Allergies

Allergies are the so called knock to your body, in case of an advancing threat. The body is so well programmed that it detects the harmful factors and provides an antibody in response to the antigens, for safe guarding the bodily functions. It so happens, that sometimes, the body also reacts to harmless threats and ‘ builds a barricade,’ to these foreign objects. The body's mechanism to create antibody is by showing signs of inflammation, itching, redness, etc. This is what we recognize as ‘allergy.’

The common allergens maybe pollen, people getting allergies from some specific food like eggs or fish, certain plants, certain drugs, etc.

Symptoms

Allergies can have a diversity of implications;

Runny nose
Fever
Inflammation
Skin rash
Redness
Swollen eyes

Severe allergies are caused in the form of anaphylaxis where there is a loss of consciousness, this can be a life threatening allergy. In an anaphylactic shock, the supervision of the doctor is a must or else the patient may also lose his life!

Treatment

Before the cure, is the prevention. Before resorting to medication, you should be at a position to stay away from the allergens that are a source of your allergy.

In case, the allergy has already occurred, special drugs are available in the market to help you get rid of the allergy symptoms. The best being;