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The Men are More Sensitive To Allergy

May 28th, 2011 admin

The men are more sensitive to allergy. Allergy is a disease caused by many things and can affect anyone. But studies show that allergy is more easy to attack men than women. A large study involving 14 million blood tests showed that men had a higher sensitivity of 11 types of common allergens than female.

Blood tests were conducted to test for the presence of immunoglobulin E (IgE) in detecting 11 common allergens, including grass, mold, dust, dog hair, cat, mites and five white foods ie eggs, milk, peanuts, soybeans and wheat. Based on these studies note that the level of sensitivity to 11 common allergens was evaluated in blood about 10 percent higher in men than women, for all age groups.

Allergies occur when the allergen enters the body and will produce an antibody IgE. If the levels of IgE in the blood of someone high on a particular allergen, then it could be an indication that he probably has allergies. To diagnose the type of allergy that affects a person usually a doctor will use blood tests along with evaluation of symptoms, the patient’s medical history and other factors which could affect the incidence of allergy.

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Allergy Drug Could Fatten Us

May 23rd, 2011 admin

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Allergy drug could fatten us. When an allergy recurrence, most people will quickly take allergy medications are antihistamines. These drugs can indeed reduce allergy symptoms, but when consumed regularly can make the body into fat. Researchers from Yale University published a study in the journal Obesity, which suggests that people who take antihistamines on a regular basis more fat than people who do not eat at all.

In that study, researchers used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006 to compare the body weight of 867 adults and the use of antihistamines. The two most common drug in these studies is setirizin (Zyrtec) and fexofenadine (Allegra). Research also shows that the effect is more clearly seen in men.

In a separate study published in 2009 in the Journal of Clinical Allergy and Immunology, using data from the same CDC survey, researchers found that obese children are more likely to suffer from allergies, especially food allergies, than children of normal weight.

Studies in animals have shown that mice with doses of histamine reduces food intake, while the dose of antihistamine to increase appetite. Therefore, it makes sense if the authors note, that if you take a lot of antihistamines may cause you to eat more. The researchers also added that some older antihistamines even used as appetite stimulants in children.

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Food Allergy or Food Intolerance?

December 20th, 2010 admin

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Food allergy or food intolerance? When some people eat something his body reacted instantly and most expect it as an allergy. But not all the body’s reaction to reject the food allergies, could also be due to food intolerance. What’s the difference? Body’s negative reaction to certain foods that most of the actually caused by food intolerance is not due to allergies. This makes food intolerance is more common than allergies. Even so allergies can cause some symptoms similar to food intolerance, so sometimes these two conditions can be confusing.

Food allergies
Food allergy is one of the response of the immune system. This occurs when the body of one grocery detect triggering the body’s defense system (antibodies) to fight. Symptoms will appear when the antibodies begin to attack on a food that is considered a foreign object. Usually this condition occurs in food nuts, fish, shellfish, milk, eggs, soy and wheat products.

The characteristics of food allergies:

  • The immune system mistakenly identifies the type of food as something dangerous.
  • To fight the body will produce antibodies.
  • While someone is eating food in small amounts, it still could trigger a serious allergic reaction.
  • The immune system releases histamine and other chemicals into the bloodstream that cause symptoms of food allergies.
  • Symptoms of food allergy is the emergence of mouth tingling, itching, swelling of the face, lips, tongue and throat, difficulty breathing, dizziness and even fainting. In certain circumstances sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Food intolerance
Food intolerance is the response of the digestive system. This happen when there is something in foods that interfere with the digestive system that can not be digested or broken down. The most common type is an intolerance of lactose found in milk and other dairy products.

The characteristics of food intolerance:

  • No enzyme needed to digest food completely and therefore interfering with the digestive system.
  • In chronic conditions that can lead to irritable bowel syndrome / IBS.
  • This condition does not involve the immune system, there is a possibility if consumed in small quantities would not cause a reaction.
  • The symptoms of food intolerance are nausea, abdominal pain, gas, cramps, bloating, vomiting, diarrhea, irritability and nervous.
  • Sensitive to food additives, such as sulfide is used to megawetkan dried fruit, canned food and drinks wine.

If you have a reaction to a food, it is critically important to determine whether the result of food intolerance or allergic reactions. Generally, food intolerance will make someone suffer, while food allergies are generally more dangerous and life-threatening.

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