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Natural Cures for Problems with Allergy
A classical allergy is caused by a foreign protein getting into the body and not being recognised by that body as part of itself. The body therefore makes vigorous attempts to rid itself of the offending protein. This reaction may be very severe and excessive.
There are many things that can cause problems:-
- Injected:- like bee stings or wasp stings causing anaphylaxis
- Breathed in:- like tree or grass pollens causing asthma or perennial rhinitis (which is like all year round hayfever)
- Eaten:- like peanuts which cause peanut allergy or a combination of foods which cause more generic food allergies.
- Touched:- like latex found in surgical gloves which can cause Latex Allergy
The reactions may become more severe each time you are exposed to the offending protein and have the potential to lead to a fatal anaphylaxis.
You must seek medical help if you think that you have a classical allergy.
The editorial board feels that because allergies are potentially very serious they are initially best dealt with by mainstream medicine, if possible.
Once a diagnosis is made and the appropriate rescue medicine has been prescribed there is often a great deal that can be done to prevent attacks. You can for instance reduce the population of house dust mites (one cause of allergic asthma) by using special bedding and so on. AllergyUk would be a helpful resource in this respect (See also below).
Allergy Treatments
Modern Western Medicine
Some exciting desensitising treatments are on the horizon, but the mainstay of treatment is firstly anti-histamines, then steroids and in the case of Anaphylaxis, a sudden, serious and life threatening event, adrenaline injection. This should always be backed up with avoidance advice.
Complementary Therapy
Please help us to help you by letting your practitioner know about Natural Cures from Shared Care so that they might contact us (email to:- editor(at)shared-care.com) with their evidence to add their therapy to this list.
The therapies/educational systems shown below have been noted as helpful for Natural Cures for Problems with Allergy
| Acupuncture |
| Aromatherapy |
| Ayurveda |
| Homeopathy |
| Kinesiology |
| Reflexology |
| Reiki |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| Western Herbal Medicine |
Please also check out Approaches Individual to the Practitioner for lists of those whose approaches don't fall into any specific category.
The following practitioners have indicated that they have a special interest in Natural Cures for Problems with Allergy
Please click on the "more.." button for fuller details.
| Mrs. | Tanja | Ben-Meir | Victoria | Australia | |
| Mr. | Denis | McCarthy | Western Australia | Australia | |
| Dr. | Shahram | Ayoubzadeh | Ontario | Canada | |
| Dr. | Steffan | Abel | County Durham | Great Britain | |
| Miss. | Janine | Fahri | London | Great Britain | |
| Miss. | Ellie | Son | Auckland | New Zealand | |
| Dr. | Brendan | Armm | California | United States of America | |
| Mr. | Marcus | Rhoden | Colorado | United States of America | |
| Ms. | Carol | Ridsdale | Colorado | United States of America | |
| Ms. | Debby | Shapiro | Colorado | United States of America | |
| Ms. | Ellen | Kratka | Connecticut | United States of America | |
| Ms. | C. Zinnia | Maravell | District of Columbia | United States of America | |
| Ms. | Pamela | Bellamy | Georgia | United States of America | |
| Ms. | Linda | Meyer | Illinois | United States of America | |
| Mr. | Mark | Fradkin | Maryland | United States of America | |
Natural Cures for Problems with Allergy Blog
Add your contributions to the "Natural Cures for Problems with Allergy" blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to the topic of this page that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
Natural Cures for Problems with Allergy Support Groups
The home country of the group is listed. Most will provide more information, advice, contacts and help wherever you live:-
| Anaphylaxis Australia | Australia | National |
| Epiclub (advice about epipen use) | Australia | National |
| Anaphylaxis Canada | Canada | National |
| Act Against Allergy | Great Britain | National |
| Action Against Allergy | Great Britain | National |
| alert4allergy | Great Britain | National |
| Allergy UK | Great Britain | National |
| Anaphylaxis Campaign | Great Britain | National |
| Latex Allergy Support Group | Great Britain | National |
| Allergy New Zealand | New Zealand | National |
| Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America | United States of America | National |
| Asthma and Allergy Network Mothers of Asthmatics | United States of America | National |
| Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network | United States of America | National |
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com with the name and URL of your suggestions for additional groups.
Blogs and Other Helpful Things for Natural Cures for Problems with Allergy
| alert4allergy | A free email and text message warning alert service for people with food allergy |
| Glutenfree Galore | Are you looking for gluten-free products? Gluten-free restaurants? Gluten-free recipes? All are here at this site! |
| Candida Food | Information about candida, linked to food intolerance and other problems |
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com with the name,details and URL of your suggestions for additional things.
Places to Eat and Stay, Tourist, Town and Travel Guides
These sections are designed to provide help in finding restaurants, cafes, hotels, resorts, towns, beaches, travel companies and so on that are user friendly for our communities.
Shopping Zone
There are lots of good things related to Natural Cures for Problems with Allergy in the stores accessed below. Please have a look.
Please check both the British and the US stores as the items are likely to be different in each.
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Books, Bits and Other Helpful Things
Not all good things come from Amazon. The following are my choices of goodies relevant to Natural Cures for Problems with Allergy. If you want to add anything please email me (editor(at)shared-care.com) with details.
| The Complete Guide to Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking | Great cookbook by Glenis Lucas. Introduction by me! |
| Surprisingly Gluten Free | Gluten free cookbook; lots of good recipes |
| Yeast Free Cooking | Yeast allergy is a common cause of many problems. This cookbook has plenty of hints for good yeast free meals |
| The Sensitive Chef: Gluten Free And Food Allergy-Free Recipes | Download the 109 page cookbook, for gluten, wheat, nut, shellfish free foods for allergy sufferers |
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