinic about every 3 months he tells me that this is either omf or ofm cut down medical word they say hes allergic to cinnioms benozates and spices ive tried keeping him to a good diet but nothing seems to be happening hes is very embarressed about this giving his age please is there anyone that could help
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