How to relieve food allergy symptoms

When symptoms of food allergy occur, the first step must be to stop eating suspected allergenic foods immediately. For mild allergies, you can take antihistamines as directed by your doctor to relieve discomfort. When severe allergic reactions such as difficulty breathing, laryngeal edema, and drop in blood pressure occur, inject epinephrine immediately and send to the hospital for emergency treatment. This is the only way to avoid fatal risks.

Not long ago, I met a little girl in the fourth grade of primary school at a community free clinic. She secretly ate the mango pancake brought by her cousin for about ten minutes. Her upper lip became swollen and raised, and her chin and cheeks turned red. She was itchy and cried. Her mother had her allergen checked before and found out that she was allergic to mango. She brought loratadine for children with her and gave her half a pill on the spot. She also went to a nearby pharmacy to buy soft cotton towels moistened with saline and gave her a cold compress. We sat at the free clinic for less than an hour, and the swelling was almost gone. If the symptoms are not only red and itchy skin, but also include stomachache, vomiting, chest tightness, and throat tightness, don’t think about dealing with it at home. It’s right to rush to the hospital. After all, food allergy attacks progress quickly and really affect the respiratory tract and cardiovascular system. A delay of more than ten minutes may cause serious problems.

Recently, many people on the Internet say that there is no need to worry about allergies. You can "train" to become allergic by eating small amounts and gradually. This statement is actually quite controversial. Clinically, there is indeed an oral immune tolerance treatment plan, which is aimed at specific patients with mild allergies. The entire process is monitored by doctors, and the dosage is strictly adjusted bit by bit. Indeed, many patients can eat the foods they were allergic to before after treatment. But ordinary people can’t try it blindly at home. Last month, a parent was admitted to the emergency department. Hearing about this method, he fed his 3-year-old child who was allergic to milk fresh milk at home. One or two spoonfuls at a time in an attempt to slowly desensitize the child. As a result, the child went into anaphylactic shock on the third day after drinking it. When he was brought here, his face was pale. It took him a long time to save it.

There are also many people who have unbearable allergy and itching, so they just find a person with smooth skin and easy to apply it on their face. But don’t do it like this. The skin on your face is thin. If you use these powerful hormone ointments too much, it will easily leave pigmentation and even lead to hormone-dependent dermatitis. If the itching is severe, apply a cold towel for ten minutes to relieve a lot of it. If you really need to use medicine, you must ask your doctor first. To put it bluntly, food allergy is like the immune system recognizing the wrong person. It treats the originally harmless food as an invading enemy and strikes hard. If you hold on to it, you are letting the immune system accidentally injure important organs. If you really have allergies frequently, check the allergens in advance. Ask if there are any allergenic ingredients in the ingredients when you go out to eat. Carry common medicines with you, which are more reliable than any folk remedies.