What is an allergy?

In the human body there are special, natural filters that serve as a barrier to alien micro and macro organisms, to many harmful and even toxic substances. But when the filters are weak, their function is broken or completely absent, all the harmful factors begin their attack on organs and tissues on all fronts. Allergy is a vivid example of such an offensive. What are these natural filters that are built into our body and protect us from encroachments of external pathogenic stimuli? How does the allergic process occur, and in what directions is its development? How to avoid allergies and what if you already have it?

What causes an allergy?

Barrier function in our body is performed by such filters as:

• cutaneous;
• intestinal;
• hepatic;
• immune.

The names of these filters speak for themselves. So, the cutaneous filter, it's actually our skin. Thanks to this filter, the body receives only what will allow a holistic skin. These are solar radiation, oxygen, medical or aesthetic-cosmetic substances, which are designed for external use and penetration of skin layers.

The intestine copes with all the alien way of digestion and the influence of high temperatures in interaction with gastric juice. Large protein molecules, in violation of intestinal functions, become the main factors from which allergies originate.

The intestine is arranged in such a way that, getting into it, the protein breaks up to the necessary amino acid structure and only after that it is used by all organs and tissues as a building element. Not split molecules - this is the cause of a sharp reaction of the body to the invasion of a stranger. Hence the manifestations that are not typical in the normal state: redness, rash and itching, burning and persistent discharge from the nose, spasms, until the breath stops, the whole body or parts of it are swollen. Severe cases can occur with loss of consciousness, as a consequence of the strongest intoxication of the body caused by allergens.

The hepatic filter passes through itself all the blood, taking away excess components from it, from which most often takes the blows, which harm the very organ - the liver. The toxic substances that our blood abounds, settle in the hepatic filter, undergo treatment with bile and in a safe way go further into the body. What has not been processed, it is deduced that it did not withdraw - remains in the hepatic ducts, forming with time stones. An allergy occurs when the liver gives serious failures, which can immediately not be detected. Small scale insects, related to the form of flat, the favorite place of settlement which the liver serves, are capable of causing severe attacks of allergic manifestations. These worms were given the name "lamblia". They can be detected only by a special analysis carried out on certain days and times, which also requires special training.

About the immune filter to talk for a long time - do not have to. Every person is well aware of and understand the principle of our immune system. Everything that is foreign to the body is superfluous, quickly detected and rendered harmless. Any indulgences in the immunity system immediately manifest themselves on the person's health.

Nature of allergy

Each narrow medical specialist sees involvement of his profile in the formation of the allergic process. So, the neurologist will say that at the heart of all the troubles with the body are problems with the nerves, the infectious diseaseist will put the infectious beginning at the head of the table, and the allergist, the causal relationship of the antigen and the antibody. And, strangely enough, each of the bottoms will be right. In the same dispute, you can attract a therapist and an endocrinologist, and the hygienist will have something to add.

The exact causes and mechanisms of the occurrence of allergic seizures and reactions are still poorly understood. There is an assumption, and today it is the only and priority, based on the fact that the allergy is caused by intestinal lesions. If a person has problems with the intestines, then the probability of his high predisposition to allergies of various kinds is high.

What are the symptoms of an allergy?

The organism can react to foreign antibodies rapid, fast, developing rapidly, taking minutes and, in the absence of timely and correct care, can lead to death, and may for a long time express slight "disturbances" in the form of a malaise, runny nose, constant itching of individual sites or of the total area of the skin. To suspect a diagnosis, under which the allergy is hidden, can be very difficult. Therefore, it is not uncommon for cases when an acute acute attack of an allergy not noticed in time passes into a chronic form.

The most common allergy occurs in the form:

• skin rash;
• Pollinosis (more common name - hay fever);
• Edema Quincke (edema of the laryngeal mucosa, which results in a spasm of the airways and large blood vessels, leading to loss of consciousness followed by a stopping of breathing);
• bronchial asthma;
• anaphylactic shock.

Symptoms are listed in order of increasing severity. The most dangerous manifestation or even the consequence of an allergy is anaphylactic shock due to its rapid development and defeat of all vital organs, leading to cardiac arrest and edema of the brain.

How is the allergy diagnosed?

It is impossible to make a complete picture and establish the true cause, which resulted in an allergy, only one analysis or one type of examination. In those cases when the allergic reaction occurred immediately at the time of injection or receipt of the strongest antigen with the blood stream into the body, for example, Quincke's edema can occur instantly, with the bite of any insect, on the poison of which the person has an allergy. Or anaphylactic shock - begins to develop immediately after the injection of antibiotics. Here, as they say, the reason is obvious. But how to be, if the allergic reaction arises periodically and proceeds sluggishly, weakly, but for the general state of health renders exhausting action? How to determine what the body reacts to in this way? Maybe this home dust plays a cruel joke, and maybe a blooming linden outside the window. The cause may be habitual food or a pet. There are so many factors that diagnostic measures should be carried out in a complex way, and the results of diagnostics are analyzed in the general mass. The combined data will give a more accurate indication of the true cause of the ailment.

When an allergy is diagnosed in the primary, unspecified diagnosis, the diagnosis begins with a primary examination of the patient, taking smears from the nasal passages, oral cavity and analyzes of all body secretions (blood, feces, urine), taking skin tests, especially from those areas where more often all appear an itch and a burning sensation or a rash. A detailed list of all probable and possible hereditary predispositions to allergies, transferred diseases, etc. Is elaborated and compiled. Such a process of data collection is called an allergological history, as a result of which a qualified allergist can obtain complete information about the patient and draw further conclusions on the basis of it.

A sanitary inspection of the home must be carried out. In the process of testing, flushes are taken from all surfaces to detect pathogenic flora, samples of air, water, soil of domestic plants, if any, are taken. Checking the area of sleep and rest, special attention is paid to pillows and blankets. Often, the fillers of these bedding become the cause of frequent allergic manifestations. In addition to the methods already mentioned, diagnostic tools can be used to assess the internal state of organs, the presence of diseases, complications or pathologies in development against which allergies can occur.

How is the allergy treated?

There is a special group of medicines, which are called anti-allergens or antihistamines, among them "Diazolin", "Tavegil", "Suprastin", etc. However, it must be remembered that these drugs do not remove the underlying cause, but contribute to the removal of symptoms for a short period of time. Each of them has a number of side effects, and the use of medicines should be coordinated with the doctor. At the moment, there is a large number of modern synthetic drugs directed antiallergic action with less pronounced side effects or completely without them, but, again, information on these drugs must be obtained from a doctor. The use of such drugs is justified by the temporary action and in acute stages, their constant use, without clarifying and eliminating the underlying cause - is unacceptable.

After revealing the root cause, the allergy is treated according to well-established schemes, without stationary observation and often, without detachment of the person from the habitual way of life.