Allergies have been the root cause of around 60
million people getting sick with various types of
diseases every season. There are so many substances
around, which have good potential to illness and
disability. Allergies affect around 60 million Americans,
or one in every five adults and children, and are
as common in women as in men.
Upper respiratory symptoms are allergic to air & environmental
pollution problems while up to 10 million Americans
are allergic to cats; and two million develop severe
allergic reactions to insect stings.
Food allergies are less common; and while about
one out of three people say they have a food allergy,
only about three percent to eight percent of children
younger than three years old, and one percent of
adults have true allergic reactions to foods.
People with allergies have to be careful about what
their daily routines. They should avoid things that
they are sensitive to and try to avoid those things.
When a person’s immune system reacts to a normally
harmless substance, and the person develops some
kind of illness, then it is certainly some kind of
allergy.
The body’s immune system treats the allergen
as an invader by generating large amounts of a type
of antibody--a disease-fighting protein --that attaches
to the body's tissue and blood cells.
The cells are then triggered to release powerful
inflammatory chemicals. These chemicals act on tissues
in various parts of the body, such as the respiratory
system, and cause the symptoms of the allergy.
Allergies can be more than just annoying. While
some allergies cause symptoms like sneezing, running
nose, cough & cold; skin irritations, itching
or gastrointestinal distress or more dangerously
a drop in blood pressure.
Allergies that create problems in the respiratory
symptoms can be caused by molds and fungi, dust,
pets or animals, medications, foods. Food allergies
can be caused by shellfish and other fishes, peanuts
and other nuts, wheat, soy, dairy and eggs.
Contact allergies, or allergic reactions caused
by a person's skin coming in contact with a substance,
are most usually caused by, nickel, polishes, rugs,
fabric softeners, deodorants, cosmetics, perfumes,
preservatives, dyes, and foam insulation.
Anti Allergy Drug
Allegra: Allegra tablets works against the naturally
occurring chemical histamine in the body. It prevents
one from sneezing; runny nose; itching, watery eyes;
and other allergic symptoms like rhinorrhea, itchy
palate/throat, itchy/watery/red eyes, and nasal congestion.
It shrinks blood vessels (veins and arteries). By
decreasing blood flow, it also decreases clogging.
