Allergy Symptoms

Allergy symptoms negatively affect a person's quality of life. As there are many kinds of allergies, symptoms can vary and the allergic reaction in each person will be different.

The three main areas to consider in determining allergy symptoms is;

  • Allergens that a person reacts to that causes the reaction
  • Immune Cells that help protect a person from invading bacteria
  • Natural chemicals released by the chemicals.

How these components react determine the severity of the Allergy Symptoms, whether it will affect the whole body or one area.

Allergy symptoms can be categorized as mild, moderate, or severe.

Mild Symptoms - do not spread to other parts of the body:

  • Rash
  • Itchy, watery eyes
  • Congestion

Moderate Symptoms - include symptoms that can spread to other parts of the body:

  • Itchiness
  • Difficulty breathing

Severe Symptoms - Anaphylaxis - a rare, life-threatening medical emergency where the body's response to the allergen is sudden, affecting the whole body. Allergy symptoms may begin with sudden itchiness of the eyes or face and within minutes move to more serious symptoms, including:

  • Rash or redness of skin
  • Itchiness of mouth and throat
  • Varying degrees of swelling of tissues such as lips or joints
  • wheezing, noisy breathing, shortness of breath making breathing and swallowing difficult
  • Abdominal pain and cramps
  • Nausea and Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Headache, Mental confusion, dizziness or loss of consciousness
  • Flushing andSweating
  • Convulsions

Whether you are suffering from Food Allergies or Pet Allergies or airborne allergies such as Dust Allergy and Pollen Allergy, your symptoms will affect your daily life making it difficult for you to get on with your day.

PLEASE NOTE:

Allergy can be the cause of any of the symptoms listed, but these symptoms are not necessarily caused by allergies alone, or even one allergy. They can share, or mimic symptoms with some other medical conditions. People can suffer from allergies for years and not know it because they think that their symptoms are caused from other medical diseases - and as such do not seek successful allergy advice and treatment.

Considerable diagnostic skills are needed to identify allergies. It is recommended you consult your local medical professional to help diagnose the cause of your symptoms.