Symptom Assessment, Food Diary and Elimination Diet in Food Intolerance and Allergy: A Primer

Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, and other food intolerance may be associated with numerous digestive and non-digestive symtoms. In addition to medical tests like blood work, stool samples, and endocopies symptom severity and frequency before, during and after an elimination diet trial may be helpful in determining if certain foods might be causing or aggravating symptoms. This article reviews the basics of establishing baseline symptoms followed by an trial elimination diet.

Running Better With Asthma - Tips For Safe Exercise

If you have asthma, you may find it that running or exercising is difficult. If you want to know the secret to running better with asthma , you may find that you need an entire life change.

When Goose Allergy Gives You Goose Bumps

Goose allergy is not a very common form of allergy. Medical journals and resources do not even recognize it as a modern or frequently occurring allergy. Hence, the real definition of goose allergy varies and is often treated with utmost confusion. Goose feathers can cause allergy just like feathers, fur and danders of cats, dogs and birds cause allergy to the skin.

Restaurants and Food Allergies…a Problem?

Why don’t restaurants know what ingredients are in their food?

Food Allergies

Allergy is a condition in which the body tends to react due to hypersensitivity to some substance such as food, drugs, drinks, pollution, flowers, and others. An allergen can be anything under the sun that might cause a reaction in one’s body if the body disagrees with that substance. Even a common thing such as sunlight and air might cause sever reactions in some if the skin is susceptible to allergies due to the same.

Hayfever – That Time Of Year Again

Do not mistake Hay Fever for the play by Noel Coward which is currently playing in the London Theatres. It is a medical condition caused by an allergy to pollen or mould spores. It is not an all season medical condition. It affects only during spring and summer. If you are allergic to pollen and your dwelling is surrounded by trees and plants then you will suffer the effects. The cure – move to a city dwelling – jokes apart, it is not a very serious medical condition, although the symptoms can be very unpleasant for a sufferer, it can be controlled.

Allergies and Your Eyes

Allergies can be triggered by many substances. Seasonal allergies (also called hayfever) are often caused by the grass, tree, and weed pollens that are abundant in spring and late summer.

Living with Food Allergies

Discussion of the difficulties caused by food allergies and some helpful ways to deal with them.

Are Your Asthma and Allergies Caused by A Low Immune System?

Many people who suffer from asthma and allergies don't realize it, but a low immune system is very likely at the root of their problems. Medical experts agree that a lowered or improperly functioning immune system can and does result in several diseases such as asthma, allergies, arthritis, psoriasis, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome and cancer to name just a few.

Information About Latex Gloves And Latex Allergies

Latex gloves and latex glove allergies. Information on where latex comes from and how to spot signs of latex allergies.

Food Allergies in Infants and Babies

Why is your baby's stomach bloated? Why is his nose runny? Why does he have diarrhea? He might have a food allergy, and this article reveals the ins and outs of this phenomenon.

Allergies To Pets

In this article we're going to discuss one of the most annoying kinds of allergies that there is, especially for us animal lovers - allergies to pets and what can be done to reduce the allergens produced by pets.

Allergies - Antihistamines Part II

In this article we're going to discuss the possible dangers and side effects of antihistamines and what people should be aware of when taking antihistamines to treat their allergies.

Allergies - What Causes Them?

An article about what causes allergies.