Tips for Controlling Dust Mites
Enjoyer a cleaner home and fewer allergic reactions with these tips
Would you willingly share your bed with a creature you’re allergic to? How about thousands of them? If you are among the 10 percent of Americans with a dust mite sensitivity, this could be exactly what you’re doing.
What Are Dust Mites?
Dust mites are microscopic creatures that feed on dead skin cells shed by humans and pets. Chances are, there are probably hundreds of thousands of them in your home right now. After all, just one square yard…
READ MORE →Common Seasonal Allergy Medications and How They Work
Learn about your options for controlling seasonal allergy symptoms.
Do you suffer from hay fever or seasonal allergies? You don’t have to just suffer through all that sneezing, snuffling, coughing, itching, and dripping. There are many different options for medications and treatments that can control or even prevent your symptoms.
Over the Counter Options
Typically, an allergy sufferer’s first line of defense is some kind of over the counter medication. The main options are:
Antihistamine Pills: When you come in contact with allergens, the body’s immune system responds…
READ MORE →Top Three Indoor Allergy Myths Debunked
Believing these myths could make your allergies worse.
Many people try to diagnose and manage minor allergies on their own. This can lead to believing in common myths about indoor allergies and potentially making your symptoms worse.
Here are the top 3 indoor allergy myths you need to avoid:
Hypoallergenic Dogs Won’t Trigger Your Allergies
Dogs really are “man’s best friend,” and it’s easy to understand why even individuals with allergies are eager to have a canine companion. Many allergy sufferers opt for so-called hypoallergenic breeds, hoping that they…
READ MORE →Schedule Your Annual Allergy Visit for 2016
For the best possible care, allergy sufferers should visit their allergy doctor every year.
The beginning of a new year is always a busy and exciting time. You may be full of plans for new projects you want to do in 2016, or for goals you want to achieve. However, it’s also important to dedicate time to the more mundane aspects of preparing for the coming year. This includes scheduling all your routine annual visits to the dentist, GP, eye doctor, and more.
Don’t forget to include…
READ MORE →Understanding Diabetic Rashes
Learn about the signs and symptoms of 4 common diabetic rashes
Skin rashes can occur for a variety of reasons. Most of the time, the rash is linked to skin contact with something irritating, such as certain detergents, fragrances, dyes, fabrics, or metals. But in other cases, it could be linked to something you ate.
This could be true even if you do not have any food allergies—if you are diabetic, eating foods that cause your blood sugar to rise could trigger one or more of these types of diabetic rashes:
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Do You Have Winter Allergies?
Persistent cold-like symptoms could be a sign you need to visit the allergy doctor
Most people associate spring with allergy season and winter with colds. So when they develop a runny or stuffy nose, itchy throat, watery eyes, or other similar symptoms, their first thought is usually that they must be coming down with a cold.
However, these symptoms could also be caused by winter allergies.
What Are Winter Allergies?
Winter allergies are essentially just indoor allergies. Indoor allergies can strike at any time of the year, but they are…
READ MORE →Could Adding Fiber to your Diet Help With Food Allergies?
A high-fiber diet could help prevent allergens from traveling from the gut to the bloodstream.
Food allergies can be very limiting, especially if you are allergic to a common ingredient such as milk, eggs, wheat, or nuts. You may be getting very tired of reading labels on processed foods and asking about the ingredients in homemade ones. While this type of allergen avoidance remains the most effective way to protect yourself against the possibility of an unpleasant or even dangerous reaction, a growing…
Don’t Give Up on Your Eosinophilic Esophagitis Treatment
Though half of patients fail to find relief with their first treatment, most find relief with additional treatments.
If you suffer from eosinophilic esophagitis, you already know how distressing the symptoms of this allergic/immune condition can be. In some cases, the tissues develop so many white blood cells that the esophagus can narrow to the point where it is very difficult or even impossible to swallow normally. In some cases food can even become stuck in the esophagus while swallowing, which creates a serious medical…
Is It Safe to Step Down Your Asthma Medication?
If your asthma has been stable for 1 year you may want to consider stepping down you daily medication.
If you have asthma, getting appropriate treatment—including effective medications—is obviously extremely important. And while you’re no doubt happy to have an inhaler on hand for emergency use, you may be getting tired of taking a daily asthma medication, especially if a long time has passed since you last experienced any asthma symptoms.
You might find yourself joining many other asthma patients wondering:
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What You Need to Know About Oral Food Challenges
Oral food challenges are a safe way to identify food allergies.
If you suspect you have a food allergy, but you aren’t exactly sure what foods can trigger it, every meal is like a minefield. You may be afraid to eat anything that might possibly contain one of the 8 major food allergens (milk, eggs, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, and fish) in case it makes your lips and tongue swell, your stomach cramp up, or your body go into anaphylactic shock.
The traditional…
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