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Allergy to ginger
Last reviewed: 19.11.2021
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Can ginger cause allergies?
The majority of this spice is calmly perceived by the body, but there are people who are allergic to ginger. Therefore, if you are using this spice for the first time, you should first exercise some caution to make sure that you are not causing ginger allergic reactions.
Causes of allergy to ginger
About 80% of people perfectly perceive ginger, for them he shows all his favorable and healing properties. But 20% of people have an allergy to ginger. In addition to individual predisposition to this allergen, ginger is often not combined with many medicines and bioadditives, so in this form, too, cause allergic reactions.
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Symptoms of allergy to ginger
The main symptoms of allergy to ginger:
- the mucous eye becomes inflamed;
- swollen oral mucosa;
- the larynx is swollen;
- swollen nasal mucosa;
- presence of cough, sneezing, cold;
- there are rashes on the skin;
- the presence of pruritus;
- the appearance of allergic dermatitis;
- angioedema;
- anaphylactic shock;
- eczema
- diarrhea;
- vomiting;
- nausea.
Cross reactions when allergic to ginger
If you have an allergy to ginger, it is likely that you can get such a cross reaction, like an allergy to wormwood. The same is true and vice versa: if you have previously established that wormwood causes allergic reactions, you should be careful in using ginger.
Diagnosis of allergy to ginger
To conduct an accurate diagnosis of allergy to ginger, and to determine whether it really became an allergen and caused you allergic reactions, you should contact an allergist, who will direct you to a laboratory test. Allergy to ginger is detected by taking blood from the vein. Modern techniques allow us to establish how susceptible the organism is to this allergen, in this case to ginger. After receiving the results, the specialists prescribe the appropriate treatment.
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Treatment of allergy to ginger
Like any other food allergy, allergy to ginger is treated by eliminating the allergen, in this case ginger, from the patient's diet, and taking antihistamines.
The second and third generation of these drugs have the best effect for eliminating allergy to ginger: claritin, cetrine, erius, grains and others like them. Their advantage is that they do not affect the central nervous system and have no side effects, like first-generation antihistamines (no drowsiness, dry mouth, constipation, delay in urination). In general, it takes a week to eliminate allergy to ginger, complex cases suggest taking the drug for a period of several months.
Tseritizin (zirtake, parasitazin) are coated tablets (10 mg), and also a solution - oral drops (10 mg / ml). Adults and children over six take one tablet once a day (20 drops), children 2-6 years - 5 mg per day or 10 drops, children 1-2 years - 2.5 mg (5 drops) twice a day . Zirotake is taken from 6 months to 2.5 mg twice daily.
An easy form of allergy to ginger allows the use of derivatives of cromoglic acid. It contains eye drops, nasal sprays and aerosols.
Naturally, it is better not to deal with self-medication. The most correct solution will be to refer to specialists who will select the best antihistamine drug, based on the individual characteristics of the body, the course of allergic reactions, etc. Thus, you can get rid of allergy to ginger in a short time.
Prevention of allergy to ginger
If you are allergic to ginger, naturally, you need to be extremely careful when adding spices and spices to your food, and best of all - completely eliminate ginger from your diet. Talk with your treating allergist, he will determine how you should behave with this spice. Most likely, he will make a special diet, excluding ginger from the diet. It is worth remembering that the root of ginger is often used in cosmetology and various cosmetics, so to avoid allergy to ginger, you should carefully read the composition before use.