Causes and treatment of Anaphylactic Shock
What are causes of anaphylactic shock?
As already said in our previous articles, that not all elements or substance causes such allergic attacks, but these elements have the potential for an allergic reaction. You need to identify which of the following are not suitable to you and have to avoid them from consumption: Dust, cotton seed, exposure to cold, chicken, dairy products, enzymes, fish, shellfish like molluscs and crustaceans, kiwi, barley, buckwheat, spices, garlic, mustard, fennel, nuts, pine nut, sesame, millet, sunflower, yeast, papain, antibiotics, insulin, phenoxymethilpenicillin, tetracycline, aspirin, penicillin, rubber, sulphur dioxide.
Exercise-induced anaphylaxis
Due to the release of mast cells exercise induced anaphylaxis occurs. The symptoms of exercise induced anaphylaxis are same as anaphylactic shock. The reaction can last anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours, headache is also observed as a side effect of such reaction. If required even adrenaline injection would also be given to get the control of the reaction. Food, medication are the main source of reasons to get such allergic reactions. Sometimes exercising in humid conditions or exercising after a particular food or medicine intake such reactions are triggered. Person always have to keep note of what all food or medicine they take, to what they got exposed to (Eg: sunlight, pollution, etc). This helps to diagnose as to what you are allergic to, this is by creating a same environment and exposing you to it, and observing it. If this observations are not made then diagnosing allergy is a big challenge and the person also have to go through many tests and observation. If the histamine level in the blood is found high then it indicates it is because of an allergic reaction.
How to avoid anaphylactic shock? and How to minimize the risk?
Observe a disciple in food intake, always try to make sure that the food you are eating doesn’t contain any such substance or ingredient to which your body is allergic to. If you visit a restaurant you may always ask the content of it or tell the person in advance that with following elements or substances you are allergic to, so the care is taken while preparing the food. Here is the list of food that an allergic person has to watch out for:
Peanut butter, groundnuts, earth nuts, monkey nuts, mixed nuts, cakes, biscuits, pastries, Ice-creams, Desserts, Curries, Chinese dishes, Thai dishes, Indonesian dishes, Salad dressings, Confectionery etc. Sesame (Tahini, chinese stir fry oils, hummus, gomashio), Egg (Albumen) , Milk (whey, lactose, non-milk fat, whey solids, whey powder, casein).
Avoiding insect bites
These are some of the measures which needs to be taken to avoid insect bites: -
- Make sure that your skin is less vulnerable. As far as possible wear full sleave clothes. The colors should be less attractive so that the bees don’t get attract to you.
- Wear shoes so that no insect bites on your bare foot.
- Wear long gloves while gardening.
- Avoid strong perfumes, bees get attracted to such strong smell.
- Don’t panic or swat the insect if the insect sits on you, be calm remove or fly of the insect gently or wait still till it flies off.
- If you find the bee hive near your house, call the council to remove it, make sure that you are not nearby to that place.
- Remove the sting carefully, and make sure it is completely removed.
- With Garlic or onion smell insects repel.
Cosmetics
Be very careful while choosing cosmetics. If you are allergic to some food or oil substance than it is very relevant and important to know what all things or elements are mixed in such cosmetics. Suppose you are allergic to almonds then choose your soaps and other toiletries very carefully, because while applying such cosmetics on your skin and if it gets absorbed into the skin through any cracked skin then you may observe an allergic reaction.
Know how to use adrenaline kit
It is very important that the adrenaline kit you is easy to use. Make sure that your family members and friends know how to use the kit. Keep adrenaline kit at such a place that it is easy to reach and the place is known to all. Make sure the kit is out of small children’s reach to avoid critical situation. Always keep the procedure of how to use the kit in the kit itself and easily accessible.
