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ANAFYLAXIE
What is Anafylaxis?
What causes it?
What might happen?
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it?
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What might happen?
The symptoms of
anaphylaxis occur because a massive amount of histamine is released in
the body from inflammatory cells. These symptoms can be:
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An itching rash (urticaria,
red spots)
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Tired feeling,
fainting or
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Swelling (Angio
Oedema)
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Swelling of the
throat
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Asthmatic
symptoms
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throw up
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Cramps in the
stomach
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Diarrhoea
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A titling feeling
in the lips or mouth (when food could be the cause)
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Death from being
unable to breath or extreme low blood pressure (anaphylactic shock)
After an allergic attack the cause MUST be determent very accurately by
anamneses and additional research. Additional research might exist
of allergy diagnostics: skin tests with
the suspected allergens, RAST (Radio-Allergo-Sorbent-Test), and in the
end provocation tests under controlled circumstances, by trained
and experienced health care professionals who know what might happen
when an anaphylactic reaction occurs and know how to react in this
situation. When a reaction occurs on basis of food the exact composition
of the food must be determent (labels, firm's
and when appropriate ask written information from restaurants. At
repetitive anaphylaxis a (food) dairy will be useful. Depending of the
anamneses a continuation research of the blood and urine will take
place. But remember: at almost 10% of the anaphylactic cases the cause
is not found.
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