Allergic reactions are reactions that develop in the body when a person inhales, touches or eats something that does not agree with his or her body constitution. Different people tend to suffer from different allergies and different causes of allergies; however most symptoms of allergic reactions are similar and inter-related.
Basically, the look and feel of an allergic reaction in the body depends on the body part involved in the allergy and on the severity of the reaction. Sometimes an allergic reaction may affect a single area while other times; it may affect different areas of the body. In fact, even the reactions different people experience from the same allergen may vary from person to person.
The rapid, sudden onset of reactions and most of the times life threatening is known as anaphylaxis. This serious condition requires immediate life saving interventions.
If you may find the person anxious, sweaty or dry, confused and unconscious pale or red and can't breathe normally she/he suffers the most common serious signs of allergic behavior which is called shock.
It happened when the organs of the body did not take in sufficient blood due to low blood pressure levels. This reaction can lead to difficulty breathing and shock ultimately leading to death.
The other workable symptoms are life threatening, others are merely uncomfortable such as redness, swelling, weeping, blistering, itching,crusting or hives of the skin. There may also be difficulty breathing, wheezing, chest tightness, coughing, hoarseness, nasal congestion, sneezing, sometimes blood pressure may drop to dangerously low levels, rapid or irregular heart beat, dizziness, faintness, loss of consciousness and collapse.
Some people suffer from swelling of the face, eyelids, tongue, lips, throat or a headache while others experience pain and nausea in the stomach and vomiting, diarrhea and bloody diarrhea. It is because these symptoms of allergic reactions can progress and weaken the bodys immunity, it is always better to take some medication if the reaction gets worse in a matter of few days if there is no improvement with recommended treatment and the removal of the allergen.
If you suffer from symptoms of allergic reactions due to drugs or treatment, don't forget to mention this to the health care provider. Sometimes, you have to call the ambulance when there is sudden, rapidly worsening and severe symptoms and widespread rash. Collapse or unconsciousness, confusion, vomiting, nausea and sweating are all symptoms of allergic reactions that need immediate attention.
If you feel you may have allergy reactions to insect bites, it is better to consult your doctor for advice as the allergy gets worse with each sting. Moreover, you are more at a risk to severe allergic reactions to bee and wasp stings if you have an existing allergy to food, pollen or other substances.
It is important to call a doctor if the area surrounding the insect bite is red and inflamed and if the sting cannot be removed. Allergic reactions to insect bites are best dealt with by your doctor.
The education began when I was teaching my second semester of college English. As one up to that point who rarely missed a day of work, I was appalled to find one very early summer morning that I had an enflamed face and that every pore on my face had filled with a blister-a tiny pustule that was, as if the redness wasn't enough, itchy.
When I went to the clinic (not yet having medical coverage of any kind), the clinician seemed nonplussed. She told me with a shrug that 1) I would have to experiment by isolating foods in my most recent diet until I found the culprit (since I ha not changed laundry or body soaps didn't add any chemicals or perfumes to my repertoire, etc.); and 2) I had developed these allergic reactions-or allergic symptoms-all of a sudden...that my perfect health record of many years had nothing to do with the fact that as we get older, she said, we can pathogenically change: we can develop allergies to foods we have eaten our whole lives.
Allergic reactions as I describe are no big deal, really; and a tube of Benadryl cream and a Benadryl capsule (which makes you sleep, so watch out) are all that were needed. But other allergic reactions are hideous, drastic, and emergent. Many require immediate medical attention, as they are deadly...or, the allergens causing the allergic reactions are.
When we were teens working our first jobs, waiting tables at a private school in the summer, when scientists would come from the world over to have conferences, study, and get fed three times a day, we witnessed the more extreme cases of allergic reactions when a scientist asked if there were any shellfish in the fare we were serving. The stuffing of the meat, it turned out, had shredded something-crab or lobster-and the man swelled, turned red, and had to be rushed to the hospital. What is most frightening, I think, is that such allergic reactions can include the tongue swelling. Think about it. If your tongue swells too far, it will block your breathing passages. You're done.
In my case, many years after my fear that we had killed an important person-who showed up unshaken the next morning, by the way-it turns out I had allergic reactions to soy products: I loved to (and was so lazy about cooking that I would) eat raw hot dogs. At the same time, I was experimenting with health food store items and had drunk a big glass of soy milk. Imagine: an innocuous little thing like a bean....
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