Symptoms Of Severe Allergy

Allergy affects the lives of millions of people daily considering it is simply triggered by common dust, dander, pollens, and other airborne particles. It’s also possible that food can trigger severe allergy in some people as caused by fish, peanut and other seafood.

Normally for allergies people just rely on over-the-counter drugs such as anti-histamines. However, anti-histamines act as a relief for mild to moderate allergy symptoms. Severe allergy usually calls for  medical attention since a life-threatening situation known as anaphylaxis can happen.

Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction considered as a medical emergency since air passageways  are blocked due to swelling that makes breathing hard. Also, blood pressure dangerously drops since anaphylaxis shocks the body’s system which is really very life-threatening. The onset of symptoms like skin reactions like swelling, eczema, itching, vomiting and shortness of breath seems simple at first. Later on, the body reacts with violent spasms since the person cannot breathe properly. The only rapid and possible treatment when the body goes into anaphylactic shock is a shot of epinephrine. However, this can mean urgent medical attention since a doctor or health professional would only be the only one to properly administer this treatment. Remarkably,  severe allergy reactions happens only  because the body’s immune system overreacts to itself.

Severe allergy can also be triggered by certain substances. Even minute amounts can produce severe allergy leading to anaphylaxis such as:

• Over-the-counter drugs and prescribed medications

• Insect stings caused by bees, ants, wasps

• Food and its by products such as peanut, soy, dairy and seafood

• Blood transfer

• Rubberized materials

Aside from the given list other allergens can possibly cause severe allergy depending on the body’s immune system. Some precautions must be taken by people with severe allergy such as carefully choosing food to eat especially when dining out since some restaurants may contain ingredients like peanut which can trigger allergy. Slight exposure to pollen during changing of seasons can trigger severe allergy so vacuuming and housecleaning is also preferable. In truth, severe allergy can be controlled by people too. People with severe allergy just have to pay attention to any possible allergen around them.