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Allergies
Allergies occur when the immune system is over-stimulated. Most people will suffer from allergies at least once in their lives. Examples include asthma, hay fever and insect stings.
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Can a patient be allergic to cobalt chrome and titanium alloys?
The allergy to cobalt and chromium is possible, but it is very rare; this is the cause of contact dermatitis.
The allergy to titanium is very improbable; not confirmed, possible reported by patients with mental health problems.
What is the best remedy for a runny nose?
This depends hugely on the cause of the runny nose. In the case of allergies, for example, avoiding the allergen or use of an antihistamine (Claritin, Allegra, Zyrtec, Benadryl, others) would be appropriate.
If a runny nose is severe, persistant, or bothersome, consult your doctor.
Or use a tissue.
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Why your cold is affecting your hearing?
A common cold has many affects on the body and one of them is to produce mucus. Since your ear canal and your throat are connected by a tube, any congestion in your respiratory tract will also affect the congestion in your ear canal. In other words: When you get a cold, your ears get a little bit blocked up, too.
Will shaving your sons head help get rid of head lice?
Yes this is the best thing to do if you have tried everything else. I would say use a clipper instead of a razor and use guard #1. This will make a thin carpet of hair on your son's head. Using a razor on your son's head is not advisable as they may be unseen moles which will put your son in pain
What are the parts of tawa-tawa plant?
at are the parts of the tawa-tawa plant that can cure dengue fever?
What are the symptoms of hayfever?
The most common symptoms of hay fever include, sneezing, watery eyes, itchy throat, itchy nose, and also a blocked or runny nose. Some more severe symptoms include, sweating, headaches, loss of smell or taste, facial pain, and itchyness in the throat.
What foods should someone with a nickel allergy avoid?
Don't touch nickel-containing substances. And don't wear inexpensive jewelry.
-that is not true nickel allergies is only a contact allergies but also alot of food contain nickel like chocolate, nuts and leafy vegetable's, and alot more you should definitely make a list of this you can and can not eat and you may have to go on a nickel free diet
I have no insurance how can i tell if i am lactose or celiac intolerant without the help of a dr?
just to add to my question, i have some symptoms that seem to apply to both celiac intolerance AND lactose intolerance. I'm trying the whole elimination diet now, one by one...but can't celiac actually cause lactose intolerance??
How long does the allergic reaction to sulfur last?
it last for about a week or two it starts were you first got the hives then it gets better and better
Is it possible have an allergic reaction to sanitary pads?
Many women wear sanitary pads daily or nearly every day for reasons like:
- heavy periods
- urinary stress incontinence (when you laugh or sneeze)
- interstitial cystitis causing urinary leakage 24 hours a day
- *other vaginal wetness
Many women use non-cotton underwear as well, which does not let wetness evaporate. Teens and women should always use full cotton undies or at least cotton-crotch underwear.
The most common reason for an area of redness in any skin fold is yeast. Skin folds include:
- at the panty's leg lines
- at the panty's waist line
The hallmark sign of skin yeast infection is skin burning in a skin fold and extreme burning.
Further, any itching and redness on the genitals, with white cottage-cheese like vaginal discharge is caused by yeast. This typically starts as a vaginal yeast infection, but can spread from pubic bone to anus. The hallmark sign of a vaginal yeast infection is the type of discharge with extreme itching and burning.
Yeast prefers to grow in areas that are:
- dark
- warm
- moist, wet
Vaginal yeast over-growth can occur more often for:
- teens / women who are sexually active
- teens / women during reproductive years
- within 2-7 days after just having had sex
- after using oral antibiotics
- after menstruation when there is extra moisture
Skin-fold yeast over-growth can occur more often for:
- females with larger breasts
- females who nearly always wear bras more than 12-14 hrs a day
- males or females who are overweight and have more folds that rarely get air
- males or females active in sports who then experience excess sweat and "moisture"
- males or females who do not get completely dry after showering, such as hurrying after gym or sports
You cannot always prevent yeast infections. Some tips, however, include:
- any larger person can fold up a cotton cloth and place between any folds to keep skin apart; an ideal cloth is an infant size receiving blanket because it is small and soft and will help dry excess moisture
- locking your bedroom door and closing the drapes, then going without underwear for the night so air can reach the genital area
- always completely drying after a bath or shower
- air drying in addition after a bath or shower
- always practicing good hygiene--taking regular baths/showers, for example, to control yeast that normally grows on the skin
- using cotton underwear
- avoiding antibiotics unless absolutely necessary; alerting all your doctors if you are prone to yeast infections
So, can a woman be allergic to sanitary pads? Yes, however, most often the explanations for redness, itchiness, and burning is friction irritation from the plastic on pads, or a yeast infection.
- It is important to recognize the differences between friction irritation versus yeast. Vaginal yeast will always have white cottage-cheese thick discharge. If it is green, that is a different infection ("trich"). It will burn and ITCH.
- If friction irritation, it will feel more like the burning of a paper cut. If on the genital area, one spot (often one part of the labia) will swell and BURN, but not really itch.
Home remedies for SMALL genital irritations, SMALL abrasions/friction irritations and for yeast infectionss include:
- tepid warm baths
- no bath oils or bubbles!
- use MILD soaps
- be gentle with washing
- rinse thoroughly
- PAT dry but completely dry
- a folded up cotton cloth to put between skin folds
In addition for vaginal yeast infections, you can use a warm compress:
- Within hours after a bath, llay a towel on your bed
- undress so you just have a robe on
- get a folded washcloth and hand towel
- run water until it is the hottest you can stand from the TAP -- do NOT boil water on the stove for this. The tap water will make a steaming wash cloth, which is hot enough.
- wet the washcloth with hot-hot tap water. Press out excess water. To keep the wash cloth hot, wrap the wet cloth into a dry hand towel.
- Take to your bed; lay down and carefully put part of the hot washcloth on the area of itch. *Remove if too hot ! Try again. Let it sit 5 to 10 minutes as long as it is not burning your skin.
- Remember, do not use the same cloth for breast or other skin folds that you use on your genitals. You CAN transfer live yeast from one body area to another area-- yuck--so you want to avoid this from happening. Always use a different cloth for a different area.
- PAT and AIR dry after using a warm compress.
- You can repeat a warm compress every 4 to 6 hours.
In addition, for vaginal and skin yeast, your doctor can prescribe or suggest:
- Monistat (TM) vaginal cream for vaginal yeast infections
- another non-prescription over the counter topical med
- Diflucan (TM) - oral tablet (one only unless the doctor orders more)
- other oral anti-fungal medication, for example, Lamisil
- Follow all directions. Report any adverse reactions. Report if the infection continues OR returns after finishing the last dose of the oral medications
Lastly, do not assume you have an "allergy" to your usual sanitary pad. Follow the suggestions given, and try your preferred pad again after you've gotten rid of the infection.
What is the best seasonal allergies that do not make me drowsy or have other side effects?
In my opinion Claritin is the best seasonal allergy medication. It is non-drowsy, and last for 24 hours. Claritin covers all allergy problems from sneezing to watery eyes. Claritin truly is an amazing medicine.
Do you add a degree when taking temperature underarm?
yes, add one degree when taking underarm temperature
Can you be allergic to powder coating?
Yes, you can be allergic to powder coating for several different reasons. Being allergic to dust would also make you allergic to powder. You can be allergic to the fragarance in the powder as well.
How An Indoor Air Purifier Can Help Your Allergies?
If you are a person who suffers from frequent allergy attacks all year long, it might not be your allergies that are giving you the problems. Sure, there are some parts of the year where allergies can be an issue, but if you are suffering for more than a few months, then you might want to look at the quality of the air in your home as a possible problem. Many people have very low quality air and if that is where you are spending most of your day, which can be a huge issue. Likewise, people also have low quality of air in their workplaces, another location where people are spending a majority of their time. All hope is not lost and you can start to breath better either at home or at work if you get an indoor air purifier to start to get that nastiness out of the air.
An indoor air purifier can literally be set up inside any room and will begin working immediately to get harmful toxins out of the air. Not only will you be able to breathe better, but you will also feel better overall. Terrible things can happen to your body if you aren’t able to get enough goodness out of the air. Often, to blame for these conditions are dirty air ducts and other types of unnecessarily dirty air passages. Also, the lack of fresh air can do terrible things to the flow of indoor air. In addition, filters that have not been cleaned lately can greatly disrupt the quality of air in any given room. Indoor air purifiers come in many different sizes depending on the space that you need to be purified. Make sure you take a good look at the square foot limits for any new air purifier so that you know that your area will be pure and wonderful to breath.
Stop taking medications for what you believe are allergies. Instead, try purifying the air around you so that you can start breathing better naturally. You will be amazed at how much easier you will be able to breathe overall in a room where the air has been completed purified.
What is the difference between a summer cold and allergies?
Allergies will return with offenders and cold will run it's course and probably not return until next season, if lucky; allergic fluid running from eyes and nose are clear where the cold's may have a color to it unless the allergy has lasted long enough to become infected; colds have to run their course to be over, allergies can ultimately be alleviated with shot therapy and/or removal of allergens.
Although a cold generally has similar symptoms to an allergy, the two conditions are completely different. Colds are caused by a viral infection, whereas allergies are caused by an immune response to an allergen such as pollen, which the immune system treats as an invading pathogen even though it isn't really one.
