Posts Tagged ‘Allergy’

April 9 2010

Does Your Baby Have Allergies Risk?

To find out your baby’s risk of allergies it is necessary to search a family history of allergy. The most influential is for both parents and baby brother. To search history of allergy will be created for tracking cards history of allergy that can be filled easily by health workers during pregnancy or soon after birth. By filling in the search card history of allergy, it can be determined the risk of allergy in infants who are born. So it can be determined the importance of early prevention measures.

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But if your baby is otherwise have allergy then you as parents need to keep food intake for infants. Experienced allergic infants vary widely. Maybe your baby’s skin immediately flush with hot air. Or maybe you are allergic to cow’s milk infant formula and should be replaced by soy milk. Or your baby may also experience allergy foods containing chocolate, nuts, meat, eggs, etc..

In addition to keeping baby’s food intake, you should consult with your doctor so that your baby allergic to avoid the risk of more severe allergies.

April 2 2010

A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT DRUG ALLERGIES

Allergy medication needed to control allergy symptoms by removing allergens. However, to control allergies in the long term should do imunoterapi imunologikal with antisera and vaccines.
Drug allergies can be divided into 2 groups, namely:

1. Antihistamine allergy medication groups (AH1)

This antihistamine allergy drug classes inhibit the H1 receptor (AH1) that causes an allergic reaction caused by the release of histamine. Histamine is then cause immune reactions such as rash redness, itching, runny nose, sneezing, etc..

2. Allergy medication corticosteroid group (cortisone)

Corticosteroids are hormones secreted by the kidneys child glands (adrenal cortex) or drugs that are synthesized and its analogues with these hormones. Effects of this drug once widely and can be said to affect nearly every system in the body ranging from fluid and electrolyte balance to the immune system. Therefore in this class of drug therapy Anabolic steroids have a very broad indication. One of them as anti-allergic and severe acute attacks of Use kortikosteorid not cultivated in the long term and with a low dosage that has been providing appropriate therapeutic indications. First selected the stocks in nonsistemik (topical or by inhalation) because no / very little is absorbed into the body. If the drug is already used in the long term, it should not be to stop abruptly, but should be reduced slowly.

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Allergies are an immune system reaction (immunity) against a material / foreign substances (allergens). Reaction that forms a variety, can be shaped red rash, blockage (congestion), runny nose, sneezing, sore eyes, asthma, shock or even death (rare).

Allergies can be derived from food or medication. Most food allergens are substances of certain proteins in cow’s milk, egg white, wheat, soy, shrimp, etc.. While the drugs, penicillin and its derivatives, which causes most allergic reactions. Types of drugs with greater propensity cause an allergic reaction is a type of sulfa, barbiturates, anticonvulsant, insulin and local anesthesia.

Avoiding allergens is the best way to prevent the emergence of allergies. If you already know what foods that cause allergies, then you can select another. Similarly, the drug, if you know that you are allergic to certain drugs so inform your doctor. Your doctor will choose the other drugs that are also nutritious.

ANTISERA & IMUNOLOGICAL VACCINES

In addition imunologikal antisera and vaccines can be used to prevent allergies.

Vaccine (derived from vaccinia, which causes cowpox infection when given to humans, will cause the effect of immunity to smallpox) is an antigenic material used to produce active immunity against a disease that can prevent or reduce the effect of infection by organisms in natural or “wild” .

Vaccines can be viral or bacterial strains that have been attenuated so as not to cause disease. Vaccines can also be a dead organism or the results of purification (proteins, peptides, virus-like particles, and so on.

Vaccines will prepare human or animal’s immune system to resist the attacks of certain pathogens, especially bacteria, viruses, or toxins. The vaccine also may help immune system cells to fight degenerative diseases (cancer).

The immune system recognizes the vaccine as an agent of a foreign particle, destroying it, and “remember”. When at a later infecting virulent agent’s body, the immune system have been prepared: (1) neutralize the material before it can enter cells and (2) recognize and destroy infected cells before these agents can breed.

You can buy the drug allergy and immunity according to requirements in all dosage forms and brand in pharmacies

March 12 2010

Tackling Allergies At Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Mother

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Maybe a lot of women (mother) was pregnant have a question, whether the baby she carried would later suffer from allergies, too?. In theory, children who come from parents with a history of allergies may be allergic too. In fact, there are a number of doctors allergist-immunologists believe that a mother can bring talent allergies in children by 40%, while the father brings talent allergies by 30%.

Then, Are there certain steps that can be done by a pregnant mother to be able to minimize allergic reactions, either to himself or to her baby later?

There are ways pregnant women can do to minimize these risks, namely:
Pregnant women must realize that he has allergies that might not be lost.
And what can be done is to avoid allergens (allergy triggers). A mother should know very well what things can trigger the allergy.
Pregnant women should also be aware that what he ate or inhaled can be a media introduction of allergens for the baby. Therefore, pregnant mothers who suffer from allergies should avoid food allergens, such as cigarette smoke, dust, and sleep in the room free of allergens.

Apparently a lot of cow’s milk are reported cause allergic reactions. So after the baby is born, try breastfeeding mothers to their babies, because breast milk can prevent allergies. But remember, allergens can flow from the breast milk. But do not worry, keep breastfeeding mothers can feed your baby as long as he could to prevent the consumption of substances that can trigger allergies.

To reduce the risk of allergens in breast milk flow, better nursing mothers consume antioxidants and vegetables, because it can inhibit allergy in infants.
Allergies are common in infants is dermatitis atopy. The signs of freckles on the cheeks, elbows, or knees in babies. When this happens, you should take your baby to the doctor.

Because allergies will not recur when no triggers allergy prevention is the best medicine for allergy cases.

There is a case that might be reference you, That is the case of allergies and the use of CTM during pregnancy. Experienced the following cases:

“This year I often experience itching, can be anywhere kejadianya started when I take the drug of menstrual. Facilitate appeared itching throughout the body and still frequent relapses, I’ve been to the doctor but have not gone as well. The question is:
1. Am I allergic?
2. If yes, what allergies? (sometimes I eat certain foods is not itchy, sometimes itchy).
3. Every time I always consume relapse CTM, is dangerous?
4. For pregnant women, Do not consume CTM? ”

True, the female body reactions systemically including allergic reactions! CTM consumption according to the instructions it is a relief effort level 1, and not harmful. From the information provided, it seems obvious that itch all over this woman’s body appeared after taking medicine that Facilitate period. I’m not sure why the drug can react like that to this woman, but clearly there must be one / several ingredients in the composition of the drug that caused it. Unless there was another reason he did not know for sure. Try to consult a doctor, to ensure really only drug that menstrual Facilitate cause allergic reactions. When you already know the cause, would do better to avoid using this drug. There are efforts acupuncture can reduce the allergic reaction to some specific diseases, of course with high discipline in the process. Early pregnancy and young, should not take any medicines such hard enough this CTM. Chemicals that should not be in circulation or that can reduce the body’s metabolism activity, including which can affect the early growth of the organs (especially the vital) of the fetus. The formation of the organs of the fetus’s body had not really complete and normal after 7 months of pregnancy. So highly recommended for pregnant women to really maintain your stamina and health of themselves, because it will affect the fetus. Do not get sick that could endanger the safety of infants, including ill with a particular drug therapy, the baby can not grow normally or even die in the womb.