Allergies are a reaction to deviate from one’s body associated with elevated levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE) which is a mechanism of immune system.

Allergy Causes

Substances that cause allergic reactions are called allergens. Allergens can enter the body through the respiratory tract (inhalan), gastrointestinal (ingestan), injection (injektan) or attached to the skin, examples of each – each allergens include:

* Inhalan Allergens: house dust mites, cat dander, cockroaches, spores.
* Ingestan Allergens: milk, eggs, nuts, fish and oral medications.
* Allergens kontaktan: cosmetics and metals (jewelry, watches, etc.).

The entry of allergens into the body to trigger an immune response: antibodies formed: bind to the allergens, this stimulates allergic reactions.

Immune response that occurs via antibody (Ig E) result in asthma, sneezing and runny nose in the morning, chilblain and eczema.

Symptoms – Allergy symptoms

Symptoms – symptoms of itching – itching, sneezing – sneezing, shortness of breath and others – others. Type of allergy many kinds. Allergy-related respiratory allergy is the most common, such as asthma and rhinitis (sneezing and runny nose repeatedly, especially in the morning).

Another type of allergy associated with the skin, such as hives (biduran / Didu, chilblain), atopic dermatitis (eczema). In addition, swelling and watery eyes, inner ear itch – an itch is also a symptom of allergies.

Type – Type of Allergy

This type of allergic disease many kinds. Allergy associated with breathing is common, examples are asthma and rhinitis (sneezing and runny nose repeatedly, especially in the morning).

Patients with allergic rhinitis or other terms usually experience an allergic runny nose sneezing, nasal congestion, itching in the nose. Not infrequently accompanied by symptoms of allergic rhinitis symptoms konjungtivitas, such as watering, itching and redness. Symptoms of hearing loss sometimes also found as a sense of congestion and less able to hear. Allergic rhinitis disease activity and often interfere with the quality of life. If the disease is allowed, is likely to develop chronic diseases such as asthma.

Other diseases are associated with the skin, such as hives (chilblain), atopic dermatitis (eczema). In addition, eyes swollen and watery, in part telingan itch – an itch is one of the symptoms of allergies.

There are hives are acute and some chronic. It said if the symptoms of acute hives bumps lasted all day. The cause of acute hives usually clear, such as food, medicine, viral infection or other microbial, insect stings, latex, etc.. In chronic hives, most of the causes are not so used the term diketahuim chronic idiopathic hives. A small percentage of known causes include autoimmune disease, physical hives (cold air, aquatic, solar, pressure, vibratori), chronic infections (dental infections and sinusitis).

Allergy Treatment

Allergy treatment made by farmakoterapi which takes into account the security, effectiveness and ease of feeding; Immunotherapy and patient education.

Farmakoterapi one recommended in the treatment of allergy is the anti-histamine from the latest generation as cetirizin. Unlike the classical antihistamines / first generation (eg chlorpheniramine, cyproheptadine, dexclorpheniramine, etc.), the second-generation antihistamine / Latest generally have a low sedative effects (drowsiness effects of low), and partially effective anti – inflammatory lightly.

We have one anti-histamine drugs, namely cetirizin entered into the category of mandatory drug pharmacy from POM that can be purchased at pharmacies in a certain amount through a doctor’s prescription