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Allergy

At one time, allergy meant any form of hypersensitivity to substances such as foods, dust, mould, pollen, chemicals etc. By the 1960's, it became clear that different types of reactions exist, and the term "allergy" came to mean "type I hypersensitivity". The term allergy is becoming more blurred lately, as many people refer to any type of food, particle or chemical intolerance as being an allergy.

Use of Allergy on Allergy-Details.com

This website, purists may be horrified to discover, uses a more blurred definition of allergy. This is for the sake of convenience, since "type I, II, III, IV or V hypersensitivity" (or even the term hypersensitivity on it's own) is cumbersome.

The point of this website is that certain substances (for example, a food) cause some people to become ill (celiac for example), or cause any number of undesirable effects, or symptoms (food allergy).

The purpose of this website is to help you discover your allergies, and then deal with them. "Dealing with allergies" ranges from avoiding the allergen (especially in the case of food) to using allergy control products.



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wine allergy or eczema

I have been told by a MD/dermatologist that I have eczema on my hands/legs, but it seems to get worse at times--possibly after drinking wine. On my hands I have small VERY itchy blisters especially around the knuckles and joints. The skin after a day or two gets dry and peels off. The legs are similar but not quite as intense. Does anyone else have something similar or do you have any suggestions? This has been going on for 5 years on and off. Thanks for any help.

wine allergy or excema

Yes, I have had the same symptoms for about 3 years now, the same places you mentioned and also around the knuckles and base of my toes. I could never figure out what was causing it. Most recently, I got the same thing on my cheeks and lips! I just enjoyed a bottle of Chilean sauvignon blanc this week and symptoms began the first night we had it and got progressively worse after we finished it the next day. I really wonder if it is connected to the wine. Of course now I can't recall whether I had a similar wine in other years or what. But once the symptoms begin, they don't just go away!

Allergies

I have a 11year old son that was just diagnosed with some very complex allergies, ranging from Gluten, wheat, nuts, seeds, onions,peanut,annatto, and strawberries. How do you help a child of this age deal with a massive dietary change like this, and how do u help them with the grief (depression)that goes with these changes..

Allergies and children

That is a good question, Kelly.

I don't have much experience with children, so I hope other visitors will leave comments for you you to help you out.

I hope you are able to find foods that she likes and that she can eat, and then help her focus on what she can eat.

Maybe you can find some treats that she loves and that don't contain the foods she is allergic to, and make her feel special because only she can eat them.

Teaching her to look forward rather than backwards will be a good life lesson.

Following a new diet is inconvenient, but it is also an adventure.

Nausea

For the past two weeks I feel nausious as if something could come up. I've had this years ago and was told allergies were causing nasal drainage. Is that true? Would an allergy medicine help? It's just an annoying feeling :(

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