Allergy
An allergy is a hypersensitivity reaction initiated by specific immunologic mechanisms. It occurs when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance such as:
| Pollen | Mold spores | Food | Medications |
| Dust mites | Pet dander | Insects stings |
Allergies
An allergy starts when the immune system mistakes a normally harmless substance for a dangerous invader. The immune system then produces antibodies that are always on the alert for your particular allergen. When you are exposed again in the future, these antibodies release a number of immune system chemicals, such as histamine, that cause allergy symptoms.
Continuously adapting to environmental changes, allergies are on the rise worldwide, giving rise to widely varied & sometimes unclear symptoms in affected patients.
Symptoms to Allergic Reaction
Allergic reactions can manifest in so many ways throughout the body and the most common symptoms are as follows:
Symptoms |
Example |
General |
Fatigue, Decreased Performance, Feeling Cold, Vertigo |
Cutaneous |
Exanthema (maculate, popular, urticarial, etc), Quincke’s edema, itching, neurodermatitis |
Irritation of mucous membrane |
Rhintis, sneeze impulse, conjunctivitis, itchy eyes, cough, bronchial asthma |
Gastrointestinal |
Feeling of repletion, gastritis, stomatitis, diarrhoea, meteorism, colitis in various forms |
Heart and Circulatory |
Variations in blood pressure, syncope, tachycardia, extrasystole |
Bladder |
Polyuria, dysuria, irritable bladder, susceptibility to Urinary tract infection |
Muscle Joints |
Sore muscles, rheumatic pain |
Psychological |
Depression, restlessness, confusion, feeling dazed, anxiety, panic attacks, aggressiveness & hyperactivity in children |
Headache & Migraines |
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Weight Loss and Gain |
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Anaphylactic Shock |
