Different Food Allergies and How to Manage Them Food allergies occur when the body’s immune system reacts abnormally to an ingredient in a food or drink that someone consumes. It may affect the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, or the respiratory or cardiovascular systems. Many types of foods can be triggers, but certain foods are much …
The Most Common Seasonal Allergies throughout the Year Did you know that over 35 million Americans are affected by seasonal allergies? Here’s a list of the most common seasonal allergies and what you can do to prevent and treat them. Summer The primary early summer allergen is grass pollen and things like temperature, time of …
Eye Allergies: Management and Treatment If red, itchy, or watery eyes are a source of chronic discomfort, you may be suffering from mild to severe eye allergies. The consequences of eye allergies can wreak havoc on your daily quality of life, with the resulting vision impairment ranging anywhere from inconvenient at best to life-threatening at …
What is a Cockroach Allergy? The allergen behind your allergy symptoms might be hiding beneath your kitchen sink. No, it’s not a household product you used too much of while cleaning; it has six legs. Cockroaches. Cockroaches aren’t just unsightly pests crawling across your kitchen floor; they can be an allergy trigger as well. The …
Dust Allergies: Symptoms and Treatment When most people think of allergies, they typically think of pollen, animal dander, or food allergies like peanuts. With so many different allergy causes, it can sometimes be difficult to determine that something like dust is the real culprit. If your attempts to rid yourself of a mysterious allergy have …
Insect Allergies: Diagnosis and Treatment Summer has officially begun, and with it higher temperatures as well as, unfortunately, insects. As you and your friends and family enjoy the outdoors more often, keep in mind that an insect sting is a very real possibility. Unfortunately, distinguishing between the normal pain of the sting and an allergic …
Latex Allergy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Anyone who has been to a doctor’s office and seen or felt their gloves has a pretty good idea of what latex is like. For this reason, many people will likely be surprised to learn that a material like this can cause allergy symptoms in the same way pollen, …
Allergies have always been a very common condition, but unfortunately not everyone is prepared to handle them. If the population has the proper awareness of allergies and treatment plans, many report allergy complication could be avoided. To help raise awareness and encourage more people to take better care of their allergies, here are some allergy …
Diagnosing and Treating Drug Allergies Have you been experiencing strange symptoms seemingly out of the blue? It could be that you are merely experiencing the side effects of a medication you have been taking. Or, it could be a drug allergy. Since distinguishing between allergy symptoms and side effects can be tricky, we’ll go over …
Diagnosing and Treating Sinusitis Sinusitis can be a bit tricky to diagnose. Its symptoms could be brought on by a variety of causes — it may take the form of a sinus headache (which could be a symptom of dehydration or stress) — or it could give you nasal congestion or a cough (which might …
