What to do with allergies?

An allergic attack of suffocation or rhinitis, dermatitis or lacrimation is not a complete list of allergy symptoms that can catch a person off guard anywhere in the world. Naturally, at once there will be a question: - And what to do with an allergy? How to help?

First, any first aid depends on the severity of the patient's condition. In extremely severe cases, with sharply increasing swelling and signs of suffocation, with increasing conditions of skin lesions (for example, the appearance of blisters), you should call for emergency medical care, and if possible, bring the victim to the nearest pharmacy (pharmacy). The pharmacy workers have the necessary skills to help in emergency cases. Be sure to interrupt the contact of the person with the allergen as soon as possible. All these measures are applicable as first aid, but what if the allergy is a life partner?

Determination of the cause of allergy

Initially, it is necessary to determine very precisely which external stimuli the organism reacts to by an allergic reaction. The way to establish a list (combination) of allergens, as a rule, is not complicated: the specialist conducts allergoproby by various substances and by trial and error establishes a complete list of allergenic substances. It should also be borne in mind that with age, the amount of allergens can vary. After clarifying the stimuli, the stage of selecting the remedies that facilitate or completely stop the symptoms of allergy manifestation, or prevent it from developing. Only after careful diagnosis is it possible to prescribe and take any medications, especially those drugs that are designed for long-term use.

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Selection of a remedy for allergies

To date, modern medicine has a mass of medicines to help allergy sufferers. Practically the drugs of the first generation that caused immediate relief of symptoms in combination with the arising drowsiness, limitations in labor activity due to a change in the reaction rate and a decrease in efficiency with prolonged and constant admission have practically disappeared. Now in the arsenal of allergists there are preparations of the third generation, designed for a constant and long-term use with virtually no side effects.

For the relief of acute allergic conditions, developing without a threat to the life of the patient, despite some negative aspects, it is recommended to use first-generation drugs. They are characterized by a general nonspecific action, a rapidly advancing clinical effect, a short duration and reversibility of the reaction. In the acute phase, their use in the form of solutions (intravenous and intramuscular route of administration) is possible. After acute symptomatology is removed, it is necessary to proceed to the selection of second and third generation drugs that have a mild prolonged antihistamine effect, can be combined with antispasmodics to reduce the tone of smooth muscles (eg, in bronchial asthma), with antibacterial and antimycotic (antifungal) drugs (eg, with dermatitis). The use of drugs in the form of sprays and ointments minimizes their systemic effect on the body, which helps to minimize possible side effects.

What to do if you are allergic if the medicine is contraindicated?

However, what to do with allergies, if for any reason a person is not interested in taking medicines? In some cases, a laborious and laborious process of desensitization of the organism to allergens is used. This method consists in "training" the patient's body not to react to allergens as a life-threatening substance. Specialists, as a rule, enter the allergen in homeopathic doses in the patient's body and follow the reaction in a hospital setting. From the session to the session, the amount of the administered allergen increases to the level of day-to-day doses. The use of this method causes incessant discussions among specialists, but one can not deny the obvious positive effect of the method in the treatment of atopic dermatitis and asthma, seasonal rhinitis and hyperreactions to insect venoms.

Some patients successfully manage to overcome the symptoms of allergic manifestations with the help of alternative (non-traditional) medicine. Due to the fact that manifestations of intolerance of some substances have been described in ancient times, alternative medicine has found some simple ways to combat the manifestations of the disease. However, the use of alternative treatment experience should begin under the supervision of specialists, or at least in the presence of people who are ready to come to the rescue in the event of unforeseen complications.

So, if you look for an answer to the question of what to do with an allergy, you should carefully analyze how many allergens surround us in everyday life and at what speed their number increases due to human activities. Starting from detergents in the kitchen, preservatives in food and ending with the composition for cleaning shoes and synthetic fibers in tissues. For a comprehensive approach to alleviating the condition of an allergy sufferer, it is necessary to minimize all possible contacts with allergens, especially paying attention to substances entering the body. To stop the action of the irritating (sensitizing) factor is the first and necessary condition before the beginning of any treatment. In the presence of seasonal allergic manifestations 2 weeks before the predicted onset of the disease, allergy sufferers must undergo antiallergic therapy. If the patient is prone to sudden allergic reactions, he should have a minimum set of medications recommended by the treating doctor for relief of symptoms, as well as a so-called "addressee" - a note indicating the name, diagnosis, contact phone numbers of the relatives and the doctor in charge.

In the modern world, more and more often diagnose an "allergy", about 10-15% of the European population suffers from various manifestations of allergies. However, to date, there has not been found a means to avoid the very occurrence of an allergic reaction, and the problem of what to do with allergies is often solved by avoiding allergens in combination with drugs that relieve the symptoms of the existing disease.