A LLERGY G UIDE

D RUG A LLERGY F ACTS

DRUGS GIVE ADVER SE EFFECTS TO A PERS ON . T HEREFORE , I T IS ADVIS ED TO B E CAUTIO US OF THE DRUG S TO BE TAKEN . T HE I NSTRUCTIONS O N S O ME DRUGS ARE STATED CLEARLY . H OWEVER , I T IS ALWAY S GOOD TO B E MORE CAUTIOUS BECAUS E THE EVIL EFFECTS O F THESE DRUGS ARE SOM ETIMES UNPR EDICTABL E . W HEN A PERSON IS ATTACKED B Y AN ALLER GY , THE POSSIBILITY OF EXP ERIENCIN G SEV ERE CONS EQUENCES IS RARE . B UT TH ERE ARE STILL MANY CASES WHERE PEO PLE S UFFER FROM MULTIPLE SYMPTOMS SU CH AS SWELLING S , TROUBLE BREATHING , ITCHING , RASH AND HI VES . T HESE CON DITIO NS GIVE THEM MISERABLE LIFE . MEDICATIO NS THAT ARE COMMONLY USED AR E MORE ALLERGENIC COMPARED TO OTHER MEDIC ATIONS , BASED ON SEVERAL PATIEN TS EXPERI ENCES . A NTI - I NFLAMMATORY DRUGS , PEN ICILLIN , ANTIBI OTICS IN GENER AL , AND ASPIRIN ARE CONSIDER ED DRUGS T HAT GIVE SIDE EFFECT S .

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OR I G E IS RES PONSI BLE FOR A N

ALLERGIC RESPONSE . H OWEVER , IF ANTI - INFLAMMATORY DRUGS AND P ENICILLIN ARE TAKEN AT TH E SAM E TIME , IT MAY CAUSE THE SAME S YMPTOMS LIKE AN ALLE RGIC RESPONSE . V ARIOUS TYP ES OF DRUGS THAT GIV E SIMILAR SYMPTOMS LIKE AN ALL ERGIC REACTION ARE V ANCOMYCIN , INTRAVENOUS X - RAY DY ES , PACLITAX EL , MORPHINE AND ACE I NHIBITORS .

M OLD A LLERGY O VERVIEW

W IN DOWS A ND DOORS SHO ULD BE KEP T C LOSED A T ALL TIMES . M OIST PLACES I NSIDE T HE HOME M UST BE KEPT WELL VENTILATED , I NCLUDING THE BATHRO OMS AND BASEMENTS . M OLDS ARE PARASITIC F UNGI THAT CAN B E SEE N U NDER A MICROSCOPE . J UST LIKE P OLLEN , THEY HA VE THE ABILIT Y TO FLOAT IN THE AIR . R AKI NG LEAVES IS CO NS IDERED TO TRIGGER ALLERGIC SYM PTOMS . O UT DOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AVOIDED TO PREV ENT MOLD A LLERGI ES .

S OIL

FROM INDOOR PLAN TS CAN PROMOT E THE G ROWTH OF

MOLDS . T HEREFORE , THEY SHOULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM . T HE SYMPT OMS OF MOLD ALLERGY ARE SI MILAR WITH DUST AND POLLEN . S N EEZI NG , CO NGESTI ON , RU NNY NOSE , ITCHY AND WAT ERY EYES ARE JUST SOME OF TH EIR C OMMON SYMPTOMS . T HE S YMPTOMS OF MOLD ALLERGY CAN B E

SEASONAL . I TS INCI DENCE IS AT I TS PEAK DURING SUMME R AND FALL . H OWEV ER , PRES ENCE OF MOLDS IN SIDE THE HOUSE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO AN ALL YEAR MANIF ESTATION OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS .

S ULFITE A LLERGY G UIDE

FOOD MAY B E ENHA NCED OR PRES ERVED BY A DDI NG SULFUR - BASED COMPOUNDS . T HES E COMP OUNDS OCCUR NATURALLY AND ARE CO LLECTIVELY KNO WN AS SULFITES . A STUDY CO NDUCT ED BY T H E FDA SHOWS T HAT SULFITE SENSITIVIT Y DEV ELOPS I N ON E OU T OF A HUNDRED INDIVIDUAL . T HERE IS NO ESTABLISH ED C AUSE FOR SULFITE SENSITIVIT Y . I T MOST OFTEN APP EARS WI THOUT REGARDS TO THE AG E OF THE P E RSON .

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REACTIVITY IN S ENSITIV E IN DIVI DUAL S RANGES FROM MILD TO SEVERE . F OO DS SUCH AS APPL ES AND LETTUCE DO NOT CO NTA IN SULFITES . T HIS IS BECAUSE O N 1986 TH E FDA BANN ED THE US E OF SU L FITES ON FRUITS OR VEGETABL ES WHICH CAN B E EAT EN RAW . S ULFITES USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF F OOD MUST B E LI STED ON THE PRODUCT LABEL . A VARIETY OF COOKED A N D PROCESS ED FOODS HAVE ADDED SUL FITES IN THEIR I NGRE DI ENTS . F RESH

S ULFITE

FOODS NO LO NGER CO NT AIN SULFITES . W INE AN D B EER PRODUCTION PROC ESSES PRO DUCE SULFIT ES . IS THE ONLY WAY T O PREVEN T SULFI TE SENSITIVIT Y REACTION S . L AB EL READIN G IS AN I MPORTANT HABIT TO DEVELOP BY SULFITE SENSI TIVE IN DIVIDUALS . W HEN EATI NG OUT , IT IS BEST TO I NQUIR E FROM THE PERSON COOKI NG YOUR MEALS IF SULFITE WAS USED AT ANY TIME DURING PREPARATION .

A VOIDANCE

M OLD A LLERGY F ACTS

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THE FUN GUS FAMILY , THERE ARE THOU SANDS OF TY PES OF MOLDS AND Y EASTS .

Y EASTS

HAVE TO FORM C LUSTERS BUT TH EY HAV E TO DIVI DE

SINCE THEY ARE MADE OF SINGL E CELLS . M OLDS THAT GROW AS BRANCHING THREADS ARE MADE OF M ANY CELLS AND ARE CALLED HYPHAE . O NL Y FEW SPECIFIC MO L D TYP ES CAN CAUSE MOLD ALLERGY , ALTHOUGH BOTH CAN PR OBABLY BE THE CASE OF AN ALLER GIC REACTION . T H E F UN GI S SPORES

OR SEEDS ARE THE ONE S RESPONSIBL E F OR IT S REPRODUCTION . O F ALL THE T YPES OF M OLD , ON E COULD DET ERMINE SPOR ES ACC ORDING TO THEIR COLO R , SIZE AND SHAPE .

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GERMINATING SP OR E CAN HELP TO RAISE NEW MOLD

GROWTH . I T WILL IN TURN PRODU CE MILLIONS OF SPORE S . C ERTAIN FOOD LIKE FUN GI PROCESSED C HEESE CAN AGGRAVATE SOME PEOPL E S MOLD ALLERGY . A LLERGY SYMPTOMS ARE SOMETIM ES PRODUC ED B Y YEAST CONTAINING FOODS LIK E VIN EGAR AND SO Y SA UCE AS WELL AS MUSHROOMS AND DRI ED FRUITS .

C OCKROACH A LLERGY I NFO

VERY COMMON HOUSE PE ST , COCKROACHES ARE MAJO R ALLERGEN CARRIERS . T HESE PES TS ARE U SUAL LY FOUND IN URBAN AREAS . P ROTEINS FROM COCKROA CH BODY WASTES CAN MIX WITH HOUSE D UST . IS A SYMPTOM O F COCKROACH ALLERGY . I F YOU ARE CONSTANTLY EXP ERIENC I NG THIS SYMPTO M , RESEARCH WOULD AGREE THAT COC KROACHES ARE P RESENT IN Y OUR HOME . P ESTS ARE WIDESPREAD EV EN I N THE CLEAN EST URBAN AREAS . T HEY ARE ALSO COMMONL Y FOUND I N OLDER RESIDENC ES . T HEY EXIST IN VARIOUS SET TINGS . S ALIVA , FECES AND EV EN B ODI E S OF COCKROACHES HAV E ALLERGENIC PROTEINS . C OMING IN C ONTACT WIT H TH EM CAN ALREADY TRIGGER ALLERGIC REA CTIONS .

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