Nov

22

Contact Dermatitis Treatment

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Natural Contact Dermatitis Treatment

Contact Dermatitis TreatmentLike many people I suffered years from dry red and flaky skin on my face and searched for a contact dermatitis treatment that would work. Only someone who has been afflicted with allergic contact dermatitis on their face can really understand the emotional pain it can cause. The depression and wanting to hide away from the world can be life changing. I would really like to help others who suffer from red, dry, and itchy skin around their nose eyebrows and lips. I myself tried everything, all the expensive creams and facial washes from the pharmacy but nothing seemed to help.

So What Is My Natural Contact Dermatitis Treatment ?

First off I am not promoting this as a cure or cure all, I will leave that to the $9.99 ebooks, I’m just going to tell you what helped me and hope it helps you. I started applying organic apple cider vinegar to my face using a cotton ball or cotton facial pad. First I was skeptical as my face was always red with breakouts and I did not think anything would help

Contact Dermatitis Treatment Week1

Day 1: I applied the apple cider vinegar to spots on my face that were red and flaky, it did sting a little but nothing painful just a tingle. I did this about 5 times a day. In hindsight this was probably too much. My face was not any better and it may of even been worse.

Day 2: I continued 3-4 times a day and still was no difference.

Day 3: I was till doing the same but really starting to give up as no improvement was taking place.

Day 4: I applied it twice once in the morning and at night.

Day  5: I stopped as there didn’t seem to be a change.

Day 6:  I woke up and my skin was about as good as its been in years all most every red spot was gone. Contact dermatitis spots that seem impossible to get rid of and had brought tears to my eyes were now gone. I was truly elated since I had given up on apple cider vinegar.

Day 7: I used the apple cider vinegar once in the morning on my face and just before bed.

Now I use apple cider for contact dermatitis every morning and before bed and it seems to keep my breakouts in check. Sometimes I will use it more than twice a day on problem areas. Do I know for sure that apple cider vinegar works? All I can say is when I have stopped using it a few times my contact dermatitis outbreaks returned. If you try it please leave a comment about your experience, good or bad.

I forgot one of the best things, a large bottle is about $5 , compared to the $40-$100 facial creams that are sold.

Nov

19

Taking The Sting Out of Bee Allergies

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Researchers in Switzerland have turned to the bee keeper in order to try and understand allergic reactions to bee stings. It seems that during the start of the year many bee keepers showed signs of allergic responses to bee bites, however this disappeared a few weeks into the season and the allergic reactions were gone. Bee keepers and those who  work with bee products are far more likely to develop bee allergies due to frequent exposure to bee dust.

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The study at the University of Zurich revealed after a average of 13 stings a week, it seemed that t-cells began to lesson the effect of the immune response. At first the venom produced histamines but as the bee keepers immune response began to adjust the t-cells responsible for this turned into regular t-cells muting the allergic reaction.  So at first stings that produced hives and rashes but by the end of the year in many cases no reaction were found. The cycle began again the very next year when the bee keepers started their season.

Researchers hope that by understanding how bee allergies work they can help bee allergy sufferers with purified venom injections. The study will help doctors understand dosage and timing that the venom should be given. With 3-5% of the population suffering from bee allergies, the study won’t make the pain of a bee sting go  away but it could help reduce symptoms in the future.

Nov

13

Lymph Node Shots May Speed Up Allergy Relief

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A new Swiss study seems to indicate that lymph node shots may bring faster relief from allergies and require fewer shots that traditional immunotherapy. The study could help over come one of the biggest problems with allergy shots. Many allergy sufferers do not keep up with their allergy shots or give up before their allergies have been successfully treated because of the lenght of time required.

The study published this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences divided 100 participants, some recieving 54 tradional shots over 3 years and others 3 lymph node shots over a few months time.

The result showed those who were in the lymph node group had fewer adverse reactions to shots, improved quicker, and required less allergy medication for outbreaks.

Lymph nodes play a key role in the function of the immune system and shots are less painless because they contain no nerves.

“Because direct administration of the allergen into the lymph node markedly enhanced efficacy, the injected allergen dose could be reduced more than 1,000-fold, and this again significantly reduced the allergic side effects,” said study co-author Dr. Thomas Kundig.

Nov

11

New Hope For Children With Milk Allergies

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cowYoung children often suffer from milk allergies, and they can be difficult to deal with as so many meals contain milk in some form. A new research study by the Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center provides hope that there may someday be a way to control or reduce symptoms from milk and other food related allergies. Though only a small trial the study found children who were given powdered milk over a four month period has a significant increase in their tolerance to milk.

Powdered Milk Study

A double blind placebo controlled study was conducted by researchers with some children given milk powder and others a placebo. The researchers found that those who were given the powdered milk daily were able to greatly increase their tolerance to milk while those given the placebo did not. Milk tolerance increased over the four month period from 40mg to 2,540mg and the result are encouraging despite the fact that it was a small study.

Researchers theorize that a small dose of powdered milk allowed the immune system to retrain itself to become tolerant of milk. The theory could be used to treat a variety of allergies with oral immunotherapy, similar to the method used for allergy drops.

See our article on milk allergies for more information related to milk allergies and milk allergy symptoms

Nov

10

Latex Allergy Symptoms

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latex allergyLatex allergy symptoms can range from mild to severe. Mild symptoms are often just minor irritants and maybe so small that a person may not even realize that they have latex allergies. Severe symptoms however should not be taken light and can be a major health risk, even leading to death.

Latex is found in both natural and synthetic forms. The sap from natural forms contains proteins that are generally responsible for latex allergies but chemicals used is the manufacturing process can often trigger allergic reactions from synthetic latex. Often the most hypoallergenic latex is a combination of the two. Semi-synthetic latex can be made from guayule shrub which does not contain high amounts of the protein responsible for causing the allergic reaction. High risk groups include children with spina bifida and those who are exposed to latex often like medical personnel or those involved in manufacturing latex.

Minor Latex Allergy Symptoms

While most minor symptoms are not life threatening, anyone experiencing them should still seek medical treatment for a diagnosis.

  • Red itchy skin, tiny blisters
  • Flaking or contact dermatitis
  • Water eyes
  • Sneezing
  • Runny nose

Major Latex Allergy Symptoms

Anyone having major latex allergy symptoms should seek help immediately. Major symptoms should not be taken lightly as they can lead to anaphylatic shock and death.

  • Vomiting
  • Tightness in chest, difficulty breathing
  • Change in pulse rate, rapid or weak
  • Mental confusion
  • Loss of consciousness

Diagnosis for latex allergies is generally done with a blood test. If you are diagnosed with a minor latex allergy avoidance or finding hypoallergenic substitutes is the best course of action. People with severe reactions should wear a medic alert product because latex is so commonly used by ER and in medical settings.

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