What is the difference between Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reaction?

Allergies, while simple can potentially cause Anaphylaxis, which can be fatal!

From the movie "Hitch" with Will Smith.

This scene had me laughing to tears. What this scene represents is Anaphylaxis. There are other photos available of real people who have not been visited by a team of makeup artists, they actually look like this due to an allergic reaction. The potential outcome is Anaphylactic Shock which can be fatal.

Description of Anaphylaxis:

Within minutes or hours of being exposed to your allergy trigger, your body starts a chain reaction that widens your blood vessels, which can lower your blood pressure. You many pass out. You may get hives and swelling, especially around your face and throat. You may have trouble breathing, talking or swallowing.

If these symptoms occur, you are having a Medical Emergency! 

Call 911!

Anaphylaxis can progress to loss of consciousness very quickly, don't wait... and don't try to walk to the nearest drug store and start drinking a "Benadryl Juice Box."

Common Triggers for Anaphylaxis:

• Peanuts and tree nuts 
• Fish and shellfish
• Dairy products
• Eggs
• Insect bites and stings
• Latex
• Medications

If you do not have less evasive allergic reactions you probably will never have the more severe reactions discussed. But as we know, some of us acquire allergies as we age, so be aware of the onset of minor allergic reactions.

• Tingling or itchy mouth
• Hives, itching or eczema
• swelling of your lips, face, tongue and throat
• Wheezing, sinus congestion and trouble breathing
• Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting
• Dizziness, light headedness and fainting 

But I don't have Allergies!

If you have never had Allergies don't be surprised if you get them later in life.

This is referred to Adult Onset of Allergies. Many individuals have suffered from allergies since childhood, others develop them later in life. Initially when you experience the symptoms, you believe you have a cold or flu. Then you realize because of the duration you realize it is allergies. 

Some of the reasons you will develop allergies as an adult are:

• Sedentary lifestyle: lack of exercise causes your immune system to weaken.
• Hyper Sanitary lifestyle: lack of exposure to bacteria actually weakens your immune system.
• Increased pollution: pollen having more opportunity for travel on other airborne pollutants.
• Poor Ventilation in homes and offices: a good allergen filter for ventilation needs to be cleaned or replaced regularly.
• Growing populations of dust mites: many people are simply allergic to dust mites, actually the excrement of dust mites.

You are going to have to handle allergies the way everyone else does, on sneeze at a time. You have a few options to choose from. 

You can just deal with it: keep a supply of allergy suppressants in the cabinet.

You can see an allergists to get shots: injection immunotherapy lasts a couple years.

You can seek the alternative to shots; Sublingual drops.

Meditrend can provide Allergy Immunotherapy for each Zone of the US. 

Allergena Zone 1 Trees, Weeds and Grasses is Natural Allergy Relief for Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and the District of Columbia

Allergena Zone 2 Trees, Weeds and Grasses is Natural Allergy Relief for Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia

Allergena Zone 3 Trees, Weeds and Grasses is Natural Allergy Relief for Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin

Allergena Zone 4 Trees, Weeds and Grasses is Natural Allergy Relief for North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska

Allergena Zone 5 Trees, Weeds and Grasses is Natural Allergy Relief for Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas

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Allergena Zone 7 Trees, Weeds and Grasses is Natural Allergy Relief for Idaho, Montana and Wyoming

Allergena Zone 8 Trees, Weeds and Grasses is Natural Allergy Relief for Oregon and Washington

Allergena Zone 9 Trees, Weeds and Grasses is Natural Allergy Relief for California and Nevada

Do I have a cold or allergies?

If it's winter it must be a cold! Wrong, you may have allergies to dust mites.

Gross! 

Actually they do serve a purpose. They consume dead skin. They are very small... microscopic... in fact 10 of these evil looking creatures can fit on the end of a pen.

The Dust mite lives a short life, 10-15 days usually. They do not bite people or animals, do not spread disease in that way. They do, however, create waste pellets that we can be allergic to. These are often a cause of asthma and other allergy symptoms, coughing, runny nose, sneezing headaches.

Dust mites are fairly easy to clean up generally. Regular washing of bed clothes, vacuuming, dusting and wiping of home surface areas. In the summer when people often have open windows, the mites and their feces are easily blown off furniture and tracked outside. We are more often impacted by them in the winter when homes are closed up and kept warmer and we spend more time in doors.

Again, not everyone is allergic to these members of society, but if you are you may want to consider trying Meditrend's Dust and Mite Immunotherapy. 

The immune system defends us against disease. When harmful substances are detected, such as dust, the immune system creates antibodies. The antibodies destroy or neutralize allergens (i.e. dust mites, mold and/or pollens) that are causing your allergic reactions. Allergena is a Homeopathic Sublingual Immunotherapy that reduces your body's negative reaction to allergens. Allergena homeopathic allergy drops build immunity by giving micro doses of what a person is allergic to so the body becomes safely conditioned to tolerate those allergens and reduce allergic symptoms.