Allergies

Factors that can increase your risk for developing allergies include the following:

• Have a family history of asthma or allergies
• children are more susceptible
• Cigarette smoke.
• Births during high-pollen seasons. Those babies born during high-pollen seasons may be more sensitive to hay fever allergens later in life.
• Allergen exposure. Early exposure to allergens like mold, pollen, dust mites, pet dander, cockroaches, and some types of food seems to increase your risk of developing allergies.
• Being a bottle-fed baby. Studies show that breast-feeding reduces the frequency and severity of allergies in children.
• Being born prematurely. Premature babies have a higher risk of developing allergies later in life.
• Having one or more parents who have nasal allergies. Children have allergies if just one of their parents have allergies, then there risk is nearly 70%.
• Environmental issues and lifestyle changes, Urban living, higher exposure to dust mites, atmospheric pollution, nutrition, lifestyle changes, maternal smoking, diesel fumes, geography, the “hygiene hypothesis,” the strongest risk factor for the development of allergies/asthma.

Treatment for Allergy:

• Before going to the treatment of allergy it is essential to know the basic things how the allergy occur and what is the scope of conventional treatment and homeopathic treatment
• An allergy is the hyper immune reaction of a person to many substances which are though safe for others but harmful to an allergic people.
• Those substances are called allergen or antigen
• there are various types allergens or antigens present in the environment such as dust mites, pollens, various foods, many drugs, cold air, strong smells of various substances like perfumes, petrol, paints.
• Those antigens or allergens when enters inside body our immune cells recognize them and eliminate them out.
• Our immune cells like T cells (T lymphocyte) and B cells (B lymphocytes) play the major role to perform this task.
• In a normal person when those antigen or allergen enter inside the body the immune system eliminate them without reacting anyway, but an allergic person of hypersensitive immune system reacts to those substances vigorously
• A person of hypersensitive immune system, the B cells induces the inflammatory tissue reaction called allergic reaction when comes in contact to those antigens or allergens. The B cells of a sensitized immune system when detect any such foreign protein or antigen produce certain substances called IgE antibody.
• In our body there are some cells called mast cells. Those mast cells contain some granules called histamine and heparin. Around the surface of mast cells numerous receptor are found called FC receptors to which the IgE antibody binds.
• When any allergen invade the body the B cell identifies the invader and produces the IgE antibodies that flows and attach with the FC receptor of mast cell surface.
• The antigen or allergen further binds with those IgE antibodies over mast cell surface. This way of antigen and antibody fixation stimulate the mast cell to releases the histamine content around the tissues.
• Those histamines when comes in contact to the surrounding tissue binds to the histamine receptors (H1 receptor) present over the tissue surface and starts developing allergic reactions.
• The symptoms of sneezing, runny nose, redness and itching of eyes nose are nothing but the outcomes result of histamine and tissue reaction.

Scope of conventional treatment

• Conventional treatment helps to check the allergic symptoms by histamine receptor antagonist or leukotriene receptor antagonist method.
• Similarly the steroid preparation helps to minimize the inflammation of the respiratory and nasal mucous surface hence reduces the symptoms.
• It helps to chect the allergic reaction in a short term period. Again when the person exposes to the same allergens produce same symptoms and need the same medication to stop the reaction. Therefore it becomes essential to take those medications for regular basis to check allergic reaction.
• As we have to live in the same environment so it is quite difficult to keep away us from those allergens at all.
• So for a long term curative prospect, it is required to rectify the hypersensitivity nature of the immune system of the allergic person so that when he get exposed to the same allergens does not react adversely which he was reacting earlier.

Scope of Homeopathy Treatment

• Constitutional Homeopathy treatment helps to rectify or modify the sensitive nature of the immune system of an allergic persons so gives a long term cure
• If one person’s immune system has become hypersensitive, so under the back ground there must be something that has made it such like. So what are the things that have made the immune system so hypersensitive?
• Staying always in a stressful condition for weeks or even months produces cortisol, the body’s stress-induced hormone. When cortisol becomes elevated and remains so for awhile, it affects the cells that comprise your immune system. So prolonged stress condition can affect your immune system to become hypersensitive.
• When anybody is in stressful situation he/she may react differently to the stress. Some people feels hopeless, desperate from the stress. Some people feels frustrated, anger or vexed by the situation. Some people feel to cry out loudly or even cry while sharing their mater. A homeopathy physician searches out the exact reaction what the person express or feel out of a stress and accordingly choose the medicine. This is just a single example of selection of remedy. Similarly there are many factors needed to be considered to choose a suitable remedy for that patient.
• There are different types of emotions like sadness, anger, frustration, fear, apprehension. Some people constantly suppress their natural emotions due to some unavoidable circumstance and that suppression directly affect on the immune system. so here a homeopathy physician try to find out what is the exact emotional factor has been suppressed and select accordingly one constitutional remedy which helps to modify his immune system to work normally.
• The constitutional homeopathy treatment offers a long term cure to the allergic patient. Besides that there are many remedies which are given to manage the acute symptoms of allergic disease.
• At the time of acute crises of allergic problem there are various medicines specifically used for a specific symptoms can be given to manage the acute condition.

BEST 6 HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR ALLERGY

• • Arsenic alb – There is thin watery discharge from the nose with burning sensation, recurrent sneezing one after another with runny nose. Burning and tearing of eyes . There is puffiness around eyes, stuffy nose. The person has an asthmatic tendency with breathing difficulties, and oppression of chest which is generally worse when he lies down. On sitting with a forward bending posture makes the patient little comfort from his asthmatic problem. There is marked wheezing sound during asthmatic affection. The asthma is worse in wet cold weather. Besides that the constitutional symptoms of arsenic alb are anxiety, restlessness, prostration, burning sensation. The anxiety that is found in Arsenic alb is intermingled with fear. The other prominent symptoms are debility, exhaustion, restlessness, with nightly aggravation. Great exhaustion after a slightest exertion.
  • Sulphur – There is itching with redness of eyes in allergic condition. The itching is followed by burning sensation and relieved by cold application. sulphur patient is always irritable, depressed, thin and weak, but good vappetite. He is having forgetful nature, difficulties in thinking. He has many good ideas but cannot implement it. Selfish type person, no regards for others. very lazy person, not cleanness, never look after about his dressing and clothing. Don’t like to take bath. Having of skin diseases always. The skin rashes itch a lot generally in night and warm atmosphere. The person has a feeling congestion or oppression of chest in asthmatic condition.
  • Natrum mur – Natrum mur is generally well indicated in case of allergic condition which gives the symptoms of more itching of nose, throat, ear with recurrent sneezing one after another. The characteristic discharge from the mucous membranes is watery or thick whitish, like the white of an egg. Natrum mur patient is very sensitive in nature. Every thing he/she takes into the heart. The person is irritable in nature and when in upset does not like any body’s present or giving of any consolation. Consolation aggravated the state of the mind – the melancholy, the tearfulness, sometimes brings on anger. The Natrum mur patient is extremely emotional. The whole nervous economy is in a state of fret (visible anxious like scratching finger on her skin in worry). Completely or desperately in love brings on complaints. The natrum mur patient desire to take extra salt in his diet.
  • Sabadilla- it has good action on mucous membrane of the nose and the lachrymal glands, producing coryza and symptoms like hay-fever. There is spasmodic sneezing one after another. symptoms of hay-fever or allergic rhinitis with itchy nose and fluent coryza. Either nostril stuffed up, inspiration through nose labored, snoring. Violent sneezing is occurred from time to time, shaking abdomen followed by lachrymation. There is runny nose with severe frontal headache and redness of eyelids.
  • Allium cepa: Allium Cepa is one of the most commonly used Homeopathic medicines for Allergic Rhinitis or Hay Fever. It is generally used in the symptoms of severe runny nose that drips from the tip of nose with watery eyes. There is burning of nose due to over secretion mucous. Along with the watery nasal discharge there is watery eye. There is profuse sneezing associated with runny nose and watery eyes.
  • Tuberculinum- The patient is very susceptible to catch cold. The physical constitution is lean and thin like natrum mur, but not obese like calcarea carb. If there is family history of tuberculosis or bronchial asthma then is more suitable to give this medicines in any allergic or asthma condition. The person is very depressed, melancholic, taciturn sulky nature.

Commonly prescribed Homeopathy medicine for specific allergen

• • • Allergy to dust, strong perfumes – Histamine
    • Allergy to Animal Dander – Tuberculinum
    • Allergy to Asparagus – Carcinosin
    • Allergy to Bananas – Phosphorus
    • Allergy to Bees – Apis mel
    • Allergy to bread, acidic food – Natrum Mur
    • Allergy to Butter – Sulphur
    • Allergy to Buckwheat – Pulsatilla
    • Allergy to Carrots – Phosphorus
    • Allergy to Castor Bean – Alumina, Antimonium ars.
    • Allergy to Cats – Phosphorus, Tuberculinum
    • Allergy to Celery – Apium grav
    • Allergy to Chocolate – Sulphur
    • Allergy to Cod Liver Oil – Pulsatilla
    • Allergy to Dogs – Phosphorus
    • Allergy to Dust – Blatta orientalis, pothos
    • Allergy to Eggs – Ferrum met, Nat mur, Sulphur, Tuberculinum
    • Allergy to Fats, Animal – Pulsatilla, Sulphur
    • Allergy to Feathers – Sulphur
    • Allergy to Fish – Sulphur, Tuberculinum
    • Allergy to Flour – Aspidosperma
    • Allergy to Flowers – Sanguinaria
    • Allergy to Fruit – Arsenicum alb, Pulsatilla
    • Allergy to Glutamate – Nat mur, Phosphorus
    • Allergy to Grass, Freshly Cut – Allium cepa, Dulcamara, Pulsatilla, Sabadadilla
    • Allergy to Grass Pollens – Medorrhinum, Natrum sulph, Phosphorus, Senega
    • Allergy to Guinea Pig Hair – Kali carb, Lycopdium
    • Allergy to Hair Dyes – Sulphur, Tuberculinum
    • Allergy to Hazelnuts – Phosphorus
    • Allergy to Honey – Nat mur
    • Allergy to Hornets – Vespa crabro
    • Allergy to Insect Bites – Carbolic acid
    • Allergy to Meat – Nat mur, Sulphur, Tuberculinum
    • Allergy to Metals – Sulphur
    • Allergy to Milk – Calc carb, Homarus, Nat mur, Sepia, Sulphur, Tuberculinum, Urtica urens
    • Allergy to Mosquito – Culex
    • Allergy to Onion – Nat mur, Thuja
    • Allergy to Oranges – Pulsatilla
    • Allergy to Oysters – Lycopodium
    • Allergy to Pollen – Blatta orientalis, psorinum
    • Allergy to Pork – Pulsatilla, Sepia
    • Allergy to Ragweed – Ambrosia
    • Allergy to Sardines – Sulphur, Tuberculinum
    • Allergy to Shellfish – Arsenicum alb., Terebinthina, Urtica urens
    • Allergy to Starch – Nat mur
    • Allergy to Strawberries – Carcinosin, Fragaria vesca
    • Allergy to Sugar – Saccharum officinale
    • Allergy to Tamarind Seed – Blatta orientalis, Carbo veg
    • Allergy to Wasps – Vespa crabro
    • Allergy to Weevils – Grindelia, Ipecac
    • Allergy to Wheat – Nat mur, Psorinum
    • Allergy to beer; malt liquor – Kali Bich
    • Allergy to warm boiled milk – Sepia
    • Allergy to cod liver oil – Hepar Sulph
    • Allergy to aspirin, bad liquors, salt butter, bad eggs, poultry items – Carbo Veg
    • Allergy to antibiotic – Sulphur
    • Allergy to castor oil- Bryonia
    • Allergy to coffee – Nux Vom
    • Allergy to heat – Apis Mel
    • Allergy to cold drinks; fruits; rotten foods, iodine – Arsenic Album –
    • Allergy to dampness – Dulcamara
    • Allergy to smell of flowers – Ailanthus
    • Allergy to sugar – Argentum nit
    • Allergy to rice – Tellurium
    • Allergy to cabbage – Petrolium
    • Allergy to cheese – Nitri-spiritus dulcus
    • Allergy to dust – Justicia adhatoda

Common symptoms of allergy with their homeopathy medicines

• • • Recurrent sneezing with itchy nose, eyes- Sabad., Allium Cepa, Euphras, Aralia race, Arsenic alb, condurango, Galphimia Glauca, Kali iod, Sanguinaria nit
    • Runny nose, Itchy eyes, itchy nose and throat – Natrum mur, sulphur, allium cepa, euphrasia, aurum triph, aconite, arsenic alb,
    • Stuffy nose – nux vom, sambucus, sticta, amon carb, lycopodium, aurum triph, Aconite,
    • Throat pain- baryata carb, belladonna, sanuinaria nit, phytolacca, mercurius sol,
    • Difficulties in breathing with wheezing sound – arsenic alb, Ipecac, Aconite, Blatta, Aralia, Grindelia, napthalinum, Aspidosperma, natrum sulph,
    • Urticaria or hives – Apis, arsenic alb, sulphur, natrum mur, urtica urens, medusa, astacus, natrum phos, pulsatilla, Rhus tox, bovista

Self Care

• • Try to reduce your exposure to some allergens, such as dust mites, animal danders, pollens etc. wash your bedding in very hot water like 130 degree F and dry it hanging in open sunny area or in a hot dryer minimum once in a week
  • Wear a mask while cleaning your house or gardening which keeps pollen out of your nose and mouth Clean your floors with a damp mop or cloth daily. If you are putting carpet then clean it by vacuum 2 to 3 times in a week.
  • Use baking soda, mineral oil, club soda, or vinegar to clean instead of using cleaning solutions . Don’t Let Pets Sleep with You. Their fur and dander (dried skin, hair, and saliva) can cause allergy to your body.
  • Keep your house plants outside the house in spring season. Because the mold spores that live in the warm and wet dirt of the flower bucket.
  • Allergy or hay fever is developed in a person of hypersensitive immune system. The immune system becomes hypersensitive if you always stay in a constant stress. so meditation, yoga, pranayam are very much essential to keep you stress free.
  • Exercise regularly. Exercise produces adrenaline, a natural way to relieve a stuffy nose. Use an air conditioner or air purifier with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter.