Some types of allergies are best controlled by avoiding the allergen. Food is an excellent example of this. If you are allergic to wheat, don't eat it!
Other types of allergen are much more difficult to suppress. Air-borne allergies are a good example of this. You can vacuum every day, but you will never be able to eliminate all dust or dust mites from your house (unless you live in the mountains).
For those allergens that you can not simply avoid, allergy control products will be very helpful in reducing or eliminating your symptoms.
This section will cover a number of different allergy control products. We will look when allergy control products can be helpful, which are best for allergy relief (depending on the type of allergy) and in some cases, we will review specific products.
As always, your comments are most welcome. Which allergy control products have you used? Which are effective in allergy control, and which are not? Do you have a favorite brand, or a brand you avoid?
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Pencillium Allergy
Could a person die from
a Dose of Pencillium if they
were allergic to it?
Its been known to happen
Yes, it is possible. This isn't the most common reaction for people who are allergic to Penicillin but it has been know to happen (some reports say about 400 per year in the USA alone).
gluten
all these years i was alwaye test for celiac and test came back negative now i know i have an allergy to gluten
which is different than celiac thanks
Gluten help
So glad this helped!
Help
Is it possible to be allergic to all foods?
Allergic to all foods?
Being allergic to all foods sounds extreme.
If you have many allergies, it may seem like it.
You need to eliminate any and all foods that you know you're allergic to. You have to be very strict about it.
Certain conditions can damage the gut, which may cause a reaction to all food.
Have you seen a doctor about this?
allergic to all foods
thank you for your reply. I have seen a few doctors and a dietician. All are stumped. my allergies are getting worse every year. so far i have eliminated these foods due to allergies: All dairy including eggs, all grain including rice, all pulses including soya, all nuts and seseame, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, small boned fish , pinapple, lemons, kiwi, lime, also preservatives in tinned meats, cider and wine, sulpher dioxide being the worsed of the offenders, oh and yeast. There are probably more i cant think of just now. Also allergic to all fur and feathers, dust mites, soap, pollen.
I am now running out of food options, feeling very ill all the time. I sleep too much and my skin is always itchy and covered in excema. my guts hurt too.
i am obviously still having bad allergic reactions but am concerned now about cutting anything else out!
Help! :)
Look beyond foods
Hi Alex,
Sounds like you're having a rough time.
Your original question was about food.
I think you have to look beyond food. You say in your second comment that you're allergic to dust, feathers, pollen etc.
I suggest you take a closer look at your environment, especially:
Molds are a major health problem that can easily be overlooked. Some people can smell molds (I sure can!) and others can not.
Some molds are very toxic and can destroy your health. There is lots of info about mold on this website. Take a closer look and make sure your home and work environment do not have mold problems.
Many people are sensitive to all sorts of chemicals. New carpets, particle-board (used in furniture and kitchen cabinets especially) and cleaning chemicals are a few major culprits.
You may have thought I changed the subject when I started listing your dental health.
I'm just starting to learn more about the huge negative effects certain types of fillings, and root canals can have on your health.
Amalgam fillings are 50% mercury - one of the most toxic metals we are exposed too. Why the dental establishment thinks it is OK to put mercury in a patient's mouth is a big mystery.
If you have amalgam fillings, I suggest you get them removed by a dentist that specializes in removing mercury fillings. If done wrong, you can go from ongoing slight mercury poisoning, to a major mercury poisoning event.
Root canals are also extremely problematic to your health if you have them. They can become infected without you knowing it (over time they are almost certain to). Once this happens, they are a constant source of toxins directly into your body.
I think you should consider trying Immunocal. It helps your body detoxify and eliminate antioxidants. It is also a major immune system booster.
If you do have amalgam fillings, Immunocal will help remove the mercury in your system.
I've been taking it for about two months now (as of this writing) and have noticed an improvement in my general health and energy levels. My eczema is gradually drying up. One time I ate some wheat by mistake and it had much less effect on me than usual, which lasted for a shorter time.
Immunocal raises your glutathione levels, which it what makes it so powerful.
I now distribute this health supplement from www.Immuinfo.com.
To summarize: check your environment for molds and chemicals that may be destroying your health. Make sure your past dental work is not poisoning you. Consider taking Immunocal.
Hope that helps.
"Allergic to all foods" - I feel your pain
I can't say that I'm allergic to all foods for sure, but I've felt and still sorta feel like just not eating anything cuz I have no idea what exactly is causing my symptoms (I don't even eat that varied of a diet) and my mouth and throat seem to get itchy to so many different things I eat that I didn't use to be allergic to - or at least I didn't know/think that I was (I have had allergies/eczema practically all my life), and my allergies/eczema seem to just be getting worse.
But I've been doing a lot of research. Here's some things I've found out. Do an elimination diet (new idea to me) it may take weeks or a couple months apparently. I'm at the point where I'll limit to only eating a few foods if I have to though it's hard after a while. Document what your eating and the symptoms you experience everyday.
Digestion is important. You may have low stomach acid. Try Betaine supplements with meals. Could also add digestive enzymes to the betaine routine. Could also add probiotics been hearing a lot about that with eczema.
- From what I make out you could have leaky gut syndrome where your body is absorbing foods that a healthy gut wall normally wouldn't and your body perceives them as allergens. And/Or because your not digesting properly your food is completely broken down and when they're absorbed then the body perceives them as allergens.
Make sure your getting all your nutrients. I use CRON-o-Meter. It's a software that allows you to select the foods your eating each day and it will tell you the nutrition in it to see if your getting your RDA's which you can adjust.
I heard low fat diets are really good. As far as candida, having high fat intake actually affects blood glucose levels which is what candida/yeast feeds off not just the sugar you eat. Dr. McDougall I think recommends 5-7% of daily calories should be fat.
There's also the DHA GLA thing which I still wonder about cuz I tried it. Maybe I didn't try it long enough or with other things I should have been doing.
There's a good cream that moisturizes really well Nouriva that I found on Dermadoctor.com when my skin was ridiculously dry - it's the only thing that helped. If your skin ever experiences getting so dry that you can't even make an expression it's good for that.
I heard topically, sea buckthorn, german chamomile, helichrysum. Check out Naturesgift.com They have a samples option which is more inexpensive.
Nutrition wise I've heard stuff on zinc, selenium, vitamin d (natural sunlight is best but it's too cold out where I am right now), b complex, vitamin c, and maybe even iodine. Research each for yourself
Digestion is the biggest thing that stands out to me. Also, do things like eat three square meals a day with no snacking I heard that that inhibbits digestion of the meal you ate before your snack that's still in your stomach. It takes even longer to sit in the stomach supposedly. and don't eat late. Someone else also told me of how much getting good uninterrupted sleep affects there eczema, I can also agree.
That's all I got right now.
These are all things I'm experimenting with right now. One thing I try to remember is that all of this stuff is probably gonna have to be done over a significant amount of time before things are really clear.
Hope it helps :)